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<BOB BROSSEAU / SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE: 7:45: TO US, HE’S JUST A LOCAL BOY, YOU KNOW? YEAH HE’S A FAMOUS ACTOR AND STUFF, BUT HE LIVES HERE IN VERMONT AND WE THINK THAT’S COOL> THAT’S THE NORTHWESTERN VERMONT CHAPTER PRESIDENT – OF THE CHARITY “SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE,” WHICH WORKS TO UPLIFT NEIGHBORS IN […]

The Cornerstone Rescue Mission is the only public homeless shelter in Western South Dakota, and this Christmas they are still in need of crucial items to give out.

Volunteers are getting to work to make the holidays better for local children.

The South Jersey Dream Center provides resources to people in their community with the goals of the organization going beyond their dreams.

Locally made pottery bowls are collected from students and artists and serve as momentum for a fundraiser to help fight hunger.

Light pours into the Highlander Accelerators 65,000-square-foot greenhouse, and soon people and produce will too.

Dare to Care is dehydrating meals to make healthy food more accessible to people experiencing homelessness.

Watch Mamas for Mamas supporting families in need Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

A British government scheme to compensate “Windrush scandal” victims is failing and violating their right to an effective remedy for human rights abuses they suffered at the hands of the Home Office, Human Rights Watch said today.The Windrush generation that has lived in the UK for decades have had to meet impossible requirements in recent years to prove their residency rights, causing life-altering losses.While an independent compensation scheme is needed due to significant procedural delays claimants have experienced, in the interim, transparent, independent oversight should be guaranteed, with access to legal aid and a right of appeal to an independent tribunal, as the current scheme is run by the agency that caused the problem.To support our work, please visit: https://hrw.org/donateHuman Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.orgSubscribe for more: https://bit.ly/2OJePrw

Watch Local grocery store aims to help families put food on the table this holiday season Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

According to a HungerCount report published on Thursday, approximately 155,722 Albertans visited a food bank in March.

Watch Peterborough United Way launches fundraising campaign to help nearly 49,000 Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca