Calls to Trident United Ways 211 phone line skyrocket
Food assistance calls went up 778% in the past two weeks: \u201cWe have our friends, neighbors, family members now impacted by this, whether they are ill, economically impacted because they might work in a hospitality or other industry that\u2019s been so impacted, so we\u2019re going to see a rapid increase in the need, said Trident United Way President & CEO Chloe Knight Tonney. \u201cWe are going to have to continue to accelerate philanthropy, this is a longitudinal event, this is not a hurricane, it\u2019s a longitudinal event and we\u2019re going to be in this for awhile. There\u2019s a segment of the population that we may serve on a regular basis. Now imagine that on steroids, because we have our friends, family members, neighbors now impacted by this.\u201d - Trident United Way President & CEO Chloe Knight Tonney