Nonprofit organizations ask for stimulus money as resources dry up in coronavirus pandemic
April 2, 2020
ABC News
Gallagher said full-time staff and volunteers are scrambling to continue their work because members still need their services. He noted that United Way helps operate 2-1-1 hotlines that provide support and connections to resources, such as health providers, and they have been getting over 75,000 calls a day.
"In the first few weeks of the crisis…the most requested question was, 'Should I get tested?' That has now shifted to economic distress related calls because so many people are out of work," he said.