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- Demand at food banks has risen by 30%, according to this New York Times article.
Experts said that chronically poor people tend to adapt to the periods where money is scarce by asking for support from friends or tapping into social services, but that working-class people who suddenly lose jobs or homes often find themselves at sea, unsure how to navigate the system or ashamed to seek help.
Catholic Relief Services is, of course, a faith-based organization, but what's striking is that the faith of its employees is inherent in what they do, not something they wear on their sleeves.
- Schools are seeing a rise in homeless students - Story in the Washingon Post, 12/19/2008
- The NY Times reports that Veterans for America has created a Survival Guide for Veterans to help vets who have returned from the war. The following quote is from their website:
The American Servicemembers and Veterans Survival Guide describes in depth the problems of the vet and servicemember (and his or her family), the benefits and services available to him or her (and family) and the veterans and servicemembers issues that will be decided in the next several years. Most important, it helps the veteran and servicemember understand how various agencies work not just in theory but in practice and how he or she can cut through the bureaucracy and confusion and get the benefits and services to which he or she is entitled. The book therefore is a consumer guide for veterans and servicemembers.
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