MPTF Sees A “Significant Spike” In Requests For Financial Assistance During WGA Strike
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture & Television Fund has seen a “significant spike” in requests for financial assistance from industry members impacted by the month-old Writers Guild strike.
Jennifer Jorge, MPTF’s Director of Community Social Services, tells Deadline that since the start of the strike on May 2, “We have experienced a significant spike in the volume of calls received on a daily basis, on the high days completing over 40 new intakes, a stark difference from the 10-15 calls we are typically used to experiencing.
That is 40 individuals who are calling in distress and are experiencing a crisis.” Since the strike began, she said, “We have spoken with more than 500 members of the entertainment community, of which over 64% have contacted MPTF inquiring about services related to the work stoppage, namely financial assistance.
New requests for financial assistance account for 36% of the total requests, which is a 39% increase from around this time in 2022.
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