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Community Economic Relief Fund
Struggling to make ends meet
Northwest Area Foundation recently sponsored a national poll that reveals how the hardships of the recession are playing out in American households. View the full results and more.
Highlights:
- 61% say they’ve cut back on spending.
- 24% have had a friend or family member stay with them due to lack of funds.
- Nearly half (49%) say they don’t know where to turn in their community for help.
- 32% have had trouble affording medical care.
- 51% say the government is doing too little to help.
- Most say elected officials have responsibility for: attracting and keeping businesses that offer good-paying jobs, increasing access to affordable health care; affordable post-secondary education; and housing security.
- A majority said they are willing to volunteer, and over half said they would be willing to pay $50 more in taxes, to help reduce the number of people struggling to make ends meet within their communities.