Sleepless supporting United Way Elgin Middlesex

'Staying at home' we don't see what is happening to our community's most vulnerable. People struggling before COVID need us more than ever.
Why am I pulling an all-nighter in Middlesex for United Way?
COVID-19 has amplified the issues such as hunger, social isolation, intimate partner violence and mental health, and they need to become part of the conversation too.
Community disasters and pandemics aggravate stressors and vulnerabilities, including family violence, social isolation, job loss, and related housing insecurity, poverty and food insecurity—most of which have robust links to increased mental illness. As leaders in our communities, it’s important we learn more and take a stand.
Happy to be part of #sleeplessinourcity ! Thank you to @unitedwayemca and the many other sleepers for making homelessness and poverty #unignorable . Sponsor me by going to the link in my bio!