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The successful recipients of the 2021 ClubGRANTS scheme for the Wagga Wagga LGA were announced this week, with 15 local not-for-profit community groups...

Over $468,000 is going to help bring food to families in the region. The money is coming from the Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration ...

Information on the EBB Program Information on the EBB Program On May 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued policy memo SP 12-2021 about the U.S. Department of Education Federal Communication Commission’s Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program. The EBB is a new, temporary Federal program to help eligible families pay for internet service during the pandemic. Households with a child who was approved to receive free or reduced-price meals under the National School L...

New peer employment initiative to aid at-risk peoples in the East Kootenay SHARE ON: (Supplied by Kootenay Employment Services) A brand new peer employment initiative is being launched by Kootenay Employment Services (KES) for those at risk or currently experiencing homelessness in Cranbrook, Creston, Invermere, Fernie, and the surrounding area. A 12-week program, “LINK” is fully funded through the Canada – British Columbia Workforce Development Agreement. Beth Hurst, Regional Programs a...

Posted: April 29, 2021 Initiative connects people and opportunities Kootenay Employment Services (KES) is launching a peer employment initiative for individuals at risk or experiencing homelessness in Cranbrook, Creston, Invermere, Fernie and surrounding areas. This initiative is funded through the Canada – British Columbia Workforce Development Agreement. “LINK” is a 12-week program to help bridge the gap between unstable housing and employment readiness. Participants will spend three m...

Free school lunches extended until June 22 could come with a local cost Fresh chef salads are prepared in the Concord High School kitchen on Tuesday morning, March 2, 2021. Not only do the food service prepare food for the school, but they prepare both breakfast and lunch deliveries around the entire district. GEOFF FORESTER Published: 4/27/2021 4:13:37 PM Free school meals will continue for New Hampshire K-12 students next year, due to pandemic waivers provided by the federal government that a...

EYOTA, Minn. (KTTC) -- Studies show children learn better when they have full stomachs, and a new effort is underway to make sure they continue to get healthy and free lunches, even after the pandemic. The dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread distance learning for students across the country. For some children, their only meal of the day came from school. With so many children at home, there was a fear some would go hungry. School nutrition leaders mobilized and transformed the way...

Patrick Richard announced his bid for Councillor of Ward 1 in Moncton. Born in Moncton, Richard had previously planned to run before the pandemic started. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree focused on business management, political sciences and sociology from l’Université de Moncton, and a Human Resources Management Certificate from the University of New Brunswick. Richard’s priorities include: Encouraging business growth and recovery from the Covid19 pandemic Establishing a strategy th...

Black Panther leader Fred Hampton, Dirksen Federal Building, 1969 (Photo: Paul Sequeira) On February 18, Adalah Justice Project’s Sandra Tamari  spoke with movement attorney Jeff Haas by videoconference. Jeff is a founder of the People’s Law Office in Chicago (1969-2003) and is the author of The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police  Murdered a Black Panther. In this conversation, Jeff recounts his work as co-counsel on Hampton vs. Hanrahan which exposed...

Article content Despite the pandemic the Breakfast Program at KLDCS continues. As Jenita Naylor explains she and a number of teens help prepare food for the program Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at the school. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Breakfast program serves a need Back to video “The teens arrive shortly after 7 AM to help prepare the food and at least once a month we also meet after school to bake homemade muffins and other food...