P.S. 127 McKinley Park students took part in a nationwide movement to help the homeless. The kids attached handwritten letters of encouragement to 85 blankets that were sent to homeless Brooklynites from the nonprofit group Blankets of Hope. “They felt happy that they would be able to participate in somethingContinue Reading
Unified Erie, launched in 2011 to reduce gun violence, gets boost with $1.6 million state grant Initiative, which includes DA’s Office, Erie police, will use money to address crime among younger juveniles, including those in middle school Increase in gang violence also concerns Unified Erie officials Since its inception more thanContinue Reading
Hello again, Las Vegas! Important update: You all, as readers, have made the Las Vegas Daily so successful that it is my honor to announce the next stage of the newsletter. Patch is looking for a local writer and entrepreneur to take the helm of the Las Vegas Daily. AlthoughContinue Reading
NBA A video shows West draining jumper after jumper. Delonte West spent several years in Boston. Bill Greene Former Celtics guard Delonte West, who has dealt with mental-health struggles and substance-abuse issues over the years, appears to be working toward a basketball comeback. According to TMZ Sports, West has beenContinue Reading
By Brandon Goldner, WCNC Gastonia, N.C. — “As a child, I’d always say when I get older, I wanted to take care of the homeless,” said Lizzie Siegle, who lives in Gastonia. “Well as I got older, I said when I hit the lottery, I always wanted to do soContinue Reading
Photographer Jeffrey A. Wolin’s Faces of Homelessness is a photo/text series that focuses on people who are homeless or have been homeless in the past. In January 2020, there were 580,466 people experiencing homelessness in America. Most were individuals (70 percent), and the rest were people living in families with children. COVID-19 disruptedContinue Reading
A philanthropic foundation asked a group of Detroit youth how they would award $100,000 and they came back with an action plan. Thirteen young Detroiters selected 15 nonprofits in the city — from mentorship programs to sports teams — to receive grants from the Skillman Foundation. They were tasked withContinue Reading
-Submitted photo Ashley Miller, Iowa Central Community College alum and current youth and family enrichment manager at Haven For Hope in San Antonio Texas, center, is pictured with representatives from Iowa Central, from left to right: Jim Kersten, vice president of external affairs; Jesse Ulrich, president;Continue Reading
A duplex in Lafayette caught on fire this morning, and Lafayette Fire Investigator and Spokesman Alton Trahan says, firefighters, battled the blaze for about fifteen minutes to put it out. They ended up staying on the scene for about three hours as a precaution. There were seven fire trucks andContinue Reading
ST. CLOUD — A local car dealership is making sure food is on the table for several central Minnesota residents this Thanksgiving. St. Cloud Subaru is partnering with Place of Hope to sponsor Thanksgiving meals for the families who live a the shelter next to their dealership. Bobby Konnight is theContinue Reading