More Resources for Churches Amid COVID-19

COVID-19, Religion

Recently we have shared resources from our friends at Family Research Council for churches dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.

They are:

Today we want to pass along some other excellent resources for churches.

Our friends at Florida Family Policy Council have put together a website to help churches navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their website covers everything from applying for financial aid to serving the community to assisting families who are homeschooling as a result of the outbreak.

Their information tackles tough issues, like:

  • How churches can think and lead biblically during a pandemic.
  • How to talk to young people about the coronavirus outbreak.
  • How to address the coronavirus outbreak from the pulpit.
  • How churches can serve their communities during this time.

You can learn more by going to COVIDChurchAid.org.

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Updated: Arkansas Lottery Still Spending Thousands On Employees’ Mileage

Arkansas Lottery

As we have written time and again, the Arkansas Lottery takes in millions of dollars every month, but it pays only a fraction of its revenue to scholarships.

Most of the money goes to prizes.

Among other things, the Arkansas Lottery spends a lot of money on its operational expenses — especially travel.

We’ve written before about how the Arkansas Lottery reimburses its employees for travel across the state instead of using Department of Finance vehicles, which are cheaper.

Since July 1, 2019, the Arkansas Lottery Office has spent more than $143,000 on mileage reimbursements.

One employee alone, according to the state’s website, has been reimbursed more than $10,000 for mileage.

Considering that state employees receive 42 cents for every mile they travel on state business in their personal vehicles, $10,000 would be enough money to drive nearly 24,000 miles!

All told, mileage reimbursements appear to be the Arkansas Lottery’s eighth highest operational expense.

There are plenty of ways the Arkansas Lottery could cut costs and provide more money for college scholarships.

Unfortunately, that’s something the Lottery Office doesn’t seem interested in doing.

Photo Credit: Airtuna08 at English Wikipedia [CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)]

Updated: 4/1/2020 to reflect the latest mileage reimbursements.

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