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Yankees, NYCFC Announce $1.4 Million Distress Fund For Yankee Stadium Day-Of-Game Employees

The New York Yankees and New York City Football Club announced a $1.4 million distress fund on Thursday designed to help Yankee Stadium staff impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Yankees, NYCFC Announce $1.4 Million Distress Fund For Yankee Stadium Day-Of-Game Employees
Yankees, NYCFC Announce $1.4 Million Distress Fund For Yankee Stadium Day-Of-Game Employees

On what would have been Opening Day at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees and New York City Football Club (NYCFC) have announced a distress fund designed to provide assistance to day-of-game employees.

The New York Yankees COVID-19 Disaster Relief Program, effective Thursday, is a needs-based grant initiative created for eligible full-time and part-time gameday staff impacted directly by the novel coronavirus pandemic. 

For those that are now out of work, with no games on the schedule for the next several months, these grants will be given to those in need of assistance with essential expenses such as food, medical care, shelter and more.

The program will work directly with eligible employees of 'River Operating Company,' 'Legends Hospitality LLC' and New York City Football Club LLC. 

In a post announcing the initiative on social media, the Yankees acknowledged that even these generous measures can't completely cover all needs for those impacted by this pandemic during these unprecedented times. 

The process of notifying eligible stadium workers about this relief program has already begun on Thursday. An application will be available online on Thursday afternoon.

While eligibility does not guarantee assistance will be paid, the Yankees confirmed that each and every online application will be considered and that those selected will be notified via email as soon as possible.

For more information about the New York Yankees COVID-19 Disaster Relief Program, check out a thread posted to the Yankees' Twitter account designed to answer all related inquiries.

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Max Goodman covers the New York Yankees for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. Goodman has been on the Yankees beat for three seasons. He is also the publisher of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Jets site, Jets Country. Before starting Inside The Pinstripes, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. At school, Goodman was an anchor and reporter with NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. While at Northwestern, Goodman interned with MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman. You can connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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