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Counseling Available In need of emotional support or counseling because of the current economic challenges? The St. Robert’s Networking & Resources Group has connected with local social workers who are willing to see St. Robert’s parishioners at reduced rates. Please email Sue Coleman, LICSW, at suec6564@gmail.com for a confidential discussion and referral to these practitioners. Remember that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness, and we are here to help.
Help us build our job listings! Is your company hiring? We would also appreciate it if you would ask your neighbor or friend if their company is hiring. Please email the name of the company and the company link to Tom Ciaccia, Administrator of the Networking & Resources Group, at cimcjt@gmail.com. We will add these links to our Job Opportunities page for our members to access.
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The St. Robert's Networking and Resources Group is a not for profit fellowship community. In response to the current economic crisis, the group will:
If you are interested in joining the group, sharing resources, or learning more, please contact Steve Fay (978pa978@gmail.com) or Maureen Stewart (mauree17@gmail.com); please include your full name and a phone number for verification purposes. The group is a not for profit fellowship community primarily for St. Robert's parishioners and their family and friends. The main forum for discussion and resource sharing is the St. Robert's Networking and Resources Google group. As appropriate, instructions on how to join the Google group will be sent in a follow up email.
USCCB website
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has developed a new website in response to the current economic crisis and its moral and human impacts. This new web site has been developed to better share Catholic social teaching on economic life and how it can shape the responses of Catholics to economic crises. For more information, please go to www.usccb.org/jphd/economiclife.
Articles
Useful Tools COBRA premium reduction: ARRA, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, temporarily reduces the premium for COBRA coverage for eligible individuals. Individuals who are eligible for COBRA coverage because of involuntary termination from employment from September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009 and who elect COBRA, may be eligible to pay a reduced premium. Eligible individuals pay only 35% of the full COBRA premiums under their plans for up to 9 months. For more information, join us in the Google group (see "How to Participate" above). Three valuable resources on foreclosure, from a recent column by Michelle Singletary of the Washington Post:
Future Workshops
Below are some ideas for workshops that the group would like to develop. Do you have skills to contribute? Do you have other workshop ideas? Send us an email at strobertsnetworking@gmail.com.
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