The Alameda County chapter of the Sewa Diwali Food Drive collected over 4,200 pounds of food for local organizations. Source: East Bay volunteers collect thousands of pounds of food for those in need
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Student collects more than 10,000 socks for those in need
An Ohio teen proves one person can make a big difference. Source: Student collects more than 10,000 socks for those in need
Gloucester man gives up full-time job to feed the hungry
Hash Norat is helping rough sleepers and people hit by the rising cost of living. A man who quit his full-time job at Unilever two months ago to provide hot meals to hungry people is already helping 250 people a day. Hash Norat’s Feed the Hungry cafe in Gloucester has no set prices, so people…
‘We’re doing very well’: Perry Helping Perry Clothes Closet serves 600 families monthly
The second annual Perry Helping Perry auction is Oct. 15 at McKinley Eagles. PERRY TWP. – It’s been two years since Perry Helping Perry opened its Clothes Closet in a storefront in the center of the township. Since then, the former hardware store at 5038 Tuscarawas St. W, has been transformed into a bright, well-stocked repository of…
Catholic Charities gets water to needy communities in Mississippi
Catholic Charities of Jackson is doing all it can to respond to the water crisis, while simultaneously helping house those displaced by recent flooding. NEW YORK – Chamon Williams remembers the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Ida in 2021, and how Catholic Charities of Jackson, Mississippi helped the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux then. Now, she is returning…