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Business Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cradles to Crayons (C2C), a nonprofit organization that provides poor and homeless children, from birth to age 12, with everyday essentials they need to be safe, warm and ready to learn, will be hosting their second annual A Family Time to Give “Ungala” on Saturday, November 21 from 10AM – 2PM. Families and corporate sponsors, such as Bank of America...
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LAist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Our favorite recent piece of guerilla public art --that giant fork placed, well, at a fork in the road--will be the site of a food drive this weekend, says the LA Times . Benefitting the Union Station Homeless Services , volunteers will collect nonperishable food at the fork, located at Pasadena and St. John avenues , both days this weekend, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sculpture was a birthday present/prank...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The government of El Salvador on Thursday announced the construction of 1,500 temporary houses for the victims of hurricane Ida that left more than 15,000 people homeless and about 200 deaths in the country. The shelter houses, each about 30 square meters in area, will be ready in three months, according to El Salvador Housing and Urban Development Minister Edin Martinez. The minister said the government...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Photo by m hoek BREAKING now: an arrest has been made in the Nov. 7 slaying of liquor store owner Rufina Hernandez, D.C. police are saying. More on this to come after a 7:30 p.m. news conference. [ WJLA/ABC7 ] The U.S. Postal service has declared its own War on Christmas: they are dropping the popular national program where volunteers in North Pole, Alaska open and respond to letters addressed to...
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DCist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Public Enemy came to D.C. Wednesday on a mission–not to fight the power, but rather to use the band's influence to fight youth homelessness in the District and the rest of the country. The evening began at the Sasha Bruce House , where Chuck D, Flavor Flav and the rest of the iconic hip-hop group toured the facility and hosted a pre-Thanksgiving dinner for more than 30 homeless youths. Following...
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. The number of homeless students in Brevard County, Fla., more than doubled this year, reports Megan Downs of Florida Today , and for the first time the school district qualified for federal aid to help the deal with the problem. Many of the students are "in transition":...
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Pasadena Daily Photo (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
In keeping with this week's developing theme (did you notice a theme was developing?) of guerrilla art, here's a guerrilla drive-by photo, taken at dusk yesterday while I waited for the traffic light to change at Orange Grove and Lake. I've long admired this building at 825 E. Orange Grove Blvd. I searched the web for architectural information but didn't find it. I want to say Myron Hunt because it...
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Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Hollywood facility given notices of two fire code violations, including overcrowding The owner of a homeless shelter says about 80 of his residents may have to find another place to live because the facility has received two fire code violation notices.
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LAist (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I said Caribbean Pirates, not Pirates of the...forget it. | Photo courtesy of Joe Penniston via Flickr A fun bit of trivia for film snobs & martial arts fans: Jackie Chan's Supercop was originally released on laserdisc by the prestigious Criterion Collection . The Nuart pays tribute to this cinematic masterwork with a midnight screening on Friday. The New Beverly features fellow Criterion alum,...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Want to do your part to help support efforts to wipe out homelessness in Kansas City? Plan on attending the Homeless Services Coalition’s fourth annual fundraiser and awards ceremony from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13th and Broadway. read more
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LAist (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
We've shown you two secret street art spots ( here and here ) around the Los Angeles area in the past couple weeks, but today we present you with a place you can actually go and see yourself. It's one of those in-your-face spots that you can easily miss, but Sunset Junction can be a treasure trove. Two parcels south of El Pollo Loco on Sunset at Sanborn is an empty lot. Yes, homeless live there and...
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Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Among items needed for homeless animals are unopened cat and dog food, fleece beds, toys.
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DCist (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Chef Michael Mina in the kitchen at Bourbon Steak. Photo courtesy Amber Pfau. Now that we know the outcome of the 2009 Capital Food Fight to benefit D.C. Central Kitchen , we have to wonder whether Chef Michael Mina was laying it on a little thick last week when he said he was scrambling to try out some recipes that he could whip up in 10 minutes. Mina wound up the big winner at the Iron Chef-inspired...
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The Enterprise Ledger (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Contributions or gifts for shelter residents may be dropped off at the Ledger offices. For more information, contact Pastor Mary Shelnut, (334) 393-1880
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Irvine Animal Care Center (IACC) is sponsoring “Home for the Holidays,” a pet adoption event to raise awareness about Irvine’s growing homeless pet population on Sunday, December 6 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The free event features more than 500 animals available for adoption, pet-related vendors, food, a silent auction, raffle, bake sale and “Ask...
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pbensonx7 | 02/16/2009
House struggles with his own beliefs as he takes on a case of priest with a disturbing past who runs a shelter for homeless people and sees a vision of Jesus.
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orianabvc | 02/05/2009
Done with the 100th episode, “House M.D.” is moving on with the episode “Unfaithful” where a priest who runs a homeless shelter sees a bleeding Jesus hovering at his doorstep. He is then the case of House and the team after he arrives in the ER.
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eddymkl | 02/05/2009
Done with the 100th episode, “House M.D.” is moving on with the episode “Unfaithful” where a priest who runs a homeless shelter sees a bleeding Jesus hovering at his doorstep. He is then the case of House and the team after he arrives in the ER.
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