The last two years have been tough for Robert Chavez and his non-profit, Veterans Unidos. The Coronavirus pandemic forced a lot of people to cut back on their spending, meaning donations to his organization dropped. “We had to start asking the hard questions on what did we need to do to get ourselves back to where we were pre pandemic?” Chavez turned to Sedgwick County Commissioner Lacey Cruse, who told him about a county program, Recover Connect. It helps connect people to resources out there, from housing assistance and daycare, to job training and grant writing. Cruse says “We can’t have a healthy community if we don’t have healthy people, and healthy in mind, body and spirit and so people are seeking these services that will help get them back on their feet.”
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