Non-profits brace for increased requests for help in paying utility bills after freezing weather
Non-profits brace for increased requests for help in paying utility bills after freezing weather By Sabrina Wilson | February 22, 2021 at 7:22 PM CST - Updated February 22 at 7:53 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Local agencies assisting people who struggle to pay their utility bills are bracing for a flood of requests due to last week’s deep cold weather. Some say they have already seen higher demand for help.
An affordable housing advocate says regulators must make sure the expected higher than normal bills are fair.
Don Everard is Executive Director of Hope House, Inc., a non-profit in New Orleans.
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For 10 years in southern India, John Jesubakthan worked for an organization that rescued victims, including children, from slavery, something that still affects around 18 million people in that country.
A year and a half ago, he married Rachel, a U.S. citizen and the couple moved to Orlando.
“One of my passions has been to do something with food and I love cooking south Indian food,” Jesubakthan said. “I always wanted to connect my food business with anti-human trafficking and in the long run I want my business to support kids rescued from slavery…particularly with education.”
Setting up a business is always a challenge, and Jesubakthan is trying to get John’s South Indian Kitchen up and running in a pandemic.