We documented Cal safety Elijah Hicks and his mission to get to $10,000 for low-income families during the coronavirus pandemic and we’re glad to say that $10,00-goal has not only be surpassed, it has been tripled.
But he’s not stopping there.
The new goal for Hicks and his Intercept Poverty charity is set at $40,000 after clearing the $30,000 goal.
The mission continues and grows every day as the United States comes to grips with the pandemic that is altering every bit of our lives. Low-income families have been hard hit and Hicks and his fellow Pac-12 and NCAA comrades are raising money to take care of those.
Among those helped out are families with the following issues and more during the COVID-19 outbreak:
• Majority of low income jobs don’t offer paid sick days
• According to 2019 Federal reserve study 40% of Americans could not come up with $400 to cover an emergency
• Low income people are way more likely to be uninsured or underinsured for medical care
• Shutting down schools has unintended effects on low income families
• Many low income children rely on free and reduced school breakfast and lunches for their daily nutrition
• Parents can’t always afford child care especially when there school age kid is supposed to be in school
• As many schools transition to online learning there are millions of households that lack access to high speed internet
Their message rings true ever since the day they released it.
☑️ $10,000
— Cal Football (@CalFootball) April 1, 2020
☑️ $20,000
☑️ $30,000
New Goal: $40,000@ELITHEMAN1 is on a mission to help low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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If you can, if you have any ability, please help Hicks and his amazing cause.
You can donate following this link: Intercept Poverty COVID-19 Campaign
Thank you for what you are doing, Elijah. We’re proud of you, and we’re proud that you’re a Bear!