Beloved Disciples,
Now is the time to bridge some major gaps of economic relief, voices being heard, and lives being counted.
Please consider how you as individuals and congregations can help bridge the gaps this month if you are not already doing so.
1. Most Missouri voters have to have mail-in ballots notarized. How can you make it easy for your members and community to access a notary?
(Note the following exceptions to the need for a Notary in MO: You are eligible to vote WITHOUT a notary in Missouri if due to: A. Voter’s incapacity or confinement due to illness; B. In 2020, voter has contracted coronavirus or voter is at risk due to any of the following: is age 65 or older; lives in a long term care facility; has chronic lung disease/ asthma; has a serious heart condition; is immunocompromised; has diabetes; has chronic kidney disease and is undergoing dialysis; has liver disease)
2. Look at how many individuals still need to apply for their Economic Impact Payment! How can you or your church help get people the money they likely need? Most of these are folks who don’t make enough to file income taxes.
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Iowa 71,382
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Kansas 69,595
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Minnesota 115,914
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Missouri 159,077
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Nebraska 38,201
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North Dakota 19,596
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South Dakota 19,391
Organizations could use this flyer to add their info if they are providing assistance.
How Do I Get An Economic Impact Payment When I Don’t Normally File Taxes? – this is a “universal” flyer.
Activate Your Network: Ready-to-use Sample Social Media Posts
We encourage intermediary organizations to reach their networks and share information and resources to help reach the 9 million individuals who have not received their EIP payments. Act today, before Oct. 15, 2020!
Sample Social media post for intermediaries:
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ICYMI @FDICgov and @IRSNews want to help eligible individuals claim their #EconomicImpactPayment before 10/15/20. Find resources you need to help your clients at https://go.usa.gov/xGPMV. [145 characters].
Sample social media post for individuals:
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Claim your Economic Impact Payment before 10/15/20. Find eligibility criteria @IRSNews https://go.usa.gov/xGy3g; if you need to open a bank account to receive your payment go to @FDICgov http://go.usa.gov/xv9EM. [212 characters] [Meets Twitter 280 character limit]
3. Registering for Census. We have less than a month to get everyone counted. In case you haven't heard, here is some of the recent news followed by the links to share. Who might you encounter or seek out who hasn't done this?
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In case you heard that Census workers are done for the year, Federal Court Issues New Ruling, Ninth Circuit Court Upholds 9/24/20 Ruling:
Statement from Census Counts
Late last night, the CA federal court judge presiding over the National Urban League case on census deadlines ordered the government to issue on October 2, 2020 a new text message to all Census Bureau employees notifying them of the Court’s Injunction Order, stating that the October 5, 2020 “target date” is not operative, and stating that data collection operations will continue through October 31, 2020. The district court has already prohibited Commerce/Census from transmitting apportionment data to the present by the current statutory deadline of December 31. Again, as of right now, 2020 Census data collection must continue through October 31, 2020.
Let’s keep up the urgency to get out the count and continue to lift the message that it is not too late to be counted, either via self-response (online or by phone) or answering a few questions from an enumerator.
Beloved, let's build some bridges,
Rev. Mindy Fugarino, Co-Chair of Regional Becoming Beloved Community Team
