Angry Ants Community Chest is funded by the Angry Ants' board & by their extended community to benefit each of our extended communities. We exist to bridge the gaps in financial support available to folks who are plagued by temporary hardship due to things like illness, job loss, & tragedy (this is not an exhaustive list). 

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The idea here is that everyone needs a little extra push over the "hump" sometimes and we want to be able to support folks during these times without having to add more to their plates (i.e. forcing them to take more time off to sit in a waiting room or on hold so someone can ask them really personal questions and comb through their lives like they're being audited by the IRS for them to likely ultimately be denied support anyway).

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Have you ever found yourself in a position where you had to miss work or unexpected expenses popped up and if you just had a little extra help, you could easily get back on track? You may not have qualified for government assistance or programs that could benefit you were "tapped out", which left you in a weird kind of limbo land with seemingly no options. You probably also don't have a rich uncle to call on here because if you did, you probably wouldn't be here in the first place. These little pickles can send someone down a scary path of "well this blows" to "I really hope my kids have food to eat next week" faster than you can imagine. 

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Some of us (read: most of us) don't have the kinds of connections and resources that guarantee security no matter what, so what would it look like if we all came together to give intentionally and consistently to a pool of community funds so that when one of us is in need, there's no question about whether that need can be met? That's what we're trying to do here at Angry Ants (more on the name later!).