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Sep 7, 2010


Flight Attendant Services and Financial Aid, Referral Services
Assistance services, financial aid & financial support in times of need - centralized for your convenience by Flight Attendants at LAX Council 12. Please click HERE for EAP Assistance & Information.


Part-Time Job Opportunity For F/As << click here

 
No-Cost AD & D Insurance

Your union membership entitles you to enroll for no-cost coverage for accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance:

$1,000 of coverage for death due to any type of accident at home,
  at work or while commuting or traveling anywhere in the world plus;
$4,000 of coverage against accidental death from covered motor
  vehicle/pedestrian accidents.

It pays to be a Union Member, and it pays to have peace of mind protection with UnionSecure. Receive up to $5,000 worth of accidental death coverage at no cost to you. No medical exam. No hassle.

Note: Enhanced Benefits available at an additional cost, so be sure you fill out the "no-cost" enrollment form for the no fee benefit.


United Airlines Employee Relief Fund

The United Airlines Employees' Relief Fund (UAERF) is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization created by employees to offer short-term support to fellow employees, retirees and eligibles who suffer losses from natural disasters and personal tragedies. The UAERF is supported solely by employee donations, which are accepted throughout the year. When creating the UAERF, United pledged that all monies contributed by employees would be used to assist other employees.




California State Disability Insurance (SDI) is a partial wage-replacement insurance plan for California workers (appears as CA SDI deduction on your paycheck stub). The SDI program is State-mandated, and funded through employee payroll deductions. SDI provides affordable, short-term benefits to eligible workers who suffer a loss of wages when they are unable to work due to a NON WORK-RELATED illness or injury, or a medically disabling condition from pregnancy or childbirth.

State Disability Insurance (SDI): 1-800-480-3287
State Unemployment Insurance: 1-800-300-5616

• Click HERE for California Short Term Disability Insurance (SDI).
• Click HERE for California Unemployment Insurance (UI).
• Click HERE for Job Search with CalJOBS.
• Click HERE for Workforce Investment Act (WIA).


Disability Benefits 101 - Disability Info for California Residents

Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) helps workers, job seekers, and service providers understand the connections between work and benefits. DB101 brings together rules for health coverage, benefit, and employment programs that people with disabilities use. These programs may be run by state, federal government, non-profit, or private organizations. Here we discuss them under one roof and in plain language.

Special thanks to Donna Sesock-Miller, AFA Council 11 SFO Council Rep for submitting this useful site to us.


The CAUSE Foundation

Financial assistance for UAL F/As due to illness, injury or disability.

Mission Statement: The CAUSE Foundation® was established in 1994 by flight attendants for Flight Attendants. Our mission is to assist United Airlines flight attendants and their families worldwide who are in financial distress due to illness, injury, disability or death.

The CAUSE Foundation® helps families maintain their dignity when faced with loss of income or overwhelming medical bills.

• Click HERE for the CAUSE Los Angeles homepage.

 The Pegasus Project

Financial assistance for AFA F/As due to critical, life-threatening illness or injury.

Mission Statement: The Project provides short-term emergency grants for members of the Association of Flight Attendants (AFA) who are experiencing financial hardship due to a critical, life-threatening illness or injury. These efforts are accomplished with compassion, confidentiality and the preservation of dignity and respect for the individuals concerned.


 CARE Rate Discount Program

California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program.

The CARE Program offers income-qualified customers a 20% discount off their monthly bills. Enrolled customers are also exempt from the 2001 rate increases ordered by the California Public Utilities Commission. To qualify, customers must meet program income guidelines. Email SoCal Edison or Call 1-800-447-6620 if you have any questions.

Total yearly household income no more than:

1-2 Persons $28,600
3 Persons $33,600
4 Persons $40,500

• Check with
SoCal Edison for updated details & specifics.
  Effective June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007


CARE Rate Discount Program

The Gas Company® offers a 20% rate discount through the CARE program. If you’re establishing new service, you may also qualify for a 60% discount on the Service Establishment Charge if you qualify for CARE within 90 days of starting new gas service.


Total yearly household income no more than:

1-2 Persons $28,600
3 Persons $33,600
4 Persons $40,500

• Check with The Gas Company for updated details & specifics.
  Effective June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2007


Lifeline - Reduced Rate Phone Service

If you qualify for a Lifeline service, you are eligible to receive a reduced rate on your Verizon (or Pacific Bell or SureWest) monthly bill. There may be a discount on the cost of installing the new service also. In addition, toll blocking is available to Lifeline customers at no charge.

Qualifications for Lifeline service vary by state. To see if you qualify for a Lifeline service, visit the Lifeline Support web site at www.lifelinesupport.org. You can also call your local business office for your service area to determine eligibility.

