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Boyertown Area Multi-Service launched its new Homelessness Task Force thanks to a fundraising campaign with a matching donation from a local bank. During the month of March, the Multi-Service raised more than $14,000 through its Stronger Together Campaign. Ambler Savings Bank helped kick off the campaign by matching dollar-for-dollar every donation up to $5,000. Multi-Service teamed up with The United Way of Boyertown to prioritize homelessness as a critical need in the community by creating the Task Force to offer rapid response to those in crisis, the two organizations announced in a ...

Fort St. John City Hall. (Energetic City) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – The City of Fort St. John is applying for COVID-19 Restart Funding to address homelessness and other community impacts due to the pandemic. City staff will apply for up to $450,000 through the Local Governments Strengthening Communities Services grant. Community Services Director Karin Carlson’s April 12th report to council states the pandemic has resulted in an increase in domestic violence, substance use and homelessness. '),whenLoaded(initFlexitive); “The demographics we are most worried about are those especially vulnera...

Temporary shelter ready, but needs insurance to open A plan to use St. Joseph Church in Laconia to provide overnight shelter for homeless people on extremely cold nights has been hamstrung by insurance requirements. Adam Drapcho / Laconia Daily Sun file Published: 2/10/2021 9:26:23 PM St. Joseph’s Church, a well-loved landmark across the from the downtown post office, was ready to open as a temporary overnight shelter, with 15 beds for the city’s homeless on the coldest nights, before the project was stalled Monday because of a lack of insurance coverage. The church building, which remain...

JONESBORO — Around 5 a.m. Wednesday, Earl Long could be seen pushing his old shopping cart up Main Street. The cart is covered in cardboard signs stating, “NEED DONATIONS, ANYTHING WILL HELP, NOT HOMELESS.” Long, 54, of Jonesboro, just found a place on Gee Street after spending many weeks on the street with his 32-year-old autistic wife, Stephanie. “I am from Wisconsin,” Long said. “I got stuck here when I got pulled over after putting flowers on my dad’s grave. I was here 30 minutes when I got pulled over and spent two days in jail. They impounded my car.â...