STATS:
· 16,000 layoffs in Sedgwick County from 2001 to 2004
UNITED WAY ACTIONS:
· From Dec. 2001 to Oct. 2004, United Way of the Plains coordinated one-stop services for 2,213 laid-off workers and their families at a monthly Help Center:
· Financial assistance for rent, mortgage, and utilities
· Food
· SRS enrollments
· Job training services
· Health care coverage
· School supplies, Christmas presents
