BARTONSVILLE — The Original Pocono Pub and Grill presented a $3,045 check donation Thursday night to Operation Chillout, a New Jersey-based organization working to help homeless U.S. military veterans. The money came from Pocono Pub’s business profits. Operation Chillout members report their organization has rescued 75 homeless...
read moreMORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Garden State Harley-Davidson, Garden State Harley Owners Group and Operation Chillout are working together to help keep homeless Veterans safe and warm this winter. Garden State Harley-Davidson will be handing out new backpacks, together with lists of requested items to all who would like to partner to help...
read moreBy Kyle Morel New Jersey Herald Posted: Sep. 7, 2017 12:01 am GREEN — When the Costello family collected 300 cases of water for homeless veterans in the area by Memorial Day for Operation Chillout, organizers of the annual Summer Vets Fest in Budd Lake heard of their accomplishment and wanted to recognize their efforts. The...
read moreBy Kyle Morel New Jersey Herald GREEN — Three sisters in Green Township, in partnership with the Sussex County Division of Operation Chillout, are asking the community for help in collecting bottled water for local homeless veterans by Aug. 12. “Water is the main thing that is always in need for our vets, so this is an...
read moreAt a new laundromat in the center of Rome, no one needs quarters. The Pope Francis Laundry–opened by the Pope himself–is a place where homeless people and others struggling with extreme poverty can wash and dry a load of laundry for free. The laundry is meant to “restore dignity to so many people who are our brothers and sisters,”...
read morePROVIDENCE, R.I. — The push to end homelessness among veterans would suffer without the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is up for elimination under President Donald Trump’s proposed budget, nonprofits and local officials say. The council coordinates the efforts of 19 federal agencies that play a role in...
read moreHOWELL – The town council adopted a resolution at its meeting Tuesday night officially recognizing the homeless encampments located on township-owned land in the woods of Route 9. In adopting the resolution, the township will select a non-profit organization that will provide greater oversight of the encampment and its...
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