Archive for March, 2008
Poverty and Boston Rising
- Nice story in boston business journal ,, Ken Nickerson,,,With a $15 million, five-year grant from his family foundation as seed money, Nickerson has started Boston Rising, a fund that aims to support effective anti-poverty programs in and around the city.
The fund is based on Robin Hood, the successful New York City nonprofit that was started by hedge fund titan Paul Tudor Jones of Tudor Investment Corp. in 1988 and named for the legendary archetype who stole from the rich to give to the poor. The fund is not officially affiliated with Robin Hood. for morePoverty.us for a state directory of poverty in the US.
- Increase in Senior Hunger Accelerated by Recession May 23, 2013HMS, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS Holdings Corp. , applauded today the release of a new report the company helped support. Spotlight on Senior Hunger is based on research commissioned and underwritten by the National Foundation to End Senior Hunger . […]
- Hunger Week Hosted to Raise Awareness May 23, 2013New club holds events to illuminate social problems, find solutions Educating students about the issues of hunger and poverty and explaining how these impact the daily lives of many people are the two main goals of Santa Clara’s new club — Bridging the Gap: Alleviating Poverty. This week, […]
- Court rejects parole bid from Pussy Riot hunger striker May 23, 2013A court in Russia's Urals Thursday rejected a request for parole by hunger-striking Pussy Riot punk rocker Maria Alyokhina, despite support from music luminaries including Paul McCartney. […]
- 'Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson to star in and produce 'Ape' May 22, 2013By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After conquering "The Hunger Games," Josh Hutcherson is set to star in the dark psychological thriller "Ape" for Atomic Owl Pictures and JetLag Productions. Miguel Sapochnik ("Repo Men") will direct the film from a script by newcomer Jon Johnstone. Bree Herzog is producing for Atomic O […]
- 'Hunger Games' Josh Hutcherson to Star In and Produce 'Ape' (Exclusive) May 22, 2013After conquering "The Hunger Games," Josh Hutcherson is set to star in the dark psychological thriller "Ape" for Atomic Owl Pictures and JetLag Productions. […]
- YPSILANTI: Education Project for Homeless Youth helps homeless students May 24, 2013YPSILANTI — The number of homeless youth in Washtenaw County has nearly quadrupled in the past six years. Consistently, the highest concentrations of homeless youth have been in eastern Washtenaw County. […]
- Helping homeless vets May 24, 2013As residents reflect on the tireless work of the nation's military veterans on Memorial Day, a group of Howard County vets is concentrating on veterans without a home. […]
- Homeless Numbers Static Across Alaska May 24, 2013Despite reduced numbers of homeless families and children, advocates report overall number of homeless unchanged […]
- Survey: More than half of Boulder homeless who sought help at center were new to city May 23, 2013More than half the people who sought help at Bridge House's new resource center for the homeless had lived in Boulder less than six months, according to data released Wednesday by the day shelter and social service agency. […]
- Homeless man’s stolen dog returned after Facebook campaign May 23, 2013A dog stolen from a homeless man has been found and returned after a Facebook campaign helped track down the pooch. The pit bull, Handover, was stolen from James Bryan on May 8 in Hudson, Fla. Bryan had been sleeping at the time of the theft. "Handover is my best friend. He's my heart and […]