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Area around Washington D.C. Is Experiencing More Hunger |
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| A Capital Area Food Bank executive says the extent of hunger in the region now is more widespread than before. The lower middle class is suffering much more than before | |
Atlanta Seeks To Interview Every Single Homeless Person |
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| The mayor's office is dealing with homelessness in their city in a different approach by having volunteers, along with law enforcement officers, interview all homeless individuals throughout the city in just one twelve hour time frame. | |
Audit Shows Baltimore Agency Mismanaged $9.5M Federal Grant for Homeless |
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| The Office of Human Services has mismanaged a $9.5 million dollar federal grant that was to be used to help the homeless in Baltimore. The agency failed to oversee programs properly and also awarded cash for various services that may have not been eligible for the funds | |
Austin's Surplus Is Going Towards More Low-Income Housing |
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| The Austin City Council has allocated its largest share of the $14.3 million surplus to be used for low-income housing. The council also decided to hire new staff to address the backlog of building permits. | |
Author Danielle Steel Helps San Francisco's Homeless |
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| Author Danielle Steel has her own charitable organization, called Yo! Angel. She estimates she spends about $1.1 million per year buying supplies for the homeless who live on the streets, some even close to her home. | |
Baltimore Homeless Shelter Closes Its Doors |
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| The bad economy is the reason for the closure of Saint John's Church Heart's Place Shelter. The shelter had twenty beds and been open for over twenty years | |
Bay Area Programs Help Food Banks |
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| Nonprofit groups have been picking fruit from homeowner's yards so it can be donated to food banks. This is known as urban harvesting so fruit won't be wasted. | |
Bellingham Food Bank Receives $750,000 |
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| The money was the result of a federal grant that will help the food bank to expand and provide services for Whatcom County. The federal money comes from HUD or the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. | |
Big Donation Given To Homeless Shelter In San Diego |
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| UnitedHealthcare made the announcement to San Diego leaders that they will be giving a $250,000 grant to help with the operations of San Diego's Downtown Emergency Winter Shelter. The shelter has 220 beds and shelters the homeless during the coldest months | |
Bon Jovi Donates To Philladelphia's Low Income Housing |
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| Rock star Jon Bon Jovi lent a helping hand for the ground breaking ceremony for the new low-income housing called JBJ Soul Homes. This housing development in the Francisville neighborhood bears his initials. The 55-unit housing development is anticipated to open in about one year | |
Boston Struggles To End EBT Fraud |
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| A special commission was set up analyze different ways to eliminate the cash benefits from the EBT system because of the fraud. They hoped to accomplish this in two months but of yet to come up with a workable solution to the problem | |
Boulder County Turkey Drive Needs More Turkeys This Year |
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| A family that runs a turkey drive that benefits Boulder County food banks and families has collected 66 turkeys this year. Last year there were about 111 turkeys that were donated during the holiday season | |
California Assemblyman Wants To End Discrimination For Homeless |
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| San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano stated homeless individuals need to be protected from discrimination. Ammiano has proposed a "Homeless Bill of Rights" bill. This bill will stop communities from passing ordinances that make life more difficult for homeless people | |
California Gives Tax Credit For Donations To Food Banks |
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| California has now made it easier for farmers to donate excess produce by giving them a ten percent tax credit for all of their food bank donations. This is certainly going to help many food banks and food pantries in the local area. | |
Carson-Newman College Has Opened A New Homeless Shelter |
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| The shelter is for women and families. The new building replaces the old 1920s home that had been converted into a shelter. Residents can stay up to 45 days | |
Central Wisconsin Community Action Council Food Pantry Usage Almost Doubles |
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| The Food pantry in 2006 served about 380 people on a monthly basis but in 2012, it served nearly 736 individuals every month. That is a rise of 48%. The good news is that contributions to the pantry have increased too | |
Charity Donates $100,000 To Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance |
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| Heart of Dallas is a new charitable organization that sponsored the 2013 Heart of Dallas Bowl Game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on New Year’s Day. The game was their inaugural event which raised $100,000 | |
Chef Quits Top Restaurant To Work In A Soup Kitchen |
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| Chef, Jeff Ansorge now works at a soup kitchen for the Salvation Army in Minnesota. He said he was doing "God's work." The soup kitchen now serves high quality meats, vegetables and fruit. | |
Choices Emergency Shelter In Kansas Receives $156,000 Grant |
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| The Pittsburgh homeless shelter had asked for more but is grateful to receive the funding. Last year the shelter helped 110 families, about 229 children and 159 adults | |
Christmas Stockings For The Homeless |
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| First United Methodist Church of Oklahoma City started the program to help the homeless. They are seeking donations that can be used to fill the stockings, such as socks, fast food gift cards and nonperishable food items | |
Chuck E. Cheese's Helps The Needy This Holiday Season |
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| Starting today through December 20th, Chuck E. Cheese's (in the Dallas-Fort Worth-area) is asking residents to donate non-perishable food items to help the North Texas Food Bank and Tarrant Area Food Bank | |
Church Remodel Offers 50 New Affordable Housing Units |
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| In Seattle, Washington, the Gethsemane Lutheran Church has completed the project which includes affordable housing and a community service center which will feed the needy and be a day shelter for homeless women and children. | |
Cincinnati Seeks Federal Money For Homeless Shelters |
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| Cincinnati City Council recently voted to request $7 million in federal funds to assist in the building of homeless shelters for the city. It is not clear on which existing shelters will receive the help. | |
City Has Implemented An Innovative Program To End Homelessness |
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| Cypress Landing is a pilot project In Tampa, Florida. It basically gets the homeless off the streets into permanent housing. It also gives the homeless essential services so they can find work and stay off the streets | |
Clinton County Plans To Seek Grants For Homeless Shelters |
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| County commissioners approved applying for the $260,000 "Emergency Solutions Grants grant program. They hope this will take care of their funding problems for at least the next two years. | |