With eight sites total, volunteers had plenty of opportunities to find somewhere they could make a difference.
New this year was the Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank, 255 S. Chicago St., which has a new garden that is set to open soon. Volunteers were scheduled to do a little painting and sealing of some of the planters and a shed, but the cool and humid weather kept them inside, putting together gardening kits for groups that will come to tend the planters.
Sabrina Rosario, a member of the University United Methodist Church, brought her children, Theo and Sarah Rosario, to the Food Bank to help.
Former congressional candidate Julie Oliver canvasses on behalf of Homes Not Handcuffs No on Prop B campaign in March (Photo by David Brendan Hall)
In June 2019, after many years of pressure from justice advocates, Austin s increasingly left-leaning City Council voted to roll back the city s 20-year-old ordinances that banned camping, sitting or lying down, and panhandling in many public spaces. These moves to decriminalize the experience of homelessness, and to acknowledge that the growing presence and needs of Austin s unsheltered poor could not solely be handled by law enforcement, set City Hall on a new strategy, but drew swift pushback from Downtown stakeholders, Austin conservatives, and high-profile Texas Republicans, including Downtown Austin resident Gov. Greg Abbott.
San Antonio church opens its doors for people in need of warmth and food
Another night of freezing temperatures is on the way to the Alamo City, but there are places offering shelter for those who need it. Author: Jordan Foster (KENS 5) Published: 4:30 PM CST February 18, 2021 Updated: 4:31 PM CST February 18, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Ben Trammell, the lead pastor at University United Methodist Church, says they had some food, heat and water, so they opened their doors for people seeking shelter from the ongoing winter storm.
“Today it’ll be interesting to see what ins and outs we have because the roads are rough with the snow currently,” Trammell said.
Officials say residents should prepare for up to three days of lost power as Orange County faces a winter storm warning from midnight Thursday until 7 a.m. Friday, with a likely ice accumulation of ¼ to ½ inches across central N.C.
Temple Concord’s survival depends on sale of ‘beautiful but aging building’ (Your Letters)
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
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To the Editor:
Temple Concord is more than a building on the corner of University Avenue and Madison Street in Syracuse. Today, however, the Temple Concord community is in jeopardy if we are prevented from selling that beautiful but aging building.
Temple Concord is a community, a community that’s been part of Central New York for 182 years. It has provided spirituality, comfort, joy, belonging, inclusivity, education and so much more, to tens of thousands of people over those many years. From newborns to the most senior of senior citizens, lives have been enriched by being part of this vibrant family of families.