Employers can help their low-wage employees get help for paying for heating bills, health coverage for their children, or food stamps with the help of National Assembly "Bridging the Gap" Benefit Blasts. Tell your staff about this helpful resource.

http://www.nationalassembly.org/fspc/BridgingTheGap.aspx 

The National Human Services Assembly’s Bridging the Gap Initiative aims to ensure that frontline workers know about, and have ready access to, earned benefits and other income supports beyond their paycheck – whether they’re tax credits, health insurance for children, or assistance with energy bills and groceries.

Earned benefits are a crucial way for lower-income workers and their families – or anyone struggling to cover basic expenses – to achieve financial stability by bridging the gap between their income and budgetary needs. This not only means they’re able to make ends meet, but it leads to greater personal, family, workplace, and community success as well.

To this end, the Bridging the Gap initiative will help our member’s HR and other key staff to connect their direct care teams with these vital benefits by providing them with the necessary resources and training.

With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the National Human Services Assembly – in partnership with Catholic Charities USA, Lutheran Services of America, United Neighborhood Centers of America, and Volunteers of America – is leading the Bridging the Gap Initiative and the combined effort to support frontline human service workers and their families.