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New one-stop resource center could help 1,000 Orlando families a day
A long-awaited, one-stop service site for the working poor and struggling families will be announced this week by the Community Food & Outreach Center. Dubbed "Compassion Central," the project would expand the center's campus on West Michigan Street...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Corporate Officers, Social Issues, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Rentals
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Home runs help homeless at Harford Family House
Harford Family House presents its 4th Annual Harford Mutual Home Runs for the Homeless event Aug. 6 at Ripken Stadium. Teams of four can have a "real baseball experience," changing in the team locker room, taking batting practice in the batting cage and...Tags: Arts and Culture, Sports, Family, Awards and Prizes, Ceremonies
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Hagerstown man charged with murder after man's body found off W. Antietam St.
julieg@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a homeless man who was found Saturday with severe blunt-force trauma to his head, according to Hagerstown Police Department Sgt. John Lehman and a news release from the police...Tags: Prosecution, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Social Issues, Murder
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Workshop tackles ways to help the homeless
About 20 community members gathered at Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa on Saturday morning, sitting at a work table to learn about resources available to those living on the streets. Some felt the need to reach out to those living on the streets....Tags: Environmental Issues, Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Belief and Faith, Conservation
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Push to sweep homeless into shelters ignites debate
The Miami HeraldMIAMI A political battle is mounting over the chronically homeless in downtown Miami. In one corner: the Miami City Commission, led by Chairman Marc Sarnoff, and the semi-autonomous Downtown Development Authority. They argue that a 15-year-old legal...Tags: Justice System, Government, North Miami, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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Pennsylvania Democrats strike out in bid to expand Medicaid to working poor
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democrats struck out Monday in their attempts to expand government-funded Medicaid health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. First up was Sen. Vince Hughes, D-...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Regional Authority, Bucks County, Patricia H Vance, Delaware County
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2 men repeatedly attacked sleeping homeless man, police say
Prosecutors charged two Glendale men on Friday for assaulting a homeless man, officials said. Oganes Manvelyan, 23, and Vahan Kiourktzian, 22, each face one count of assault with a deadly weapon in Wednesday's alleged attack on the homeless man,...
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State drags feet on Medicaid expansion seen as key to Obamacare
Beginning today, The Morning Call will kick off a series of occasional stories taking a comprehensive look at how the Affordable Care Act will change health care and how Pennsylvanians access it. We will provide useful information to aid you in navigating...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Regional Authority, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Incorporated, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Hospitals and Clinics
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Supporters worry homeless official's resignation will hurt cause
The woman responsible for bringing millions of dollars in federal grants to help Central Florida's homeless population has abruptly announced her resignation, leaving some worried that the region's ongoing struggle with homelessness has lost its strongest...
Tags: Orange County (Florida), Social Issues, Rentals, Abusive Behavior
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Inside a large homeless encampment
San Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE, Calif. Even before bulldozers ripped through her fenced compound in Silicon Valley's largest homeless encampment a sunken subdivision from hell known as "The Jungle" Mama Red had been thinking about moving. The departure of her pregnant...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gang Activity, Alcohol Addiction, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Social Issues
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Remember, serving the homeless is also serving Christ
My AnswerQ: Our church is involved in a community ministry to homeless people, but it's discouraging because you see the same people all the time and we don't seem to be doing any good. Shouldn't we use our limited resources to actually accomplish something? -- Z....Tags: Social Issues, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
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Number of homeless youths on the rise, suggests shelter, hotline data
Sara Stokes remembers well the night she became homeless. It was the end of January, but warm like spring. She and her boyfriend at the time, the father of her toddler, were fighting at their apartment. He swung her around, choked her and busted her lip,...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Family, Missing Persons, Social Issues, Chicago Mayor
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