How do you do good business amidst a tough market? Steve Jones knows. His Better Shelter homes has prospered amidst a tough housing market because they target employees of a booming economy: the surf industry. Here, Jones talks about moving faster than the big players, and the importance of having...
Celebrating 20 years of impact, Urban Peak is best known for providingsupportive services for young people of Denver who are homeless or at riskof being homeless. We offer safe shelter and meals, transitional housing,education and employment programs, medical care, mental health andsubstance abuse counseling, creative outlets, and recreational...
By Trista Freed THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL People aren't the only ones who have had to seek shelter from this year's heavy rains. Ants have been running indoors just as quickly, and termites are getting comfortable in more buildings. So...
By Trista Freed THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL People aren't the only ones who have had to seek shelter from this year's heavy rains. Ants have been running indoors just as quickly, and termites are getting comfortable in more buildings. So...
The Fourth of July is no picnic for dogs and cats. A third more than normal will likely end up in shelters on July 5, after fireworks make them panic and bolt. "Dogs and cats can hear better than we can. Fireworks are loud to us, so...
D'JUAN DIGGS wondered how it could happen, how he could wind up living in a homeless shelter with his girlfriend and children. How could someone once working two jobs and going to college be reduced to this? But two years later, that painful juncture in Diggs' life has proven, in...
E-mails obtained by the Dallas Morning News under Texas public records laws show that Texas officials had proposed sending FLDS mothers and children to another location to be separated because of fears of violence if the separations took place in San Angelo. A plan to carry out...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- To build on its recently announced Hilton Pet Friendly program Hilton Hotels has partnered with Pet Shelters Across America PSAA, the nation's leading animal sheltering organization dedicated to providing homes for animals in need. As the experts in providing warm hospitality to animals of all shapes...
The Road from La Cueva Sheila Ortego Sunstone Press PO Box 2321, 239 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87504 Stray Dog Media 905 Don Miguel Place, Santa Fe, NM 87505 9780865345881, $26.95, www.sunstonepress.com A problem many...
It's a problem that's getting worse not better. The number of "chronically homeless" sleeping on the street or in shelters in Metro Vancouver has more than tripled since 2005. And more than 70% of the homeless are believed to suffer from either an addiction and/or mental illness. "It is very...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Elon Bomani says she was trying to make "a way out of no way." After a separation from her husband, Bomani and her newborn son moved to a women's shelter. While living in the facility in 2001, Bomani knew she had to regain control of her...
Whether you're looking to see how far your economic stimulus check will go in the great outdoors or you are just being frugal, alternatives are out there to high-budget adventure gear. Here are a few ideas we've recently checked out. Gimme shelter: Take a realistic look at your...
NEW YORK -- Caught in the maelstrom of higher gas and food prices, Americans -- even more affluent ones -- are seeking shelter in wholesale clubs and discount apparel chains. Low-price operators Costco Wholesale Corp., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and TJX Cos. reported better-than-expected sales on Thursday, while...
HEALTHCARE: Software provider to insurers going private in $1.4 billion buyout; attracted 20 bidders Getting out of Wall Street's glare likely was on the minds of executives at Newport Beach-based TriZetto Group Inc. As recently as March, shares of TriZetto slumped after customer WellPoint Inc. warned...
By the President of the United States of America. A Proclamation Through countless acts of kindness, volunteers across America are changing our Nation for the better. During National Volunteer Week, we recognize those who take the time to help their fellow citizens realize the full potential...
Alchemy Awards honor people making Houston better by design HOUSTON, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Houstonians on the leading edge of design were honored at a press conference for the Houston Alchemy Awards today (http://www.alchemyawards.org/) atop the Hilton-Americas Hotel downtown. Elected officials, business leaders and Houston's creative community...
WASHINGTON -- Through countless acts of kindness, volunteers across America are changing our Nation for the better. During National Volunteer Week, we recognize those who take the time to help their fellow citizens realize the full potential of America. Through volunteer work, Americans can demonstrate the kindness and...
Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ESFS) is pleased to announce its first sale to an animal care facility,opening up a new market. Michael Elliot, President of Eco-Safe Systems USA, Inc., said, "We arepleased to announce our first sale of our Ozone disinfection systems foruse in animal care facilities. Facilities...
Seven years ago, Gayle Hutchens founded Paws and Think, pawsandthink.org, a nonprofit service organization that pairs at- risk kids with doomed dogs. On March 28, The Indianapolis Star honored Hutchens with a Jefferson Award for her and her organization's outstanding service to the community. This summer, she will travel to...
If you're tired of an aching back each spring and hoping to avoid one this coming season, the solution to your problem is simple: Get rid of your shovel! That's right, you don't need it. Through many trials and errors and the development of shortcuts, I have found that there...
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