INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. – Amie Stanley is heading back to her job as a restaurant server next week, ironically just days after she received unemployment checks from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
She’s been waiting for more than a month since she was furloughed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Like so many other frustrated Floridians across the state Stanley experienced the delays and glitches of the now infamous DEO web site CONNECT. “This is week 6 and I just finally got payments this week,” Stanley said.
The single mom was able to make ends meet with the help of a $2,400 stimulus check donated to her by News 6 viewers Rick and Margie Weinkauf.