Kinross Fort Knox Mine Supporting Our Community in Crisis
n Also, we have purchased lunches for the emergency responders who are coordinating drive through testing sites. n In partnership with the Resource Center for Parents and Children, we have underwritten a families-in- crisis community hotline. In times of crisis and stress, unfortunately child abuse and neglect increases. Alaska already has the highest percentage per capita of abuse in the U.S. This hotline is a way for families to reach out now to find ways to address the stress before things escalate. It also provides a whole host of resources for families to find help with all aspects of the crisis. Lastly, for this week, nearly 100 homeless citizens (many families members) are isolated at our regional Rescue Mission. While the cook is able to do a lot with a little food, it is often very bland food consisting or rice, etc. So, we have teamed up with a local small pizza business to provide weekly pizza nights for the homeless who are staying there. From the director: “I’m more concerned about the mental health, cabin fever from being stuck inside, disconnection with the community and just lack of morale right now. It easy to believe that our people are here with their friends, but in reality, they are here with strangers and can’t connect with friends and family at this time. I really believe hosting a pizza night will help bridge part of that disconnection with the community and lift the heaviness off our guests as well as help out a local business who is hurting too. I know for certain our children have absolutely loved pizza nights in the past and it’s something they could use right now and the parents as well. I know it sounds weird that pizza can have this kind of impact, but its more about the community that’s built around it, and they need that right now.”
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