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Entertainment Community Fund Steps Up to Support Life in the Arts

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Christopher Keyser The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund) has been there for everyone on stage, on camera and behind the scenes since 1882.

This national human services organization has proven an essential resource for people who work in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance.The Entertainment Community Fund has offices in New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago; an assisted living and skilled nursing home in Englewood, N.J.; and supportive housing residences in Brooklyn and Manhattan, N.Y., and West Hollywood, Calif.Joe Benincasa, president and CEO of the Fund, oversees the organization’s comprehensive supportive services, including health and wellness, career and life, affordable housing and more.

I’ve known about the Fund since my time as president of the Writers Guild of America West, but I didn’t know the true depths of their reach until I got involved almost a decade ago as a board member.

I sat down with Joe to hear more about the Fund’s growth in recent years. Christopher Keyser: What makes the entertainment industry so crucial to our society?Joe Benincasa: Entertainment is the quintessential American export.

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