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Happy New Year!
December 31, 2009 – 11:42 am | One Comment
Happy New Year!

What a year!
When we started HAMO in the spring of this year we thought we were going to do a health and hygiene drive, maybe collect extra hotel soaps and a thousand diapers and wipes – …

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Thank You to the San Francisco Employees of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney!
December 30, 2009 – 8:42 pm | One Comment

Wow!
Thank you to all the staff at the San Francisco office of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney who collected diapers for HPP!
I just received this email message from Sharon at Homeless Prenatal Program:
I have dubbed you our …

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Carolyn’s Thoughts on a Monday, Cook for the WDDC
December 28, 2009 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Carolyn’s Thoughts on a Monday, Cook for the WDDC

We wanted to share a little glimmer of hope that many of you have had a big part of. This is a guest post from WDDC’s Monday cook, Carolyn.
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I often wish news agencies would …

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NPR Reports: Homeless Families on the Rise
December 26, 2009 – 4:49 pm | No Comment

NPR’s Weekend Edition today reports on the rising population of homeless families. Listen to the story here.
Between rising rates in unemployment and foreclosures, it’s no wonder that families are now the country’s fastest growing homeless …

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Meet One of Our Angels: Martha Ryan, Founder of Homeless Prenatal Program
December 24, 2009 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Meet One of Our Angels: Martha Ryan, Founder of Homeless Prenatal Program

Check out this speech by Homeless Prenatal Program‘s Founder, Martha Ryan.

2009 Tipping Point Award Honoree: Homeless Prenatal Program, Martha Ryan from Tipping Point Community on Vimeo.
Rachel F. and I had the opportunity to meet Martha …

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Children’s Well Being and the Great Recession
December 21, 2009 – 6:00 am | One Comment
Children’s Well Being and the Great Recession

Last week, a study out of Duke University’s Department of Sociology, funded by the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, found that California children’s well being improved by 16% between 1995 and 2006.
Researchers found that …

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