• Lifeline Services Available for: Verizon, Pacific Bell, SureWest customers.


Alliant C.U. Member Assistance Program

Member Assistance Program exclusively for Alliant members whose household income has been reduced due to an involuntary reduction in pay or involuntary unemployment. As your Lifetime Financial Partner, Alliant Credit Union is committed to supporting you through the various changes in your life. View Q & A on the Alliant website by clicking the underlined link above.

More than 50 million Americans have allergies and 20 million have asthma. The Asthma & Allergy Foundation is here to help with education, advocacy, research, publications, chapters and support groups. Get quick facts about asthma, allergies (including food allergies) and more!



The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

 

The Susan G. Komen Foundation: Joining together to eradicate breast cancer through research, education, screening and treatment.


Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization closely monitors federal breast cancer legislation, and works with patient advocacy groups to impact breast cancer policy as it develops. In addition to posting these developments on their site, Y-ME publishes recent and pending federal legislative activity in its national newsletter, Lifeline.

The Prostate Cancer Foundation funds high-impact research to find better treatments and a cure for prostate cancer.  Support, guidance, treatment options and education services.


AIDS Project Los Angeles: Leadership in prevention, advocacy and service.  Comprehensive resource, benefit and referral services.


Receive assistance with the physical, emotional and practical challenges of cancer. Find clinical trials that match your diagnosis and treatment history.  The FREE LIVESTRONG Survivorship Notebook helps you organize and guide your cancer experience.

 

The Skin Cancer Foundation is the only national and international organization that is concerned exclusively with the world's most common malignancy -- cancer of the skin. The incidence and mortality of skin cancer have increased exponentially during the past several decades, and every year the figure mounts.


  Payment Assistance Available to Laid Off Workers

The Union Plus MasterCard, loan and mortgage programs have established hotlines to assist laid off workers who have difficulty making payments.

By calling the credit card hotline - 1-800-551-2873 - or the loan hotline - 1-800-365-1328 - a laid off worker will be told by a bank specialist what kind of help is available based on the member's payment history and credit record. Assistance may include skip payment options, interest rate reductions, account settlements, credit counseling and other hardship programs.

For Union Plus mortgage holders, laid off workers may receive flexibility regarding late fees or interest-free loans to help make mortgage payments. The mortgage program hotline is 1-800-848-6466.


 
CWA Patient Assistance Fund at the Marrow Foundation

Working with the Marrow Foundation, CWA Locals and their members have engaged in an important service and helped saved lives of patients with life-threatening blood diseases. Since 1998, we have forged a partnership with The Marrow Foundation and the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), enrolling our members as volunteers in the national Registry of unrelated marrow and blood stem cell donors, and encouraging our locals to donate to the Foundation's CWA Patient Assistance Fund. This Fund was established to help CWA members in need of financial assistance to proceed with marrow or blood stem cell transplants.


    United Way Los Angeles

The United Way of the Greater Los Angeles Area is a voluntary organization dedicated to helping people by uniting individuals and institutions -- government, private and voluntary -- in a community-wide effort to plan, support, deliver and evaluate effective human-service programs that are responsive to changing community needs.

Relief Services, Donor Services, Volunteer Opportunities, Community & Government agencies ready to help, Information & referral services, Counseling/emergency services, Military Family Resources:

• Click HERE for Resource List.


Labor Emergency Programs

For more than 50 years, United Way has been a proud partner with organized labor, both in raising funds and helping people in need.

Labor's Emergency Food & Assistance Program provides support to labor members and their families in the form of food, clothing, rent assistance and other critical services.

For more information about United Way and labor, please call (213) 427-9047.




Leading America to better health, safety and well-being. Drug & Food Info, Diseases & Conditions, Safety & Wellness, Disasters & Emergencies, Families & Children, References, Grants & Funding - and more...


Domestic Violence Hotline (L.A. County District Attorney's Office)

Eradicating domestic violence and the cycle of community violence to which it contributes is a major priority of the District Attorney's Office. In November of 1994, the District Attorney established the Los Angeles County Domestic Violence Hotline to help victims find "A Safe Way Out" of their abusive environments. This toll-free service routes Southern California victims of domestic violence directly to trained shelter personnel in Los Angeles County.



Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.


Department of Health Services Los Angeles  Alcohol & Drugs Program

The mission of the Alcohol and Drug Program Administration (ADPA), a division of Public Health Programs of the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, is to reduce community and individual problems related to alcohol and drug abuse countywide.


Scholarship & Education

AFA Scholarship
CWA Scholarship
AFL-CIO Scholarship
Union Plus Scholarship


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