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a company that connects foundations with non-profits seeking funding, and she now lives near Lake Merritt. Haile is short, bright-eyed and confident, and goes by “Mimo,” a nickname given to her by her father which is also the name of a pastry shop in Ethiopia her mom used to frequent...
Emergency services have upgraded their equipment and training, assisted by civic groups such as the Red Cross and the Buddhist Tzu Chi charitable foundation that have provided meals and set up shelters in school gymnasiums and other public spaces for those left homeless. The powerful quake s...
“match.com meets Uber for food recovery”. Companies use the Copia app to___when they have leftover food, what kind, and how much. When recipients such as shelters, soup kitchens, and agencies first register with Copia, they indicate how many people they need to___, on what days, ...
t let up all through the musicians sets with everyone drenched and hovering under trash bags ripped in half as makeshift shelters. We bought newspapers to spread out in layers on our laps to try to absorb some of the water. My mind was nowhere near focusing on what the speakers had to ...
Supporting animal shelters or parks are good ways to involve young children, while older children can volunteer at places such as food pantries to see their impact in action and pick up important social skills as they interact with people of different ages and backgrounds. Donating treasure. ...
Many others are sleeping in temporary shelters made of tin, steel, bamboo, and scraps from the rubble of demolished homes. There is a broad definition of “temporary”. Some are thinking these shelters will house them through the rainy season. Yet others are viewing them as a 2-3 year hom...