Carl in Michigan
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Seems to be a trend catching on among Christian's. Hope it continues.
Ann Arbor church eliminates $2.9M in medical debt for Southeast Michigan residents
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Each year, the church donates its collections from Easter Sunday to various causes, Wyche said. They’ve previously made donations to Food Gatherers and Habitat for Humanity, and helped create housing for the formerly incarcerated through the group Religious Action for Affordable Housing.
But this year, Wyche proposed a new cause.
He was inspired by a story in The New York Times about two women eliminating medical debt for more than a thousand New Yorkers, as well as a segment on “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver about the nonprofit charity RIP Medical Debt. The organization buys debt portfolios, but, rather than acting as a debt collector, forgives the debt.
Ann Arbor church eliminates $2.9M in medical debt for Southeast Michigan residents
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