Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by Our Colorado News
A day that honors a legion of volunteers who keep things running in Teller County, the awards ceremony for Teller County Cares was a time for awe and gratitude for people who operate chiefly behind the scenes. “We cannot possibly do all the things we…
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by News - Civic Engagement
The entirely volunteer-run event had all the trappings of a professional campaign: people providing information on where to caucus, merchandise hawkers, audio and visual people, and a massive map for people just to make sure, again, that they knew … …
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by Ventura County Star
Canterbury, a 37-year-old commercial loan officer at Wells Fargo Business Banking Group in Oxnard, said she first started off small by volunteering a few times a month teaching students English at Moorpark High School and providing items for the …
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by CBS Local
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — In a report released Monday, the California State Auditor said the Energy Commission has spent only around half of the $226 million in federal Recovery Act funds given to the state in April 2009. Monday's report was a follow u…
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by San Francisco Chronicle
Why are there so many homeless people? It's a question that confounds, irritates and wearies anyone who has walked San Francisco streets. After a string of ideas and solutions over the past 20 years, the city is looking for fresh answers from a ……
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by BBC News
Visitors have gone up by a quarter in the past few months as homelessness here reaches new heights. "This centre was founded years ago to face the problems that exist in every big city – people addicted to drugs, alcohol and so on," says Dimi…
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by Historic City News
“We are here today to announce our intentions and to begin including more members of our community to work with us to develop an effective solution to address the homeless among us,” Freeman said. Freeman, recently elected President of Home Again S…
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by China.org.cn
Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Friday said the Chinese government will accelerate the adjustment of China's economic structure and promote steady and rapid economic development. Wang made the remark while meeting with a group of overseas bankers who ….
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by New York Times
Washington ONE year after the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military is closing down civil society organizations and trying to manipulate the constitution-writing process to serve its narrow interests.
Posted on: February 3rd, 2012 by Ventura County Star
Volunteers have sorted through nearly 3000 applications. However tedious it may be to sit in an office for hours sorting and filing papers, one group of volunteers took on the challenge to help give aspiring Ventura County residents $1.2 million in …
