Homeless

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that young adults under the age of 25 experiencing homelessness will now be able to receive meals at emergency shelters participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Under normal circumstances, USDA only reimburses shelters…

Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich, who manages the program, received word on Wednesday the service will get its funding. Author of the article: Nick Pearce  •  Local Journalism Initiative Ron Woytowich, the executive director of the Kikinahk Friendship Centre in La Ronge, outside the Friendship Centre on Thursday,…

The team at SocialBox.Biz is thrilled to announce an ongoing partnership with the University of Surrey. This partnership means that the University of Surrey is onboard to participate in the Laptops for Homeless Initiative for the long term. Through the partnership, Guildford’s homeless and other vulnerable populations will receive tech…

White Spot Hospitality has asked one of its franchisees to step back from day-to-day operations at a Penticton restaurant after the franchisee, Al Mansfield, left a load of dog poo on the walkway at the Compass House Shelter that serves homeless people. The franchisee of a White Spot restaurant in…

“I came to the centre to get my second dose of vaccine – I am happy to get any. I have heard of COVID, how could I not? Everyone is talking about it on the streets, in the centre. I hear about it on the radio, I see it on…

A lawyer for the family of a homeless Black man who was fatally shot last month by a San Francisco Bay Area police officer has said that a video serves as evidence that the shooting was unjustified ByThe Associated Press April 6, 2021, 10:42 PM • 3 min read DANVILLE,…

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Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal have donated Rs 1 lakh for the relief of the fire victims of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap and Longding districts. The actor handed over the amount to the Lower Subansiri Deputy commissioner Somcha Lowang. Around two weeks back, a major fire broke…

Los Angeles City Council member Mike Bonin has proposed sheltering the city’s growing homeless populations in facilities at local beaches on the Pacific Ocean, provoking the ire of local residents who rely on the beaches for recreation. Touting what he calls an “everything in” approach to homelessness, Bonin posted his…

Please share on Twitter about SocialBox.Biz Digital Exclusion Eradication Manifesto: https://twitter.com/SocialBoxBiz/status/1334448259549552640 Named as “Hero innovators and change makers in 2021,” by The Independent newspaper as a testament to their Laptops for the Homeless, Elderly and Refugees Initiative, SocialBox.Biz is proving what’s possible when companies and organizations come together to better…