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Volunteer clearinghouse closes doors
SAN DIEGO -- A nonprofit that for decades matched up charity-minded San Diegans with needy civic organizations announced Friday that it has closed its doors.
The board of directors of Volunteer San Diego made the announcement in a posting on its website....Tags: File Sharing
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Habitat for Humanity admits mismanaging funds
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO – After months of denials, Habitat for Humanity admitted Tuesday it mismanaged a 2007 fund set up to help wildfire victims. The disclosure comes after former employees and board members raised questions about the $700,000 fund and where...Tags: Wildfires, Charity, American Red Cross
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United Way refund casts doubt on Habitat for Humanity spending
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterSAN DIEGO -- San Diego's Habitat for Humanity used a line of credit to repay over $200,000 in donations from the United Way, even though the money was restricted to help wildfire victims and was barely touched, according to documents. The revelation came...Tags: Lawyers, Human Interest, Justice System, Charity, Social Issues
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Professionals offer advice to people overcoming lifes challenges
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterHer professional career includes that of a licensed marriage and family therapist and college therapist. Dr. Ann Clark's latest venture is that of CEO and founder of ACI, a company that works with corporations to offer employee assistance programs, free...Tags: Labor Legislation, Crimes, Suicide, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice
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Experts: 1 in 4 homeless are veterans
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterAs the country acknowledged Veteran's Day, some San Diego organizations reminded the public that one in four homeless Americans are veterans. Fifty homeless people who died in San Diego last year were remembered Sunday during an interfaith vigil in front...Tags: Iraq, San Diego (San Diego, California), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Facebook, Defense
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Volunteers survey city's homeless
FOX 5 San Diego StaffMore than 200 volunteers Monday began a three-day effort to survey the estimated 800 homeless people in downtown San Diego. The goal is to create a registry of the downtown homeless and get the most vulnerable into the estimated 125 beds available in...Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Substance Abuse
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Council takes initial steps to place homeless center in downtown
City News ServicePreliminary steps were taken by the City Council Tuesday to establish a permanent homeless center in downtown San Diego's financial district. The City Council voted unanimously to enter into negotiations with a developer and a service provider to...Tags: Los Angeles, San Diego (San Diego, California), Elections, Disasters and Accidents, Homelessness
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Former Padres president Jim Mulvaney dies at 87
FOX 5 San Diego StaffLongtime civic leader and former president of the Padres James "Jim'' Mulvaney died of pneumonia this week at 87. Mulvaney died Sunday at his home in Pacific Beach, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune, which credited Mulvaney with playing key...Tags: National League, National Steel Corporation, San Diego (San Diego, California), World War II (1939-1945), San Diego Padres
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Hundreds walk in the shoes of San Diego's homeless
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterHundreds of people marched through downtown Sunday to pay tribute to those who died in San Diego without a place to call home. Herb Johnson, president of the San Diego Rescue Mission, prayed for the homeless who died in San Diego over the last year,...Tags: Judaism, San Diego (San Diego, California), Homelessness, Social Issues
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World's biggest cruise ship arrives in Florida
Sun SentinelThe world's largest cruise ship slid next to a dock at its new home at Port Everglades on Friday morning after hundreds of spectators lined beaches, rode boats and perched on rocks to watch the mamouth vessel come in from sea. The $1.5 billion Oasis of...Tags: ABC (tv network), Plant Openings, Entertainment, Port Everglades, Heavy Engineering
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Local philanthropist Bob Wood's legacy to help fight hunger
There was a sunny birthday party at Allentown's downtown Arts Park. Colorful balloons decorated the park and music filled the air as guests chatted with one another until it was time to cut a vanilla cake. It was all in honor of the late Bob Wood, a...Tags: Social Services, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, Lehigh County, Social Issues
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United Way of Broward helped poor families collect $519K in tax refunds
Sun SentinelStruggling Broward families collected $519,305 in federal tax refunds this recent tax season, thanks to the United Way of Broward County sending out teams to prepare for free the 2011 taxes of poor to moderate-income workers. United Way partnered up...Tags: Broward County, Internal Revenue Service
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