2022-100-Faces-Book - Flipbook - Page 81
Michael
Musician. Father-to-be. Californian.
On March 13, Michael was waiting backstage at the
Fillmore in Minneapolis when his tour manager told the
band they were going home. The pandemic had hit the
U.S., and their tour was over.
“All the money I was expecting to make was
evaporated. I had about $1,000 in my bank account and
my rent was coming up,” he said. “It’s a scary feeling
when you’re completely out of resources—and I’m not
someone who likes to ask for help.”
He and his wife were expecting their first child and they
went into survival mode. They decided to save their
money for food and tell their landlord they wouldn’t
be able to make rent. A friend recommended Rooftop
Nashville, a United Way partner agency. He filled out an
application for financial assistance, and they were able
to cover his April rent.
“Sometimes when you fill out an application like
that, you feel like you’re going to get lost in a sea of
applications. The promptness of their response told
me there are people that actually care. Honestly it was
humbling because I had never had to apply for
social services.”
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