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Scott Israel: BSO already making improvements
I am honored to serve as your Broward County Sheriff. After completing my first 120 days, I want to discuss what we've accomplished and our plans for the years ahead. Our administration inherited many challenges in January, including a structural budget...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Mental Health, Broward County, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance
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Using the homeless to bash Abercrombie & Fitch not cool
You may already have seen the video. “Abercrombie & Fitch is a terrible company,” intones the creator and star, Los Angeles writer Greg Karber. “Their CEO insists on only hiring attractive people, which is ironic because he looks like...
Tags: Abercrombie & Fitch Company, Leila Fowler, Media Industry
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High schoolers raise cash for homeless
More than 50 high school students built cardboard houses at First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield on Saturday to raise money and awareness for homeless people. Despite unusually cold weather, the event drew more than 175 from North Shore...
Tags: Deerfield, Social Issues
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Continuing traffic on the topic of roadside panhandlers
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellThe May 3 column on panhandlers drew some interesting responses, including South Whitehall Township resident Everette Carr's observation that, though I dispensed advice from experts on how to deal with homeless people begging at the roadside, one of... -
Mensch and Costa: Remove stigma of welfare from DPW
The term "welfare" is defined as the general well-being of an individual or group of individuals. However, when used in association with government services, the term has unfortunately developed a negative connotation. One state agency that suffers from...
Tags: Social Services, Medical Specialization, Edward G. Rendell, Abusive Behavior, Pension and Welfare
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Hundreds of homeless kids on Virginia Peninsula
There are hundreds of homeless children living on the Virginia Peninsula, according to local Homeless Education Liaisons. Liaisons, assigned to every school division across the country, track homeless students and coordinate a range of mandated services...Tags: Education, Project HOPE, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Students, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Commentary: Congressional bill will help the homeless
Finally! A viable solution for the homeless experience. We see homeless people and families in our parks, on our beaches, under our bridges and in our subway stations, and we ask ourselves, "When is someone going to do something about this? How did...Tags: Mental Health, Politics, Elections, Nydia Velazquez, U.S. House of Representatives
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Generous 89-year-old gets honor for service
Don Black may have retired from the working world, but he doesn't stop when it comes to community service. Black, 89, spends his days with Laguna Beach's homeless, providing them an ear and a shoulder to cry on through his generous spirit. His wife,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Rentals, Anglicanism, Human Interest, Christianity
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Howard steps up for homeless with land buy for housing [Commentary]
Howard County took an important step in the fight against homelessness last week by purchasing an 8-acre lot that will be the future home to a 30-unit housing facility. Using $3.25 million in land acquisition dollars, the county bought the land at the...Tags: Volunteers of America, Ken Ulman, Social Issues
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Broward County approves homeless database
Broward County's contingent of homeless will soon be tracked as they wander through the system of support services, from hospital to jail to shelter, after the county authorized money to fund a computer database. The County Commission on Tuesday...
Tags: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Broward County, Business Enterprises
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'Tent to Tent': Homeless veterans' stories may play out on stage
About one in five homeless Central Floridians once wore our country's colors. Vets such as Loretta White. She's among the 62,000 or so vets who pray the Obama administration's bid to end homelessness by 2015 is a more unequivocal win than the Iraq and...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Altamonte Springs, Winter Springs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Seminole State College
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Broward Partnership for the Homeless hosts Salute to Leadership: 'The Disco Ball'
Turn back time to the era when mirrored balls and platform shoes were all the rage at Broward Partnership for the Homeless' 14th annual Salute to Leadership, "The Disco Ball." The event, which takes place at GPG Studios, 2780 NW 55th Court in Fort...Tags: American Express Company, Comerica Inc., Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Carnival Cruise Lines
May 19, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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May 13, 2013
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May 12, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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