Community Assistance Network helps house those impacted by COVID

The coronavirus pandemic has caused many people to lose their jobs.

Even before COVID-19, people have been struggling.

FROM THIS PANDEMIC━ WMA━2NEWS ERIN MACPHERSON SHOWS USHOW ONE ORGANIZATION ISWORKING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE INBALTIMORE COUNTY CAN GET A JOAND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.*NAT OF HOM* MONTRESSASAMPSON WELCOMES US INTO HERNEW HOME.

I was fortunate tofind a placeto find the family resourcecenter SHE FOUND THE FAMILYRESOURCE CENTER EARLIER THISYEAR AFTER SHE LOST HER JOB.

Iwas homeless going through thestruggles of being a singlemom once I found the people atthe family resource center,these people really care.Theypeople that I ever met.is why they picked the perfectname for it THE FAMILYRESOURCE CENTER IS PART OF THECOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE NETWORKOR CAN.

THE━ PROFITTHAT FOCUSES ON HELPING PEOPLEGET BACK ON THEIR FEET.

BEFORETHE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC━THEY SAW AN INCREASE IN THENEED━ AND THATCONTINUED.

THEIR FOOD PANTRYHAS HAD 40 PERCENT MORE PEOPLESINCE THE BEGINNING OF MARCH━30 PERCENT OF THEM, FIRSTTIMERS.

People you wouldnhave expected to have seenprior to be laid off orunemployed MITCHELL POSNER ISTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR CANIN BALTIMORE COUNTY.

INADDITION TO THE FOOD PANTRY,HE SAYS THEYTHOUSANDS OF CALLS FROM PEOPLEIN THE COMMUNITY WITHQUESTIONSPREVENTION.

Even with themoratorium, people who havebeen previously behind orlandlords that arencooperative have been callingus In need of help to stay upwith their payment so when themoratorium ends and courtsreopen they wonbehind a little bit of abandaid approach but ithelping avoid homelessness.

ATTHE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC━ THEY HAD TO STOP TAKING NEWCLIENTS AT THEIR SHELTER, THEFAMILY RESOURCE CENTERPUT THE MOST AT RISK PEOPLE INHOTELSSOCIAL DISTANCING AT THESHELTER.

It allowed us tofocus on the most difficultchronically homeless cases andreally give them the kind ofintensive support that theyneeded in order to make thatbig step THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT63 PEOPLE IN INDEPENDENTPERMANENT HOUSINGTHEYIN THE SAME TIME PERIOD.SAMPSON WAS ONE OF THOSEPEOPLE.

THEY FOUND HER A HOMEAND HELPED HER APPLY FOR JOBS.about a week later I get aphone call, I thought it wastelemarketers.

The lady calledshe said this is fed ex wewant you to do the on thephone interview, I almostdropped my cell phone SHE GOTTHE JOB!

AND SAYS THINGS ARELOOKING UP.

SHE'S GRATEFUL HERFAMILY FOUND CAN.

That placereally do help people I hadone big thing out of nothingand Ihappy, and I was able to get ajob.

I was able to be employ*NAT OF THEM ON THE PORCH </