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United Way of the Virginia Peninsula outlines eviction-reduction, assistance network and youth-employment work
Summary
Sharvara West, president and CEO of United Way of the Virginia Peninsula, told Poquoson City Council on Oct. 11 that the organization's Community Assistance Network and eviction-reduction work have helped thousands on the Peninsula and that United Way mobilized more than $5 million last year.
Sharvara West, president and CEO of United Way of the Virginia Peninsula, told Poquoson City Council on Oct. 11 that the organization's Community Assistance Network (CAN) and eviction-reduction work have helped thousands of households on the Peninsula and that United Way is expanding services to reduce housing instability.
West said 41% of households on the Peninsula fall into categories the United Way calls "ALICE" (asset limited, income constrained, employed) or below, and that Poquoson…
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