Tag: money
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Pay It Forward seeks volunteers to mentor business owners through coronavirus loans, grants
While payroll loans through the national Paycheck Protection Program have been hard to come by, some business owners lucky enough to access them have openly contemplated giving the money back to … Read Full Article
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BLOG: Lessons from the coronavirus pandemic — Part III
Can you make money during a pandemic? Are you bored staying at home? Why making someone smile could actually help you… Read on. Read Full Article
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Local organizations receive COVID-19 money from Humboldt area foundation
Regional Response Fund, totaling $162,325, have gone to organizations in Humboldt, Trinity, Del Norte and Curry counties to help communities … Read Full Article
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Rice Sacks and Blessings
We want to use this money to help those businesses thrive.” Once they had their respective shopping lists, volunteers arranged to pick up noodles, rice — some by special order, as everything from … Read Full Article
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At least $220,000 raised for Pike Place flower farmers
A Seattle photographer has spearheaded an effort to raise money for flower farmers impacted by COVID-19 restrictions. So far, $220,000 has been given to 45 farmers. Read Full Article
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Packers donate $500,000 to COVID-19 community relief funds
The Packers announced today that they are donating. The money will go to 16 Milwaukee County non-profit organizations. The organizations are The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee:, Bread of … Read Full Article
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It’s About Power, Money & Data — California Lags Behind National Average on Census, State Director Says
To encourage participation, AAAJ has helped assemble countusin2020.org, where census information is available in dozens of languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Urdu, Thai, Punjabi, Hmong … Read Full Article
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Mushrooms, money, and the end of the world
Matsutake pickers have historically been migrants from Southeast Asia, including the Mien, Hmong, Lao, and Khmer, many of whom brought with them wartime histories of resisting and maintaining a … Read Full Article
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Former Maplewood funeral home owners charged with embezzlement
They are accused of using burial insurance money for business expenses. Two former owners of a Maplewood funeral home stole almost $44,000 over a 20-year period from customers who applied for burial … Read Full Article
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Changes needed to make local food system thrive
“The farmer still gets paid, the market master gives him or her the equivalent money.” That market also has been innovative in a different way. Hmong Americans, the largest Asian ethnic group in … Read Full Article
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4 Chippewa Valley orgs pick up housing grants
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority split $1 million in grant money across 41 different organizations. Locally, $40,000 grants were awarded to the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual … Read Full Article
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Local groups stimulate economic corridor growth
STRONG HILL: There are five diverse CDFIs, including the Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce and the Columbia Savings and Loan Association. These two, smaller entities receive money that they can … Read Full Article
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Program gives small businesses and entrepreneurs a helping hand (and money)
Though led by LISC, the initiative is also supported by other partners, including the City of Milwaukee, Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce, Columbia Savings & Loan, Wisconsin Women’s Business … Read Full Article
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Fox Cities Reads program gets national grant
She says they’ve been picking books for the initiative for more than a decade. The money will help bring the author to the Fox Cities. The next book is “The Late Homecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir” by … Read Full Article
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Father’s injury weighs on her, but South St. Paul gymnast Sunisa Lee stays on course for Olympics
The family is raising money at gofundme.com to help cover John Lee’s lost wages and medical care. Sunisa Lee is believed to be the first Hmong-American to make a U.S. national team in gymnastics. She … Read Full Article
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Committee agrees with city staff to equally divide funds between groups serving Hmong elders
Months after the Madison City Council set aside $115,000 for programming and services for Madison’s Southeast Asian elders, the money has not been allocated due to a disagreement over who should … Read Full Article