Nonprofits offer help with bills during pandemic

Over the past 2 months, over 450,000 Nevadans have lost their jobs due to the pandemic.

The state's unemployment rate is through the roof, but what's more important than identifying the problem is helping our community through these times.

HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS -- ANDOUR STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATEIS NOW THE HIGHEST IN THECOUNTRY.BUT WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT THANIDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM --IS HELPING OUR COMMUNITY GETTHROUGH ONE OF THE TOUGHESTTIMES WE'VE EVER FACED.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR ROSSDIMATTEI JOINS US LIVE - ANDROSS - A LOT OF NONPROFITSRIGHT NOW ARE STEPPING IN TOPROVIDE HELP..THE UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERNNEVADA HAS ONE GOAL DURING THISTIME...TO BRING ORGANIZATIONS ANDRESOURCES TOGETHER TO HELP THECOMMUNITY.RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE WORKINGHARDER THAN EVER TO ACCOMPLISHTHAT.I MET ONE VETERAN WHO GOT THEIRHELP, WHEN SHE NEEDED IT MOST,AND NOW SHE'S ENCOURAGINGOTHERS TO FOLLOW HER STEPS.(NATS DOGS BARKING) BETWEENSEVEN DOGS AND FIVE KIDS, WITHANOTHER ON THE WAY -- SOT:13:21:30-:37 I'VE GOT A 15, 14,11, 10, NINE, AND NOW THISONE.DANIELLE SHEA'S CORONAVIRUSQUARANTINE HAS BEEN ANYTHINGBUT QUIET.SOT: 13:21:47-:55 ROSS: HOWWOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURHOUSEHOLD ON A DAY-TO-DAYBASIS?

DANI: CHAOS HAHAHA.I MEAN IT'S NOT EVEN CHAOS.I THINK WE HAVE IT PRETTYGOOD.THIS 8-YEAR ARMY VET IS JUSTHAPPY TO HAVE A HOME.IN THE FOUR MONTHS SINCE SHEMOVED TO LAS VEGAS -- HERFIANCE HAS SUFFERED A SERIOUSSHOULDER INJURY --AND THE PANDEMIC HAS COME WITHA SERIOUS FINANCIAL BLOW.SOT: 13:25:06-:12 WHEN WE LIVEDAND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,SOT: 13:24:46-:52 WE WERE JUSTHOPING THAT HE WOULD GET HISAND THEN THAT MIRACLE CAME --EXPENSIVE.IT'S A 2900 FOR THE MONTH.DANIELLE'S RENT WAS PAID BY ANONPROFIT CALLED THE KLINEFUND -- WHICH PROVIDESI WAS LIKE OH MY GOD THIS ISAMAZING.I JUST FELT LIKE GOOD THINGSARE COMING.THE KLEIN FUND IS ONE OF ATLEAST 50 ORGANIZATIONS TOREQUEST A TOTAL OF $5 MILLIONDOLLARS IN FUNDING FROM THEUNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN NEVADADURING THIS PANDEMIC.SOT: 6:42-:48 ECONOMICALLY, THEKIND OF INDUSTRY WE HAVE ANDTHE SECTORS THAT WE HAVE, THISIS GOING TO GO ON FOR QUITE AWHILE.WHICH IS WHY THEY'RE ASKING FORYOUR DONATIONS -- NOW MORETHAN EVER.SOT: 11:15-:31 "EVERY BIT HELPSAND YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU SEESOMEONE ON THE STREET, AND IFIGHT IT.I WANT TO GIVE THEM $5 DOLLARSAT THE STOP LIGHT.PUT IT IN THIS FUND.RELIEF -- DANIELLE IS WORKINGTO ONE DAY OPEN THEDOG RESCUE SHE'S BEEN DREAMINGOF.NOW SHE WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW --EVEN WHEN THIS PANDEMIC MAKESYOU FEEL HELPLESS -- THERE'SALWAYS HELP OUT THERE FOR THOSEWHO ASK.SOT: 13:27:02-:16 GO OUT ANDFIND IT.GO MAKE THE CALL AND YOU WILLFIND EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED.THERE'S HELP OUT THERE ANDTHERE'S NO REASON TO STRESS.THERE'S ENOUGH DEATH GOING ONIN THE WHOLE ENTIRE COUNTRY, INTHE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD.IF YOU NEED IT, IT'S THERE.AND WE WANT TO HELP YOU FINDTHAT FREE HELP AS WELL --WHETHER IT'S WITH YOURMORTGAGE, RENT, OR UTILITIES.WE'VE LISTED CONTACT INFO FORTHE UNITED WAY -- AND THEEASIEST WAY TO ASK FOR HELPFROM THEIR NONPROFIT PARTNERS.JUST HEAD TO KTNV DOT COM SLASHREBOUND TO LEARN MORE.REPORTING LIVE AT MY HOUSE, RD,13 ACTION NEWS.FIRST IT WAS SCHOOL.NOW - MANY PARENTS ARE LEFTWO