Back in December, a Riverton man’s death prompted conversations about resources for the unhoused population in Fremont County. Wyoming Public Radio’s Taylar Stagner found that that tragedy galvanized the community to come together and talk about how to fix the problem. Stagner attended the summit for Our Unhoused Neighbors in mid-March.
KALW Public Media is proud to introduce our three new board members: Edwin Morales, Harley K. Dubois, and Joseph Creitz. They join existing members Laura Saponara, Gentle Blythe, Jonathan Baum, and KALW Public Media’s Interim Executive Director Ben Trefny. They begin their service Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
Green helped craft the plan as part of the Stimulus Advisory Board.
Responding to news that the state of Missouri would no longer be accepting federal enhancement funds to give to people on unemployment, the recommendations include funding to provide payments between $350 and $500 to the people who would have qualified for that money.
“We felt like it s a pretty abrupt stop for benefits for a lot of folks in our community. And the labor market still has not rebounded completely from the pandemic. And if we can provide support for an estimated 10,000 people in our city trying to get back on their feet, we should do that,” said Green.