Author: David J. Jefferson
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hopeFound
hopeFound offers year-round overnight shelter and support for 110 guests: 88 males and 22 females. Guests receive meals, access to shower and laundry facilities, and support from mental health counselors, nursing staff, and case managers for substance abuse treatment and placement in housing.
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Pine Street Inn
The core service of Pine Street Inn is its shelter, where 700 men and women find a safe place to sleep each night. In addition, the Inn’s outreach workers offer food, clothing, blankets, and health care to those who refuse the shelter.
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Saint Francis House
Saint Francis House is a comprehensive day shelter with basic and emergency services, rehabilitative programs, job skills training, and transitional housing for poor and homeless men and women.
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CASPAR Service Center
CASPAR offers meals, showers, laundry, and substance abuse services as well as 24-hour emergency shelter. The Center is open to active substance abusers.
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Bridge Over Troubled Waters offers a home for young mothers and a transitional housing program for youth 18 to 24 years old. Other services include emergency shelter, substance abuse counseling, and GED preparation classes. Bridge operates a medical van with staff to provide counseling, certain medical services, and referrals. On weeknights the van arrives at…
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Bread & Jams
Bread and Jams is a self-advocacy center that offers at-risk and homeless individuals who are 18 and older assistance in finding services, housing, and employment.
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Support Spare Change – The 2010 Fall Appeal
Dear Friend, As a loyal supporter of our mission and the empowerment work that we seek to realize, it gives me great pleasure to describe to you the recent successes that the Homeless Empowerment Project and Spare Change News have enjoyed. Over the course of the past six months, we have accomplished several important milestones.…
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Worcester Edition Debut
Stakeholders involved with the Worcester Homeless Action Committee (WHAC) and the Spare Change News, Worcester Edition at the project’s kick-off event in October 2010.
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Project 50/50
Last January Shay Kelley set out to travel to all 50 states in 50 weeks, collecting food, socks, and essential items for those in need across America. Recently, Kelley rolled into Massachusetts, marking her 35th state. While she was here, Kelley generously agreed to share photos of her journey with Spare Change. Kelley will be…
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The Purloined Heart IV: The Horrific Final Act
Clark Bent eventually filed for divorce from his wife and moved in with Joey Defalco. He refused to go to work because he wanted to spend all his time with Joey Defalco. He would follow him around everywhere. When Joey Defalco had to go to work, Clark Bent would go into a fit and began…