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Lynchburg group opens art gallery to benefit the homeless
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhile they may be hard to find in Lynchburg, homeless people do exist in the city. "You really don't see our homeless out and about in the community, but I can assure you that they are there," said Tracey Dixon. Dixon is Executive Director of The...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Artists, Social Issues, Arts and Culture, Arts
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L.A. to ask high court to overturn ruling on homeless' belongings
L.A. NOWThe city of Los Angeles is scheduled Thursday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower-court ruling preventing the random seizure and destruction of belongings that homeless people leave temporarily unattended on public sidewalks. If the court... -
Girl, 11, delivers Easter to those in need
Our Town CorrespondentThis year marked the third year in a row that 11-year-old Lexi Rogers delivered Easter baskets to local children in hospitals. With the help of her guardian Missy Spaugy, as well as 9-year-old brother Jordan and 4-year-old sister Kylee, Rogers delivered...Tags: Social Issues, Easter
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Shelter death of homeless man was a preventable tragedy
The death of Dana Bolden, 46, from a stab wound to the chest inflicted by another resident at Baltimore's 24-hour homeless shelter, was an entirely preventable tragedy ("Vigil for homeless man killed inside city shelter," March 31). Mayor Stephanie...Tags: Mental Health, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Commentary: County should control homeless and fires in Talbert
The time has come to consider solving the homeless problem in Talbert Regional Park. I recently received a call from my wife, informing me that my family was forced to evacuate our house on Seabird Court in Newport Beach because there was another fire in...Tags: Social Issues
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Vigil held for homeless man stabbed to death at city's shelter
Sitting alone at the edge of the parking lot outside Baltimore's 24-hour homeless shelter, Robin Bolden watched the dozens gathered nearby Saturday to remember her husband, Dana, who was stabbed to death at the facility earlier this month. Tears...Tags: Social Issues, Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Tony Simmons
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Outreach aids former inmates struggling to find housing, jobs
Akua Zenzele, a community supervision agent in Southeast Baltimore who works with parolees, knows the first few days after being released from incarceration are crucial for former inmates. Many are paroled with few resources and nowhere to go. Some...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Substance Abuse
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Some 2,000 diners sip soup to benefit the homeless
Richard Bell hardly had time to look up during the first hour of ladling rich cream of crab soup into bowl after bowl at a fundraiser to benefit Baltimore residents struggling with homelessness, hunger and poverty. In that time, the general manager of...
Tags: Vincent de Paul, Lifestyle and Leisure, Catonsville, Jones Falls Expressway, Social Issues
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Tough choice: Give to the panhandler or not?
"Excuse me, do you have spare change?" The question is all too commonplace. The answer is a little more complicated. As South Florida cities and counties post anti-panhandling signs, beautify popular homeless hangouts to discourage loitering, and...
Tags: Coral Springs, David Wagner, West Palm Beach, Politics, Nova Southeastern University
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Homeless commission hires new CEO
The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, saved from the threat of extinction last summer, has made its first major move as a reinvented nonprofit agency by hiring a CEO. Andrae Bailey, the 36-year-old executive director of the charitable...
Tags: Social Issues, Orange County (Florida), Teresa Jacobs, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Orlando Health
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City votes to store possessions left by homeless
A city ordinance aimed at curtailing items being left outside by the homeless won preliminary approval Tuesday night. Officials voted 5-0 in favor of a law that would allow the city to collect and store items on behalf of the homeless in a central...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Politics, Elections, Lobbying
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Given Baltimore's generosity, why is homelessness still 'epidemic' here?
As a resident of downtown Baltimore, I'm struck by the amenities offered to the homeless ("Aid for street people failing," March 18). There are long lines in front of Health Care for the Homeless on the Fallsway, and it appears My Sister's Place across...
Tags: Epidemics and Plagues, Social Issues
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