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Harboring a sense of hope
Vista Youth Center is a homeless shelter for teens residing in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State. While homeless numbers continue to rise, founder Mark Lee sees a growing need for teens to have a place to call home. Lee wants to provide shelter and food for 10 teens, and is working with local churches and gathering community donations to make this a reality.
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Labels: homeless teens, shelter, Vista Youth Center
Phone service helps homeless find jobs
Community Voice Mail is now available to clients of social service agencies in two Washington counties. The free system will help needy and homeless people find jobs, contact social services and make medical appointments. Hosted by the Lower Columbia Community Action Program, the voice mail callers to leave messages that can be retrieved by recipients using pay phones. The system can also notify clients in the event of emergencies.
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Labels: Community Voice Mail, homeless, Lower Columbia Community Action Program
Drilling and energy employees lose jobs in Texas
Unemployment is on the rise in the oil-rich Permian Basin of western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, especially among drilling and energy companies, as oil prices continue to decline from their midyear peak. The Texas Workforce Commission reports that Midland and Odessa have seen an increase in the number of unemployment claims in the last few weeks.
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Labels: Permian Basin, Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment
Cuts in N.Y. Medicaid and education face opposition
New York Gov. David A. Paterson plans to cut Medicaid by billions of dollars due to the declining fiscal condition of the state. Paterson says that he will have to make cuts to programs that he supported as a legislator, among them aid to schools. However, the Medicaid and school aid cuts will be opposed by unions representing teachers and hospital workers, which wield substantial power in Albany. Leaders of the Republican Senate majority also promised to block education cuts.
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Labels: education cuts, Medicaid, new york, Paterson
General Motors retirees to lose health care coverage
General Motors, warning that it might run short of cash by mid-2009, will eliminate lifetime health care coverage for its retirees at the end of this year. GM estimates that getting rid of white-collar retiree medical benefits and cutting staff will save the company about $1.5 billion annually. GM spent $4.6 billion in 2007 on health care for its 1 million employees, retirees and dependents.
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Labels: General Motors, healthcare, medical benefits, retirees
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