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...From here on out, every once in a while, an employer will stick his head out of the storm shelter and see a hiring opportunity, and one he can take advantage of without risking his whole business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite Rising Unemployment, Here's the Economics Of Hope | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...home visitor Tammy Ballard has had some memorable experiences in close to a decade of helping new mothers raising their children in poverty in Dayton, Ohio. Once, she arrived at a new client's home to find a TV news crew waiting outside; apparently, someone fleeing gunfire had sought shelter there. Another time, she knocked on a door only to hear shrieking in response, but no one would let her in. Later she learned it was the family's parrots, which had been trained to squawk at visitors. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nurse Home Visits: A Boost for Low-Income Parents | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...have to pay to get into this?” Yes, each attendee was charged 3 dollars, which all went to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Oy Gevalt! A Goy Goes Speed-Dating | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...guess everyone is desperate.” Lucky for the homeless shelter...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: Oy Gevalt! A Goy Goes Speed-Dating | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...phrase succinctly vocalized a somber resignation that threatened to stifle the once vibrant borough. Ravaged by Robert Moses’ ambitious urban planning, the Bronx—newly equipped with a gleaming expressway—literally crumbled throughout the 70s and 80s, forcing thousands of residents to seek shelter in tenements and public housing. As desperate landlords set fire to their property, hoping to reap the benefits of insurance policies, blackened, windowless towers came to punctuate the skyline of an apocalyptically desolate landscape.Joon, the protagonist of Nami Mun’s debut novel “Miles from Nowhere...

Author: By Roxanne J. Fequiere, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mun's Bronx Burns, Obscures | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

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