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...Local businesses are trying to hearten people by throwing open their doors. One Reykjavík restaurant, Á naestum grösum, has changed itself into a soup kitchen offering downtrodden Icelanders a free bowl of barley-vegetable soup and a slice of bread, while just down the street a few local bars have begun selling "recession beer" at $2.60 a glass compared with the normal price of $6 or so. But with more layoffs and further turmoil expected, it will take more than hearty stew and a pint of cheap cheer to rescue this nation from economic despair...
Local businesses are trying to cheer people up by throwing open their doors. One Reykjavík restaurant, Á naestum grösum, has changed itself into a "soup kitchen" offering cast-down Icelanders a free bowl of barley-vegetable soup and a slice of bread, while just down the street a few local bars have begun selling "recession beer" at $2.60 a glass, compared with the normal price of $6 or so. But with more layoffs and further turmoil expected, it will take more than hearty stew and a pint of cheap cheer to rescue this nation from economic...
...economy slides and nonprofits' coffers run dry. From 2004 to 2007 - when New York's economy was doing well - the number of city residents who used the Food Bank rose 24%. As of 2007, more than 1 out of every 5 New York City children relied on soup kitchens or food pantries, up 48% from 2004. In the developing world, the situation will be even worse. At the United Nations Global Assembly last month, the global-hunger charity Oxfam warned of disastrous consequences for poor countries if the financial crisis affects international aid - which was already down...
Dorfman whistled. "We'll all be on soup lines soon, but at least we'll have great televisions...
...Michigan, where the food bank is supported by charitable donations and hosted in the health center cafeteria every two weeks, the offerings include staples -such as bread, canned vegetables and soup - in addition to a rotating list of college student favorites, including microwave popcorn and baking mixes. Each pick-up day 10 or 15 student volunteers help package food, stock shelves and serve customers. They conduct interviews to see how much food to give out - if a customer has a family to support, he or she gets more - but almost never turn someone away. "Someone...