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Educators Renew Campaign To Help Immigrant Families Through Covid Crisis
Bay City News Service
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OAKLAND (BCN)
Oakland educators on Wednesday renewed a campaign to raise money for families who are not eligible for a federal stimulus check.
StimulusPledge.org is accepting donations to from the public and other educators who want to donate or pledge some or all their stimulus money.
The campaign was started in the spring because many members of immigrant families lost employment or were impacted by COVID-19 and were having trouble paying for their basic needs. We were shocked at what our families were going through, said Anita Iverson-Comelo, principal at Bridges Academy at Melrose in East Oakland, which has been disproportionately impacted the coronavirus.