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5 Indiana bishops set for Notre Dame poverty summit
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's five Roman Catholic bishops are scheduled to attend a daylong conference at the University of Notre Dame that will seek to find ways to reduce poverty and ease the suffering it causes. Organizers say the Indiana...Tags: Christianity, Social Services, Social Issues, Catholic Charities USA, Religion and Belief
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UPDATE: Michigan close to restoring food stamps to recipients
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state is close to adding money to all of the debit cards of 85,000 Michigan food assistance recipients and families who temporarily went without the aid this week. Michigan Department of Technology, Management and...
Tags: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Niles woman gives up family Thanksgiving to volunteer on East Coast
WSBT-TV ReporterWhile you enjoy your warm house and good food this Thanksgiving, don't forget thousands of families on the East Coast are still without power, nearly one month after Hurricane Sandy hit. About 10 St. Joseph County Red Cross volunteers chose to spend...Tags: Natural Disasters, American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Thanksgiving, Hurricanes
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Probe into horrific home explosion in Indy could be lengthy
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - The investigation into an explosion on the south side of Indianapolis could take weeks, an official with Citizens Energy said on Sunday. Two people were killed, and more than a dozen homes were damaged or destroyed after a large...
Tags: Explosions, Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross, Emergency Incidents, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Michiana groups lending a helping hand to Sandy victims
Many of us want to know how we can help with the relief efforts on the east coast after Superstorm Sandy. Two organizations here in Michiana are aiming to help those in need. The Elkhart County chapter of the American Red Cross and the one in St. Joseph...
Tags: American Red Cross, Inventories, Charity
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More Michiana help heads east to deal with Sandy
WSBT-TVUtility repair crews from the the Midwest are heading out east to be in place to help when Sandy hits. I & M is sending 90 repair crews. A spokesman for the utility says crews from South Bend, Fort Wayne, Muncie and Michigan were heading to Virginia...Tags: American Red Cross, FEMA, Charity
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Major funding cuts hurt local agencies
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY – It's something tens of thousands of families in our area can't live without, but local emergency assistance programs are now facing massive cuts of their own after the government cut federal funding.
This money is used to...Tags: Rentals, Disasters and Accidents, Michael Hayes, Emergency Planning, United Way
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Several families displaced following Park Jefferson fire
SOUTH BEND — Darren McNair awoke this morning to a telephone call from a cousin telling him his Park Jefferson apartment building was on fire.
McNair, 22, and a friend, Lindsey Johnson, 18, quickly fled the building with just the clothes on their...Tags: Rentals, Fires, Chicago, Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross
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Two South Bend agencies receive pornographic images
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — It’s not exactly what officials with two local entities expected to see when they opened their mail recently. In the past week, police have taken reports from the South Bend Fire Department and the local American Red Cross...Tags: American Red Cross, Charity
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What happens to blood supply if Red Cross workers strike?
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Local Red Cross chapters are worried about what a strike of Red Cross workers would do the area's blood supply. The Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU Local 459) has issued their 10-day strike notice....Tags: Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross, Health and Safety at Work, Hurricane Irene (2011), Unions
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Michigan House votes to restrict food assistance use
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Welfare recipients could not use their state-issued debit cards to draw cash from casino ATMs or buy lottery tickets, alcohol and tobacco under legislation moving through the state Legislature. The Michigan House passed bills...Tags: Lotteries
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