The Central Oregon Health Council is hosting a listening session in Sisters, Oregon on November 1 to hear from residents who are having trouble paying for the things they need to live, but earning too much money to qualify for financial assistance. Participants will be asked to share how they are coping, their greatest challenges, frustrations and ideas and solutions. Each listening session participant will receive $50 gift certificate (1 per household) and a free meal. "There are simply too many hard-working people living in that grey area where they're not eligible for financial assistance, but they're struggling to get by day-to-day," said MaCayla Arsenault, project manager for Central Oregon Health Council. "Our goal is to listen and to better understand the current challenges and needs. We plan to use the input from the listening sessions to help guide future funding and resource decisions." According to Arsenault, this growing population is referred
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The Central Oregon Health Council is hosting a series of 11 listening sessions throughout the region to hear from residents who are struggling to pay for basic needs yet earn too much to qualify for financial assistance. Participants will be asked to share how they are coping, their greatest challenges, frustrations, and ideas and solutions. Each listening session participant will receive $50 and a free meal. "Too many people live in a situation where they're not eligible for financial assistance but they just can't make ends meet," said MaCayla Arsenault, project manager for the Central Oregon Health Council. "Our goal is to listen so that we can understand people's current challenges and needs to help guide future funding and resource decisions." According to Arsenault, this growing population is referred to as ALICE, an acronym for Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed. "ALICE represents those of us who are unable to afford the basics,
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