Assisting Low-Income Floridans During COVID-19

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with Tim Center of Capital Area Community Action Agency

Posted

Jul 10, 2020

Close to 12% of Americans live in poverty. Those are the latest figures from the U.S. Census, but the Coronavirus pandemic is sure to drive up those numbers even further. The Capital Area Community Action Agency devotes itself to reducing the detrimental effects of poverty. CEO Tim Center discusses their work.

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