Editorial Roundup: Alabama
Recent editorials from Alabama newspapers:
The Decatur Daily on a Meals on Wheels fundraiser:
Each February, Community Action Partnership of North Alabama, with the assistance of The Decatur Daily, holds a fundraising appeal for its Meals on Wheels program.
In 2019, the February appeal raised more than $21,000. In 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic struck, it raised $26,966.
The Meals on Wheels program faced unprecedented challenges though most of last year because of COVID-19, even as the elderly, infirm and otherwise homebound residents became even more dependent upon it for hot, nutritious meals.
“A lot of the folks that we deliver meals to, even before the pandemic, are isolated often from family and from friends,” Sam Janis, who, with his wife Betty, has volunteered with Meals on Wheels since 2006, told The Daily. “The contact that we would have with folks is sometimes the only contact they have with another human during the d
Editorial Roundup: Alabama
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Decatur Utilities to resume non-payment disconnects week of March 15
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COVID-19 energy assistance available for first-time recipients Community Action Partnership of North Alabama (Source: waff) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | January 11, 2021 at 11:37 AM CST - Updated January 11 at 11:37 AM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - The Community Action Partnership of North Alabama announce families in Cullman, Lawrence and Morgan County may qualify for a one-time $1,000 payment to their utility providers.
A representative from CAPNA said families wo have never received energy assistance in the past may qualify for the one-time payment. However, payments must still qualify for assistance using established eligibility guidelines.
WAFF is told one-time payments in the amount of $1,000 will be made directly to utility providers to offset the cost of utility expenses for qualifying families. Eligibility is based on the applicant’s total household income for the previous month and must be at or below 150% Federal poverty guidelines, said CAPNA.