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Homeless get a helping hand
Staff WriterSome tired faces brightened as they received a hot meal, new clothes, medical services, haircuts and more at the eighth annual Project Homeless Connect by the Imperial Valley Regional Task Force on Homelessness on Friday morning. The event seeks to...Tags: Substance Abuse, The Salvation Army, Social Issues
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Bean's Cafe Director Jim Crockett Passed Away
Channel 2 NewsJim Crockett, the longtime director of local soup kitchen and backup homeless shelter Bean’s Café, has passed away at the age of 64. Leslie Ellis, chair of Bean’s board of directors, said Crockett died of pneumonia early Thursday. She called...Tags: Pneumonia, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, Soups
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Orlando Sentinel Family Fund: Hardship puts Sanford family on receiving end of charity
Every month, Irene Falzon's family members join their church to serve food to the homeless in downtown Orlando. Even as they help those less fortunate, they are on the receiving end of charity as well. Falzon's son and daughter are among the 549...
Tags: Holidays, Family, Social Issues, Healthy Diet
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Citywide Plan Provides Overflow Shelters for the Homeless
Channel 2 NewsThe Municipality of Anchorage has a citywide cold-weather plan to provide shelter for the homeless, but this winter shelters are already at or above capacity. The plan allows churches to be designated as temporary cold-weather homeless shelters for...Tags: Abusive Behavior
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Photo of N.Y. cop aiding homeless man draws bittersweet reaction
A photograph of New York Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo giving boots to a barefoot homeless man has gone viral, getting more than 400,000 "likes" on the department's Facebook page and a wave of positive media attention. The New York Times reported that...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Police Arrests, Times Square, Google Inc.
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Sociology professor extends education beyond four walls
marieg@herald-mail.comWhen sociology students at Hagerstown Community College first walk through the doors of Daniel Madron’s classroom, they quickly learn their education will extend beyond four walls. Lessons will be learned at The Salvation Army and REACH Cold...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Thanksgiving, Family, The Salvation Army, Easter
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Cities rejoin county homeless program
After a prolonged period of belt-tightening, Burbank and Glendale are ditching a winter homeless shelter that was retooled last year to serve only local referrals — one that dramatically reduced the total number of beds that had historically been...
Tags: Ecumenism, Rentals, Human Interest, Religion and Belief, Social Issues
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Casino’s excess food aids Chicago homeless shelter
TribLocal - Des Plaines » NewsPrime rib, oysters and shrimp aren't typically served to the homeless at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, but high-end fare has been popping up …... -
Helping homeless children, teens get medical care
You can see why a state might require minors to have a parent's OK before they receive medical care. But Maryland law has made life especially difficult for homeless teenagers who have no adults watching out for them. It's the sort of problem that drives...
Tags: Family, Crime, Law and Justice, Teen Health, Ear Infection, Acupuncture
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L.A. can't randomly seize possessions of homeless, court rules
L.A. NOWLos Angeles and other cities are barred by the U.S. Constitution from randomly seizing and destroying property the homeless temporarily leave unattended on city streets, a federal appeals court decided Wednesday. Upholding a court order against Los... -
Grand jury: Third Fullerton officer beat Kelly Thomas
L.A. NOWA third former Fullerton police officer charged in the death of Kelly Thomas was the first in a group of officers to hit and then knee the homeless man, who died after the violent confrontation, according to grand jury testimony...... -
Kobe Bryant leads thousands in walk to end homelessness
L.A. NOWKobe Bryant leads thousands in walk to end homelessness...
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