Stimulus checks -- and what a local group is asking you to consider if you have dollars left over

Stimulus checks -- and what a local group is asking you to consider with any extra unused dollars.

THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT...ISSUING A DIRECT,EMERGENCYPAYMENT TO MOSTAMERICANS.AND IDAHOANS ARESTARTING TO SEETHOSE DIRECTDEPOSITS SHOW UPIN THEIR ACCOUNTS.IF YOU'RE NOTAMONG THE MOSTDEEPLY HURTINGRIGHT NOW... OURMADELINE WHITESHARES HOW YOUCAN USE EVEN ASMALL PORTION OFTHAT MONEY... TOHELP OTHERS IN OURCOMMUNITY... WHOMIGHT BE FACINGEMPTY PANTRIES...OR THE POSSIBLELOSS OF THEIRHOME.THE ECONOMICSTIMULUS MONEY ISDESIGNED TO BE ALIFELINE FOR PEOPLEWHO'VE BEEN HITHARD BY THISPANDEMIC SAYSCONGRESSMAN MIKESIMPSON."EVERYBODY'SSITUATION IS GONNABE DIFFERENT.

SOMEPEOPLE ARE GONNABE BEHIND IN RENTTHAT THEY NEED TOPAY, OTHERS MIGHTHAVE UH HAVE THEIRRENT PAID BUT NEEDFOOD AND THOSETYPES OF THINGS."HE SAYS THIS MONEYWILL BE CRUCIAL INHELPING A LOT OFIDAHOANS STAYAFLOAT."IN THE CATEGORIESTHAT THESE DIRECTCHECKS ARE GOINGOUT, IT'S TO PEOPLEWHO REALLY AREGONNA NEED IT."BUT THERE MIGHT BESOME PEOPLERECEIVING THECHECK FOR WHOMTHE PANDEMICHASN'T IMPACTEDTHEIR FINANCIALSITUATION GREATLY.AND THAT'S THEGROUP OF CITIZNESONE LOCALNONPROFIT LEADERHOPES WILLCONSIDER KICKING ACOUPLE OF THOSEDOLLARS BACK INTOTHE COMMUNITY."WE BECAME ALICENSEDCONSUMER LENDER 3YEARS AGO UH, WEWERE ALREADYSEEING SUBSTANTIALNEED FOR THISEMERGENCY LOANPRODUCT."JANNUS' SUNSHINESPONSOR PROGRAMTHROUGH THEIRNONPROFIT"ECONOMICOPPORTUNITY"GIVES OUT LOANS TOTHOUSANDS OFIDAHO CITIZENS ANDSMALL BUSINESSESIMPACTED BY COVID-19."THE PEOPLE THATWE LOAN TO ARERETIRED TEACHERS,THEY'RE SENIORCITIZENS, THEY'REVETERANS, THEY'RECOLLEGE STUDENTSTHEY'RE PEOPLETHAT LIVE DOWN THESTREET FROM USAND THAT SERVE USEVERY SINGLE DAY.OUR BARISTAS, OURCHECK-OUT CLERKSAT THE STORES."SHE SAYS THEDEMAND FOR THEIRFINANCIALASSISTANCE RIGHTNOW ISSKYROCKETING."FROM FEBRUARY TOMARCH WE SAW A 260PERCENT INCREASE."BUT SO FAR IN APRILSHE SAYS THEYARE SEEING A 200PERCENT INCREASEPER DAY."NO AMOUNT IS TOOSMALL.

WE ASK THATPEOPLE GIVE WHATTHEY CAN, SO THATWE CAN ALLEXPERIENCERESILIENCY ANDCOME BACK ASTRONGERCOMMUNITY."SHE SAYS FORPEOPLE LOOKING TOGIVE BACK SHEHOPES THEIRSUNSHINE SPONSORPROGRAM CAN BE AMECHANISM PEOPLEUSE.

TO KEEPTHOSE STIMULUSDOLLARS LOCAL.MADELINE WHITE -IDAHO NEWS 6.IF YOU HAVEN'T SEENTHE STIMULUSCHECK COME INTOYOUR BANKACCOUNT A NEWTOOL ON THE I-R-SWEBSITE ALLOWSYOU TO TRACK THESTATUS OF YOURPAYMENT.JUST GO TO I-R-S-DOT-GOV AND CLICK"GET MY PAYMENT."AND AS ALWAYS... BEWARY OF SCAMMERS