"Four years ago a group of area agencies took on a huge goal — to end homelessness in Berrien County.
Alysia Babcock, executive director of the Benton Harbor Emergency Shelter, said that since the Housing Resource Network (HRN) wrote a 10-year plan to accomplish this goal, a lot of progress has been made.
And she is hoping a county-wide fundraiser during Homeless Awareness Week, which began Sunday, will continue the momentum.
Seven county businesses will be donating 10 percent of their customers’ bills to the Barrier Busters Fund, a county-wide fund that provides financial assistance to local families living in poverty.”The monies raised will be used for things grants usually don’t cover,” Babcock said. “IDs or birth certificates are hard to come by for somebody living in poverty.”...
... This year, HRN has helped three previously homeless families become homeowners.
The fundraiser began last Wednesday at the Niles Pizza Hut and continues today at The Nuggett in downtown Niles and Wednesday at Mancino’s and Blueberry Hill in Niles.
Personal donations can be made out to Emergency Shelter Services Inc. (with memo to Barrier Busters Fund) and mailed to 645 Pipestone Benton Harbor, MI 49022."
www.nilesstar.com/2010/11/15/restaurants-fundraising-for-local-homelessness-assistance/
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