By David Robb Labor Editor The Actors Fund has provided $11,432,398 in emergency relief to 12,582 industry workers during the coronavirus shutdown, the fund said Thursday. “It’s a big number and will get bigger, but what is most meaningful to remember is that each individual we help has a compelling story and we are playing an important supporting role in each life,” chairman Brian Stokes Mitchell said. “It’s clear that the fund is built to respond to crises, and we are effectively responding now,” said Joe Benincasa, the fund’s president and CEO. “At the outset of the pandemic, the fund transitioned our financial assistance application and most programs to online.
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