A message from the crew at Vertical Harvest regarding COVID-19
We at Vertical Harvest want to thank our community for supporting us through these unprecedented times. Many people have reached out offering help and we cannot be more grateful to be in a community that works together. Our farmers and staff are working hard to ensure we continue to provide fresh produce to our grocery stores and to our community.
Because health and safety are our top priority, we have modified operations and have reduced our staff to an essential team to keep the farm operational. Any staff not absolutely essential at this point have been asked to stay home, and thanks to your support purchasing Vertical Harvest products, will continue to be paid. We are evaluating and adjusting our health and safety protocols on a daily basis.
Although our greenhouse and market remain closed to the public, we are offering WEEKLY CURBSIDE PICKUP. Click on our Purchase page to order.
![We sat down to talk with disability advocate, civil rights lawyer and entrepreneur, Gina Kline. Here is what we learned!
🔍What is Social Security Income?
"The Social security system was conceived during a time with great economic inequality in this country. It is part of the very important fabric of the Public Safety Net in the United States and many of the folks that are qualified for Social Security are among the most economically vulnerable Americans and have the most sort of obvious or material unmet needs in terms of healthcare as well."
🗝What are the eligibility requirements of benefits?
"The Social Security eligibility is really a means tested program. Which means that folks that folks are eligible or below a certain income threshold and also have medical needs. There's a medical documentation part of it and a income documentation part of but on balance what it means is that you have not access to a certain level of income and you have disability needs."
💡What are the current issues that individuals face when receiving SSI benefits?
"For a while there is a low current threshold on the amount of savings that people Americans with Disabilities can have at any given time. I believe it hasn't been updated since the 19 early 1980s so that's how it's not it's not chained to the current cost of living with a disability. So, what we have is a community that is searching for viable upward mobility, meaningful work in a world in which so often people are given a Hobson's choice between being able to save and save for a rainy day and being able to access health care and needed benefits and support from these programs."
Watch the full video on youtube linked in our bio!
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