Tag: Spare Change News
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HOME IS WHERE YOUR DOG IS
I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.” This quote is attributed to Doris Day, an actress and singer from the 20th century. In addition to her impressive roster of entertainment roles during…
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San Francisco Media Band Together to Address Homelessness
On June 29, San Francisco media will join together in a concerted effort to raise awareness about homelessness by dedicating the entire day to writing on the issue. In addition to the participating media outlets, coverage will also be available on social media such as Facebook and Twitter and on Flipboard, Medium and Apple News.…
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Building a Bridge: Spare Change News featured in State House exhibit
Photo: Sam Amore Spare Change News vendors stood alongside Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr and Senator Patrick O’Connor this Monday at the unveiling of a new exhibit at the State House. The exhibit, entitled “Building a Bridge: Spare Change News Past, Present and Future,” displayed the work the paper has done in its career of…
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Workforce Housing Program Receives $100 Million MassHousing Investment
Governor Charlie Baker announced a $100 million MassHousing fund for a new Workforce Housing program, aimed at supporting families that fall in between the low class and middle classes May 11. The objective of the Workforce Housing program is to assist individuals and families between 61% to 120% of area median income (AMI) by providing…
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Bill Keller: Holding the Criminal Justice System Accountable
Photo Credit: Zengzheng Wang In February 2014 Bill Keller shocked the media world when he left the New York Times after 30 years to start a national conversation about the U.S. criminal justice system as editor of The Marshall Project. “This felt like an area where there might actually be a chance to make a…
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HUD awards Local Homeless and Service Programs $7.8 Million
Dozens of local Homeless housing and service programs received a boost from the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently as the agency continues to work towards President Barack Obama’s goals to prevent and end homelessness. HUD announced in a press release that 39 homeless housing and service programs in Massachusetts received $7.8 million in…
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Thank you for partnering with us
In May of 1992, a group of homeless men and women decided to work together to better themselves. With a stated goal of “showing that being homeless didn’t mean that you were worthless,” this circle of friends willed Spare Change News into existence with the help of a man named Tim Harris who now runs…
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This Spring, please consider donating to Spare Change News
Photo: Zengzheng Wang To donate, please click the donate button below! Dear Friend, Spare Change News is more than just a newspaper. It is the focal point of a community of men and women, many of whom have know each other for over twenty years. Spare Change has provided “a hand up, not a hand…
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Life in the Survivor’s Camp: Stories of Yazidi Trials and Tribulations
Photo credit: Taylor Smith On the fringe of Khanke Refugee Camp, lives a small settlement of escaped Yazidi women from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Coming from Solak, a village 5km from Sinjar, theirs is a journey of never ending heartbreak. “50 members of my family are in the hands of ISIS.…
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Women’s Media Center Publishes Report Examining Disparity Between Male and Female Coverage of Reproductive Rights News
Reproductive rights have long been an issue that is front and center of presidential campaigns and social debates. Now with the Supreme Court currently investigating the case of Whole Woman’s Health vs. Cole, which some say will be the most influential abortion case since 1992, women’s health issues are more widely discussed than ever. However,…