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Statement from SPFC CEO Jennifer Yeagley: Florida Commission on the Status of Women Appointment of Jennifer Webb

August 12, 2022

In Pinellas County, our neighbors – nearly half of whom were already having trouble making ends meet before the pandemic – have been hit hard by the soaring cost of housing, inflation impacting everyday expenses like groceries, escalating barriers to affordable healthcare, and policy decisions rolling back rights and creating a climate of fear among those who already experience marginalization. Representative Jennifer Webb has worked tirelessly to improve economic conditions for our neighbors and knows just how much at the local level St. Pete Free Clinic has had to step up our services.

 

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