PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Dom Giordano spoke with Madelyn Mears-Sheldon, the President of Citizens Serving the Homeless on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT. The group has faced opposition from some residents of Lumberton, N.J. where they are planning to build a homeless shelter. Mears-Sheldon said they have taken the time to hear from the community...
read moreCAMDEN, N.J. – New Jersey and Camden County officials are clearing out four homeless encampments in Camden and telling the people who have been living there to get help at shelters. Officials on Tuesday cleared a site next to a highway ramp known as “The Bowl.” Residents had been warned for more than a month of the...
read moreIn Oakland, California there is an artist named Gregory Kloehn who actually dumpster dives for a living. He collects random pieces of trash and other materials that have otherwise been discarded. What he does with these pieces of garbage is incredible. He uses the garbage and his talents to better his community and hone his skills...
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Operation Chillout would like to thank all of you who came out to support us at our Applebee’s® Flapjack Fundraiser. [maxgallery id=”1000″]
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On April 1st, 2014 Opeation Chillout parterned with Ultravision Films to hold a free film screening of Destiny’s Bridge at Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ. By providing a free film screening both parties hoped to help create awareness of the homeless tent city in Lakewood, NJ. Here are some pictures from the...
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In many of South Jersey’s counties, homeless people seeking services are offered a one-way ticket to Trenton or Atlantic City. When Thomas Jones, a native of Asbury Park on the Jersey Shore, wanted to get clean and straighten out his life, service providers in his county gave him a one-way ticket to Trenton, 60 miles away....
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CHESTER TWP. – Four formerly homeless veterans may soon have a home. The housing will be made available through the newest Habitat for Humanity home on Pleasant Hill Road. The construction was completed on Wednesday Feb. 26. The home was renovated in a collaborative project of Habitat for Humanity and Hope For Veterans, a program...
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