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Recent Entries Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Hike for Hunger
The effort raised money for four Bucks County food banks – Bristol Borough Community Center, Martha’s Cupboard (Fallsington), Mary’s Cupboard (Levittown) and the Coordinating Council and Welfare (Warminster) -- and mypoorfeat.org, which delivers a hot meal and orange juice to the hungry and the homeless every Sunday. for more
Friday, October 16, 2009 FreeClinics.US
The National Association of Free Clinics is the only national non-profit whose mission is solely focused on the needs of free clinics and the populations they serve. When the NAFC was founded in 2001, the leaders envisioned a network of local free clinics brought together to create a voice much more powerful than could be realized on either a community or even a state-wide basis.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 homeless still on the rise in Massachusetts
The number of homeless families living in motels funded by the state now tops more than 1,000, a dramatic 37 percent increase since June 1, a top official for the state Department of Housing and Community Development said yesterday,Tina Brooks, undersecretary of the department, said 1,010 families - including more than 1,400 children - are now living in motels, at a monthly cost of about $2.8 million for taxpayers. for more
Hunger and the ""Green Revolution"
The man who hated hunger By Jeff Jacoby He is reckoned to have saved more lives - hundreds of millions, perhaps a billion - than any man in human history.Yet until last weekend, when he died at 95, you could have asked 1,000 people at random, and chances are 998 of them would never have heard of him. for more
Wednesday, September 09, 2009 America.us America.us 50 states and every city and town in those states ,America.us has hotel, apartment, restaurant, event information and more for cities all across the country.
Tuesday, September 08, 2009 MassachusettsWomen.org
Newly launched MassachusettsWomen.org connecting women of all ages in Massachusetts and targeting social issues throughout the US
Thursday, February 26, 2009 Food Stamps Up 20 % in Mass
What can be said when a state like Massachusetts see a dramtic up tick in food stamps? The state added nearly 100,000 people to the food stamp rolls in 2008, the largest increase since at least 1995 and possibly the largest in Massachusetts history, the state's welfare director said. As many as 20,000 new applications are coming in each month, along with an average of 18,000 requests for extensions. for more see boston globe