SAG Foundation and SAG Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund Set Up Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund

SAG Foundation and the Screen Actors Guild - Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund have created a Superstorm Sandy Emergency Assistance Fund to provide financial support grants to active SAG-AFTRA members affected by the recent hurricane, the Foundation announced Monday, November 5, 2012. The Actors Fund will provide social services and coordinate grant reviews and approvals. Grant amounts of up to $4,800 per person are available. In addition, the SAG Foundation is accepting donations for the Sandy fund from individuals and corporate donors.

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