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Mother’s Day is May 10th
April 14, 2009 – 9:08 pm | No Comment

Do you know what you are getting that special mom for Mother’s Day?

Buy a mom-in-need a case of diapers, wipes, or tampons and we’ll email you a nifty Mother’s Day ecard you can give …

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SNAP to it, San Diego
April 13, 2009 – 8:34 pm | No Comment
SNAP to it, San Diego

Struggling families all around our state have it tough. Due to the recent surge in applicants, San Diego County officials are working on making the federally-funded food stamp, or SNAP, application process easier.
According to the …

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When you have nowhere else to turn
April 12, 2009 – 6:46 am | No Comment
When you have nowhere else to turn

During the economic boom homeless shelters across the state were already filled with people down on their luck. According to this article from the San Bernardino Sun, it was mostly singles and couples who needed …

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California gets an F
April 11, 2009 – 10:40 am | No Comment
California gets an F

Dear Sunny California,
Remedial action is necessary.
According to the National Center on Family Homelessness, California ranks #40 (*States ranked 1-50 1=best, 50=worst) in the State Report Card on Child Homelessness. You can read the full California …

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Homeless in the heart of affluence
April 6, 2009 – 10:15 am | 2 Comments

Homelessness is soaring in Marin County — California’s most affluent county — as agencies see 25 to 50 percent increases in requests for help. And it’s families who’re feeling the hit the most, according to …

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What we don’t see
April 6, 2009 – 6:30 am | No Comment

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The other night I was helping a friend move out of the area. My friend is a journalist who previously worked for a national newspaper and we were talking about the recent media blitz that …

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