UNITED STATES (TENNESSEE): Dolly Parton’s fund for families uprooted by wildfires similar to basic income

UNITED STATES (TENNESSEE): Dolly Parton’s fund for families uprooted by wildfires similar to basic income

Dolly Parton, 2011. Credit to: Eva Rinaldi Photography

Approximately 1,300 homes were destroyed by wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee in November of 2016. Singer and actress Dolly Parton, who comes from the same county, created a fund through the Dollywood Foundation to help families uprooted by the fires. The My People Fund provided $1,000 USD per month to each family who lost a home, beginning in December 2016 and ending in May 2017 with a final payment of $5,000 . Approximately 900 families were found eligible for this program.

Stacia West , Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University […]

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