If you’re among those financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, you might be concerned about how to pay your mortgage or rent. Federal and state governments have announced plans to help struggling homeowners during this time. Read this to get information on what to do now, and what your options are for mortgage and rental […]
April 1, 2020 American Leather, which is based in Dallas, is stepping up to help out during the coronavirus pandemic by making PPE masks for North Texas hospitals. They have made 6,000 masks in last two days, and are averaging 2,000 per day. They will be taking to Baylor Scott & White. “We saw the […]
March 31, 2020 City officials are urging Dallasites who can afford to put off shopping for the next couple of days to stay away from grocery stores so that recipients of food assistance programs like WIC can buy the food that they need. In a Facebook post on Monday, city council representative Adam Medrano asked […]
April 1, 2020 On Thursday, the North Texas Food Bank will distribute free food in Fair Park using its mobile food pantries to help those who are facing increased food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis. The event, made possible in conjunction with Fair Park First, Spectra and In the City for Good, will be from […]
April 1, 2020 In many ways, philanthropy is the silent industry of Dallas. In the best of times, corporate and personal charity define the giving warmth of our community, and in the worst of times, it is an indispensable source of aid and comfort. We are pleased that charitable funding organizations are rising to the […]
April 1, 2020 In New York and California, where coronavirus cases are spiking, officials are pleading for more help — not just masks, beds and ventilators but more doctors, nurses and technicians. “Help New York. We are the ones who are hit right now,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Monday. “If you have […]
April 1, 2020 Now is the time for companies to put people – not profits – first, in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s the takeaway from a survey taken by the global public relations and marketing firm Edelman, which held an exclusive virtual town hall with the Dallas Regional Chamber on Tuesday, March […]
April 1, 2020 The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has launched a new automated virtual assistant to help Texans sign up for unemployment insurance (UI). The artificial intelligence-enabled chatbot can instantly answer many of the most common questions about the UI process. The program is expected to greatly relieve the pressure on the TWC UI website […]
FedEx is hiring 600 workers in Hutchins with wages starting at $13 an hour depending on the shift to help with a surge in business because of the coronavirus pandemic. “FedEx is an essential business and we take seriously our responsibility to continue delivering critically needed supplies as the country responds to the COVID-19 pandemic,” […]
Outside of the medical field, perhaps no sector is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic more than the restaurant industry in the United State. With shelter-in-place ordinances and other safety guidelines enacted across the country, many restaurants and bars are closing their doors. The ones remaining open can only offer food on a takeout […]