Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | yesterday
Hip-hop pioneer KRS-ONE is returning to the New York shelter where he stayed as a homeless teen to help feed the needy this Thanksgiving (Thurs26Nov09).The MC and...
IndyStar.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
A nonprofit Asian-Indian group has raised money for a Downtown homeless shelter. The Northwestside-based India Association of Indianapolis has raised $10,000 for the Wheeler Mission Ministries.
Blue Mass. Group - Front Page (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
SPEAK OUT! Join the 9-C REFUGEES Make Sure Governor Patrick Knows What the Consequences of 9-Cuts to Homeless People Will Be. MONDAY NOVEMBER 23 10:30AM Governor's Office 3rd Floor State House Boston HUNDREDS OF BEDS GO OFF LINE HEALTH CARE SERVICES DISCONTINUED MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY-NO LONGER AVAILABLE SUPPORTED HOUSING-GONE Bring Your Stories, Tell the Governor What it Will Mean For You. For More...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
A Brattleboro church is going to sell its 113-year-old Tiffany stained glass window so it can keep operating a local homeless shelter.
Bostonist (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Image by material guy from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr. More than a thousand families can give thanks to the Massachusetts Salvation Army for Thursday's meal. [ Boston Globe ] A Vermont church is selling its prized possession to keep operating their homeless shelter. [ Brattleboro Reformer ] More than a third of this year's Rhodes Scholars have New England ties. [ Boston Globe ]...
The Essential Read (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
As we enter the holiday season this week there are often many opportunities to volunteer our time, talents, and money to worthy causes directed to those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. Collecting food for the hungry, toys for children without many resources, or working at a local soup kitchen all help others enjoy a better holiday season than they might otherwise but it makes us feel good...
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
A CENTRE where homeless people can sleep when the temperature drops will be set up in Liverpool.
Have Fun • Do Good (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Will you be spending Thanksgiving with friends who tell great stories, a relative who has wonderful tales from "back in the day," or just someone special whose life you'd like to celebrate? Why not record their story in honor of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening the day after Thanksgiving (November 27th). StoryCorps provides a free, downloadable Do-It-Yourself Instruction Guide , as well...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Even though Thanksgiving is less than a week away, Bernie's Place, the only homeless shelter for single adults in Warren County, isn't looking for fixings for its holiday dinner.
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
So I have to jet home tonight after work so as I'm typing this sentence, it's 2-2 in the third period. So the links are a little ... early. Let's hope they pull this together and get a dubya. (Update: Blues win!) Blues news This page should have the Blues results. How? Magic. [ Yahoo! Sports ] This is from before the 'Yotes game, but the Blues are feeling the crunch of the slow start. [Belleville News-Democrat]...
End Bigotry in Venango County (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
from Chicago Now's REDEYE : When Adrianna King was turned out of her home, she went north in search of acceptance. A transsexual woman with a shy smile, King, 21, moved to Lakeview earlier this year in hopes that gay-friendly Boystown would offer a haven safe from the harassment and abuse she suffered in her South Side neighborhood. But Boystown wasn't always safe, and it wasn't always friendly. King,...
SoCal Connected (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
An interview with the executive director of Door of Hope, a transitional housing program that serves homeless families with young children.
Hooked on Crochet (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
I've been having so much fun lately weaving scarves for gifts - this one is a gift for me! Hubby treated me to a few skeins of a Plymouth Yarn's Baby Alpaca D.K. in a gorgeous shade of soft pink. He insisted that I use it to make something for myself. I combined it with the beautiful pastel sugar cane yarn, and came up with this. I just love it! I've very pleased with the workmanship. I don't know...
Cara Community - Comments (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
In reply to Blog for November 18, 2009 [See ADDENDUM] : ALOHA!! number2son posted - "The NewsHour had a segment on this issue last night. 1 in 7 U.S. Households Struggle for Food 5.2 million children in the U.S. have very low food security." I was reading a report that said over 49million Americans are "food insecure" and then they called that 1 in 7. I got out my calculator because...
Sex Crimes (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The Boston Globe has an interesting article discussing a new push to ban sex offenders from homeless shelters. From the article: As the state’s steep budget cuts have forced organizations that help the homeless to cut beds, staff, and programs,...
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