Tag Archives: Emergency

FEDERAL AID PACKAGE HELPS INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY COVID-19

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201),  became law on March 18, 2020. The Act guarantees free testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), establishes emergency paid sick leave, expands family and medical leave, enhances unemployment insurance, expands food security initiatives, and increases federal Medicaid funding. The Act includes up to 80 hours of emergency Read More…

BKC COLLECTING COLD WEATHER DONATIONS FOR CODE BLUE

BKC is currently seeking donations to support Salem County’s Code Blue Coalition. A Code Blue alert is declared whenever temperatures drop below the freezing point and weather conditions pose a danger to the homeless population. The Code Blue Alert allows authorities such as police, fire and rescue workers to take homeless people to local shelters or other agencies, Read More…