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Sweet treats get homeless off the streets

10/22/2008 THERESA GUTIERREZ WLS-TV CHICAGO, ILL.
A nonprofit Chicago bakery is employing homeless adults as bakery staff to give them the experience and paychecks to help them get back on their feet. Half the profits from the bakery will go to aiding the disabled and homeless. Some homeless are already seeing improvements in their quality of life.

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Labels: homeless, homeless employment, nonprofit bakery

posted by Valaree and Brea at 2:30 PM