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The Recorder - Task force launches first goods, gear drive to aid homeless

The Franklin County and North Quabbin Emergency Services for Unhoused Individuals Task Force has launched a gear and goods drive, seeking help to nourish, warm and provide “food for the soul” for the region’s homeless population. “The intent of this...

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The Recorder - Emergency shelter

I read with gratitude in recent Recorder articles, the list of places any one of us would be welcome for a warm, delicious Thanksgiving dinner: Stone Soup Café in Greenfield, the Franklin County Community Meals Program in Northfield, the O’Brien...

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Athol Daily News - Red kettle bell stolen from Salvation Army at supermarket in Athol

ATHOL — The Athol Salvation Army Corps is busy getting ready to provide holidays meals for local families and toys for area children. Yet, despite all it does to provide charity and moral support during holiday season, the organization recently became...

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Athol Daily News - Municipal officials, nonprofits working to keep North Quabbin residents warm this winter

ATHOL — In case you missed it, National Grid announced last month that electric customers will be getting whacked with an eye-popping rate hike beginning Nov. 1. The average monthly bill of a typical residential electric customer using 600 kWh, said...

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The Recorder - North Quabbin's homeless: Who they are and steps to help

(Editor: Third in a series)ATHOL — As the North Quabbin deals with the issue of homelessness, advocates say it’s important to identify those who find themselves homeless in order to determine how best to meet their needs and the needs of the...

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Athol Daily News - Community understanding, resources needed to help North Quabbin's homeless

(Editor: Fourth in a series)ATHOL — “We’re begging the community to look at the complexity of this issue,” Heather Bialecki-Canning told the Athol Daily News recently.“While there are those who choose to ‘live rough,’” said the executive director of...

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The Recorder - Quabbin region caught in a funding 'no man's land' as it addresses homelessness

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series covering homelessness in the North Quabbin region.While the pandemic, changes in the local economy and a shortage of affordable housing have all contributed to the increasing homeless population...

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Athol Daily News - North Quabbin's homeless: Who they are and steps to help

(Editor: Third in a series)ATHOL — As North Quabbin, like many other regions of the state and country, deal with the issue of homelessness, it’s important to identify those who find themselves homeless in order to determine how best to meet their...

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The Recorder - North Quabbin Community Coalition at forefront of wrestling with homelessness

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series covering homelessness in the North Quabbin region.While homelessness isn’t new to the North Quabbin area, leaders of a local nonprofit say relatively rapid economic development in recent years...

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Athol Daily News - Shelter, funding among issues NQCC, other human services agencies, and local officials face when addressing homelessness

(Editor: Second in a series)ATHOL — While the recent pandemic, changes in the local economy, and a shortage of affordable housing all have worked together to increase the ranks of the homeless in North Quabbin, the North Quabbin Community Coalition,...

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