Merchants ante up $51M to fund new homeless shelter

A three-year, $75,000 donation from NW Natural will help fund a new homeless shelter planned by Homer WIlliams' nonprofit Oregon Harbor of Hope. The utility announced today that it has committed $75,000 to the nonprofit, which will be granted over.....»»

After a multiyear search, Peter & Paul Community Services, a nonprofit that provides housing and support services to people who are homeless, has acquired a new shelter location where it plans to expand......»»

Los Angeles Mayor Urges 'More Fortunate' Residents To Help Fund Housing For Homeless Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has sug.....»»

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At a party given by a billionaire on Shelter Island, the late Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, the author Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund manager, had made more money in a single day than Heller had ear.....»»

New York State has applied for a $4 billion federal loan to shore up its unemployment trust fund amid a record surge of claims by workers sidelined by the Covid-19 pandemic, a spokeswoman said. “All... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Shocking Report Shows Half The Homeless At Boston Shelter Tested Positive For COVID-19: And None Had Symptoms .....»»

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The Baker administration on Monday launched a new corporate- and foundation-backed fund that will support health care workers, the homeless and others in Massachusetts that have been especially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The fund, called .....»»

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts venue is being conver.....»»

Empty hotel rooms across Hennepin County are being used to shelter the area's most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness as COVID-19 spreads across the state. As of Friday, 230 people were moved from local homeless shelters and into three de.....»»

JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Image A resident at a San Francisco homeless shelter is the first to be confirmed positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease, in the city. The resident was taken to a ho.....»»

Steve Marcus/Reuters A homeless shelter in Las Vegas closed after a man livin.....»»

For months, Santa Clara County had been debating how to best make use of the open space available at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Now, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there is an answer, if only temporarily. In addition to a drive-thru coron.....»»

Sacramento County plans to temporarily lease up to 800 hotel beds, which could be good news for some hoteliers......»»

Modell’s Sporting Goods Inc. halted its going-out-of-business sales as customers shelter at home and states order most merchants to close......»»

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Melia Robinson/Business Insider The San Francisco Bay Area will be directed to "shelter in place" at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday until April 7 in.....»»

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