Actors Get $40 to Buy Shoes

The Conrad Cantzen Memorial Shoe Fund offers entertainment professionals up to $40, once in a twelve month period for shoes costing no more than $80. Contact The Actors? Fund of America, 729 Seventh Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10019; 212-221-7300, ext. 146; www.actorsfund.org/human/social/cantzen.html

Income Eligibility: must be unemployed

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