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ATLANTA, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Enterprises announced today a $100,000 gift to Covenant House Georgia from The James M. Cox Foundation. The gift will support Covenant House Georgia's "Opening Doors for Homeless Youth" campaign that will help the organization increase its capacity to serve vulnerable youth. "Covenant House Georgia is truly grateful for the gift from the James M. Cox Foundation," said Allison Ashe, executive director of Covenant House Georgia. "The...
ReThink Celebrates Public Housing Residents' Stories of Success through Documentary-Style Storytelling to Show Reality CHESHIRE, Conn., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Having a safe and stable home is a basic human need, but the reality is that for millions of Americans, a reasonable place to live is still financially out of reach. According to the recently fielded ReThink Survey: Perceptions of Public Housing 2013, the majority of Americans (83%) believe that all U.S. citizens deserve...
New York City Chapter Recognizes Pacesetters at First Annual Birthday Bash. New York, New York (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 The New York City (NYC) chapter of Back on My Feet (BoMF) – the national 501(c)3 organization that uses running to help those experiencing homelessness change the way they see themselves so that they can make real change in their lives – will celebrate with more than 600 people at the organization’s First Annual Birthday Bash on Thursday, June 20th at the New York...
NuWave Solutions supports Operation Renewed Hope Foundation's mission to provide quality housing and supportive services to America’s Homeless Veterans Mclean, VA (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 NuWave Solutions, was a proud sponsor of the Operation Renewed Hope Foundation’s Spring Purple and Gold Gala event held on April 20th at the Waterford in Springfield, Virginia. Operation Renewed Hope Foundation is a charitable 501(c)3 Veteran-led organization whose mission is to provide quality...
Marin County Homeless Organization Raises Funds for Family Housing SAN RAFAEL, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeward Bound of Marin, the primary provider of residential and support services for homeless individuals and families in Marin County, today launched a 'nonprofit IPO' with renowned investor Warren Buffett buying the first share. Rather than an "Initial Public Offering" of shares in a for-profit company, this IPO represents an "Immediate Public Opportunity ... to end...
The Arizona injury, bankruptcy and criminal defense law offices of Lerner and Rowe, P.C. give back to the local community by hosting donation centers at their four Phoenix area offices to collect bottled water and heat-related relief items. Water and other items donated will be given to elderly shut-ins and the homeless to help prevent heat-related deaths and other health conditions during the scorching summer months. Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 According to recent reports released...
National Runaway Safeline Identifies These Trends Among Additional Means of Survival, Issues Reported and Other Categories of Data Collected From Youth in Crisis CHICAGO, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Runaway Safeline (NRS) has found that youth in crisis are reporting higher levels of economic problems with an increase of 14 percent over the past year, 15 percent over the last three years and 56 percent over the last 10 years. In the past year, they report...
HomeAid Northern California and Alameda Family Services celebrate the Groundbreaking of Nika's Place, Alameda County's only Emergency Shelter for Homeless Teens. Pleasanton, California (PRWEB) May 06, 2013 HomeAid Northern California and Alameda Family Services celebrated the Groundbreaking of the renovated site for “Nika’s Place”, Alameda County’s only emergency shelter for runaway, thrown away and homeless teens between the ages of 13 and 18. The new site, located in...
Florida sober living and halfway houses announced in Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, Delray Beach, and other major recovery cities in Florida. Contact the Best Halfway House to learn more about sober living homes in Florida today. (PRWEB) May 05, 2013 The Best Halfway House has just announced new sober living homes in Florida. They are now helping to find and place people in recovery in the best halfway houses in all Florida cities. These cities include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca...
In a new report from Impact with Martin Sheen set to debut this summer, audiences will see how new research into the root causes of homelessness are an important tool to help get people off the streets and into new lives. Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 The producers of Impact with Martin Sheen are pleased to announce an upcoming report on how experts are uncovering many of the root causes of homelessness in an effort to reduce the number of Americans living on the streets each night....
