An article in today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune says that only half of the $1.2 million raised to aid victims of the Aug. 1 35W bridge collapse has been distributed. The Minnesota Helps – Bridge Disaster Fund was created and funded by five local foundations, who were then joined by other foundations, corporations and individuals. From the article:
The situation facing the Minneapolis Foundation and its relief effort, known as Minnesota Helps, has defied simple explanation. When the drive to collect and distribute emergency money began, many groups moved to help. [...]
Now, [Salvation Army spokeswoman Annette Bauer] said, the issues facing victims are more complicated: Instead of someone needing a car fixed, relief workers may be dealing with victims who are having trouble sleeping more than a half year after the tragedy. Expecting things to move quickly, she added, is “not how, typically, disaster [aid] works.”
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