Valley Assistance Services: “Miranda* is an American citizen originally from China who has been living in the U.S. for the last forty years. She owns an import/export business that does a great deal of business in China, but due to trade issues before the pandemic, she was starting to struggle late last year. Miranda had planned a trip to China in early January to meet with business partners and visit her parents, who are in their 80s. She flew from Tucson to Phoenix to Los Angeles, only to be told at that point that all flights to China were cancelled. Since then, the pandemic has given Miranda an even deeper hole to dig out from, but she has been working with our workforce team to find another job. In the meantime, assistance from the COVID-19 fund helped her pay her water and electric bill during this challenging time.”