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PETERSBURG - Though helping the community isn't an easy task, Martha Merritt still finds the time and energy to do so.
Merritt, 72, is the founder of Martha For The Homeless Inc., which is a nonprofit Tri-Cities food distribution center that gives aid to the hungry and homeless. Her food center is based in her home on Elm Street, and has been for the past 19 years.
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... Sexuality and Gender: Dignity of Social Inclusion b. Racial Equality: Separate Is Not Equal c. Socio... that individuals have a right to refuse food and water because restriction on such rights "burd...The harm is more than being hungry or lacking adequate housing, but also inheres in t...
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... reality food assistance programs are increasingly a long-term answer for the hungry. More than two-t...
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Judging by the number of cookbooks delivered to my desk every week, it is clear that people are hungry for recipes and stories about food and cooking. For this weekly column, I make one or more of the recipes in my home kitchen -- from the most intriguing of these cookbooks -- and offer my take on both the book and the recipes.
Amy's Bread," by Amy Scherber and Toy Kim Dupree (John Wiley & Sons Inc.) $35
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WOOSTER -- Ohio's State Set-Aside Committee has awarded Wayne County $14,324 in Federal Funds from Phase 29 of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program, United Way of Wayne and Holmes Counties, Inc. These dollars have been awarded "to supplement and expand ongoing" programs that provide shelter, food, and supportive services for homeless and hungry individuals.
Last year, Ohio received $8,464,883 of which $467,014 was allocated to Ohio's Set Aside Committee to distribute to nine counties. This year, the state was awarded $4,456,837, and the State Set-Aside Committee received $419,441 to distribute to 41 counties.
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... execute events, and work directly with local food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters on need-based... Coalition for the Hungry and Homeless, Inc," said Rosa Boone, director of WCHH. . "As one of ...
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Pointing out a Swanson Hungry Man AllDay Breakfast, a frozen-food product made by Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. that tips the scales at 1,170 calories and 61 grams of fat, [Ross DeVol] says the food industry should also take responsibility for its role in the nation's health problems. "I've heard some lawyers say there may be as much potential litigation involved with the food-processing industry as there have been for tobacco companies," he says. "Obviously it's a little more complicated....
Chronic diseases, such as hypertension, cancers and mental disorders, could be better managed and, in some cases, potentially averted through more effective treatments and preventative measures such as weight control and smoking cessation programs, according to the Milken Institute. Pointing out a Swa...
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... discuss the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., the Training School, and the Sunday School Publi... attended to "the least of these" by giving food to the hungry, and visiting the sick and those in ...
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THREE years ago a national tragedy inspired Americans to become, at least for at time, one national community. The tsumani disaster in South Asia now compels us to become one global community and respond as such.
The scale of the tsunami devastation is so immense it is difficult to comprehend. Relative comparisons help, some, but the numbers still boggle the mind.
...Survivors need clean water, shelter, food and medical care. They need the compassion and gen... American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. DC-South Asia Tsunami Relief. P.O. Box 321. 847A ...">www.directrelief.org. Food for the Hungry, Inc. Food for the Hungry. Asia Quake Relief. 1224...
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THREE years ago a national tragedy inspired Americans to become, at least for at time, one national community. The tsumani disaster in South Asia now compels us to become one global community and respond as such.
The scale of the tsunami devastation is so immense it is difficult to comprehend. Relative comparisons help, some, but the numbers still boggle the mind.
...Survivors need clean water, shelter, food and medical care. They need the compassion and gen... American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc. DC-South Asia Tsunami Relief. P.O. Box 321. 847A ...">www.directrelief.org. Food for the Hungry, Inc. Food for the Hungry. Asia Quake Relief. 1224...