In the Hmong community, funerals usually lasted last several days
and and have thousands or 1000 attendees, family and community
members and they were unable to share in this during COVID.
Part of our Arbor funds were to find ways around that our
partnership with the Minnesota Department of Corrections as far
as keeping literacy and familial connection alive for families of
incarcerated individuals.
So that was a wonderful program that will continue after you
know the ARPA dollars go away.
So, so many things, but from hotspots to connectivity,
laptops, devices, safe spaces, ARPA really made a difference in
Minnesota.