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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: Media Industry, Leila Fowler, Abercrombie & Fitch Company
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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... -
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: Social Issues, Deerfield
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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: Interior Policy, Jay Jr Costa, Nursing, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Politics
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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: Social Issues, Students, Project HOPE, Education, Family
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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: U.S. Congress, Social Issues, Unemployment Benefits, Mental Health, U.S. House of Representatives
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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: Social Issues, Volunteers of America, Ken Ulman
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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: Human Interest, Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Anglicanism
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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: Business Enterprises, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Broward County
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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: Social Issues, Winter Springs, Seminole State College, Behavioral Conditions, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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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: Dental Health, Auction Service, Awards and Prizes, Dentistry and Dental Health, Bars and Clubs
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Corbett's asset test finds little abuse in $2.6 billion food stamp program
It's the question Kathryn Hoffman hates to ask, especially of the elderly people who come into her office looking for help. Do you have a burial plot? How much is it worth? But that question is one of many Hoffman must ask as a food stamp outreach...
Tags: Tom Corbett, Interior Policy, Health Insurance, Parties and Movements, U.S. Department of Agriculture
May 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 13, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
May 15, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 13, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 12, 2013
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
May 10, 2013
|Story| Daily Pilot
May 8, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
May 8, 2013
|Story| Coastline Pilot
May 7, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
May 6, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
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