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Actors Fund Raises $14 Million For Coronavirus Relief Efforts; Has Received 10,000-Plus Requests For Assistance
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deadline.comBy David Robb Labor Editor The Actors Fund has received more than 10,000 assistance requests since March 13, “and that number grows by the day,” the Fund said.
It noted that the $14 million it has raised to help those in the industry who have been left jobless is still 30% short of the more than $20 million needed in the short-term to support its COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund. “Emergency financial assistance is by far the greatest need at this time,” the Fund said in a recap of its relief efforts.
As of Monday, it had provided nearly $4 million to 3,282 individuals in need. The emergency fund currently is screening and processing more than 200 assistance requests a day, and is providing an average of $250,000 in assistance every day.
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