Published April 24, 2021, 3:30 PM
One of the heart-warming scenes witnessed by community pantry organizers in Marikina City was seeing tears of joy from people who can hardly make ends meet amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drawing inspiration from the Maginahawa Community Pantry, a group of young professionals in Marikina City came together for a noble cause to build a community pantry for those who can no longer put food on their plates.
Cedric John Moneda, a web developer, and his friends Peter Ortiz, RJ Fe Guzman, and Shekinah Argudo started the Marikina Community Pantry located in Barangay Marikina Heights. All of them are in their 20’s.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. After a renewal of federal funding, a third round of the Paycheck Protection Program launched this week. But a few details about the popular federal loan program have been tweaked this time around to make it more inclusive to smaller lenders and first-time applicants.
“We are so excited to be working already with hundreds of businesses around the state,” said Marisa Barrera, executive vice president of DreamSpring, a community lender that operates in New Mexico.
The PPP, which was established to support struggling businesses and incentivize them to retain employees, provides loans to qualifying businesses and nonprofits that convert to grants if the business meets specific criteria related to employment and compensation levels.