New financial assistance for gig workers

The non-profit Green Path is offering financial counseling, debt management and benefits/insurance help for free.

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, IF YOUBUY ANY REGULAR-PRICED ITEM, YOUGET ONE FOR FREE.INDEPENDENT WORKERS OR THOSE WHOARE NEWLY UNEMPLOYED AND LOOKINGTO GET INTO GIG WORK ARE GETTINGNEW FINANCIAL HELP.THIS COMING AS SO MANY OF US TRYTO MAKE ENDS MEET AS THE COUNTRYWORKS TO REBOUND.NATIONAL NON-PROFIT "GREENPATHFINANCIAL WELLNESS" ISPARTNERING WITH THE "ASSOCIATIONOF INDEPENDENT WORKERS" TO HELP.prepandemic we knew that about60 percent of these full timegig workers would have troublecovering a 400 dollar emergenand today through no fault oftheir own many more are facingfinancial challenges.GREENPATH IS NOW OFFERINGFINANCIAL COUNSELING, DEBTMANAGEMENT, AND HELP WITHBENEFITS AND INSURANCE PROGRAMSSPECIFIC TO INDEPENDENT WORKERS.THIS IS ALL FREE OVER THE PHONE.THEY’VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OFPEOPLE ASK ABOUT MORTGAGEASSISTANCE.AND WHICH ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.YOU CAN GET ANSWERS TO BOTH OFTHESE THESE ISSUES.THE PANDEMIC IS ALSO CREATINEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIG WORK.BUT FINANCIAL EXPERTS SAY DON’TJUST JUMP INTO IT.i would not go into gig workoutwithout doing some researchfirst and making sure I felgood financially about what ineeded to do and a plan fordoing that.THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TOREMEMBER THROUGH ALL OF THIS ISTHERE IS NO JUDGMENT IN REACHINGOUT FOR