Vincy groups launch relief efforts
Renowned activist Verna Arthur now heads up the SVG Relief, Inc.
By: Nelson A. King - US Correspondent•
As St. Vincent and the Grenadines is experiencing what has been described as unprecedented circumstances” that have uprooted the daily lives” of nationals, several Vincentian groups in the Diaspora have sprung into action to aid the homeland.
In this nexus, on Feb. 5, Consul General to the United States Howie Prince took the initiative in reviving the Brooklyn, New York-based SVG Relief, Inc., established in 2013 under the leadership of his predecessor, Selmon Walters, to mobilize the USA Diaspora to prepare for and to respond to emergencies and disasters in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”
Calls keep soaring at crisis hotlines: ‘It spiked and hasn’t stopped’
The steady increase in people reaching out to crisis hotlines and text lines across the country sends a sobering message about the overall emotional impact of the pandemic.
By Bethany AoThe Philadelphia Inquirer
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PHILADELPHIA – Since 2016, Mark Trainer has worked as a counselor for Crisis Text Line, a national nonprofit organization that provides a free mental health texting service for people in crisis. On any given day, he talks with texters about a “very wide swath of challenges,” including struggles with school and relationships with their family or peers.