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<title>HUD gives nearly $500,000 for homeless, mental health programs </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 16, 2012) Two North Country not-for-profit agencies will get nearly $500,000 from the Federal department of Housing and Urban Development, to fund programs for the homeless. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19501/20120316/hud-gives-nearly-500-000-for-homeless-mental-health-programs">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Burlington homeless man&apos;s death prompts debate, sorrow</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 23, 2011) Paul O’Toole, a Burlington homeless man, died of hypothermia Saturday night. He was found sleeping on a heating grate. The temperature was 17 degrees, with windchill around 6. O’Toole’s death has sparked debate about what options the homeless have as the weather gets colder. Some say he could have benefited from a low, barrier, or wet shelter. That means the kind of shelter where you’re allowed in even if you’re intoxicated. But mostly, people were sad that O’Toole couldn’t get the help he needed. Sarah Harris stopped in Georgia Center and Milton, Vermont, to hear what people had to say. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18993/20111223/burlington-homeless-man-apos-s-death-prompts-debate-sorrow">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Commentary: invisible people</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 23, 2009) The tumbling economy is forcing more people to learn what it means to be poor. But there are many North Country residents who live in perpetual poverty. Commentator Jill Vaughan has spent a career working closely, intimately, with those people. But she doesn&apos;t see them much anymore. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12833/20090123/commentary-invisible-people">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Hunger advocates push for more help</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 26, 2008) The operators of the state&apos;s food pantries and soup kitchens say they&apos;re still holding out hope that Governor David Paterson will increase welfare benefits. As Albany correspondent Karen DeWitt reports, demand for food is soaring. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/12515/20081126/hunger-advocates-push-for-more-help">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Spitzer urged to increase welfare benefits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 20, 2007) Advocates for the poor are calling on the state to increase welfare benefits and state aid for soup kitchens and food banks. The annual Thanksgiving Action event Monday drew anti-poverty advocates, religious leaders and welfare recipients. Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/10330/20071120/spitzer-urged-to-increase-welfare-benefits">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Agency works to prevent local foreclosures</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Oct 2, 2007) Home foreclosures are on the rise. Stories in the national media tend to focus on metropolitan areas where house prices shot up over the past decade. As real estate values drop and adjustable mortgages climb many buyers can’t afford to keep their homes. Rural areas like the North Country are also seeing more foreclosures. Kathy Cary is assistance manager at the St. Lawrence County Housing Council. She watches the court dockets for names of people about to lose their homes. And she says every week the list grows longer. She told Jonathan Brown the reason isn’t falling real estate prices, or even the vague-sounding “subprime lender” crisis. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/10086/20071002/agency-works-to-prevent-local-foreclosures">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Budget helps low-income housing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 10, 2007) The relatively low cost of housing in the North Country draws people to the area. But for people with below-average income, finding a home, even here, is tough. Over the past few years, the military brought thousands of families to Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties to work at Fort Drum. That’s made it even harder for low-income civilians to buy a house. Not-for-profits are trying to help. North Country Affordable Housing has been working with people in the three counties for 20 years. Executive Director Barbara Willis says the challenges remain, but this year things are looking up, mainly because of a boost in operating funds in the state budget. Jonathan Brown asked her how low-income people are faring in the current real-estate market. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/9003/20070410/budget-helps-low-income-housing">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>South Jefferson School Fights Hunger with &quot;Empty Bowls&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 23, 2006) Hundreds of clay bowls that were made over the last few months by students and staff in a Jefferson County school will raise thousands of dollars for hunger relief. South Jefferson Middle School, in Adams, is participating in the &quot;Empty Bowls&quot; program.  The basic idea for the project is simple.  Participants create ceramic bowls, then serve a simple meal of soup and bread.  All the money raised benefits local food shelves and homeless shelters.  South Jefferson&apos;s dinner is Wednesday night (5-6:30 pm) in the High School cafeteria.   South Jefferson Middle School counselor Steve Robinson told Todd Moe that all 450 students participated in the project. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/7413/20060523/south-jefferson-school-fights-hunger-with-quot-empty-bowls-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Groups Call for More Government Aid to Help Stop Hunger</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 22, 2005) The state&apos;s food pantries and soup kitchens want Governor Pataki and the legislature to commit more money to help poor New Yorkers pay their heating bills.  Karen DeWitt reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/6472/20051122/groups-call-for-more-government-aid-to-help-stop-hunger">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Canton Workshops Tackle Hunger Issues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 14, 2005) For more than 30 years, Bread for the World has been a non-partisan voice for ending hunger.  Bread for the World will lead a series of workshops on advocacy issues dealing with hunger locally, nationally and world wide today in Canton.   Jim Stipe is Northeast Regional Organizer for the anti-hunger group.  He spoke with Todd Moe. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5535/20050414/canton-workshops-tackle-hunger-issues">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>$4 Million Worker Housing Project Planned For North Creek</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 1, 2005) A non-profit group called Comlinks plans to build 20 affordable apartments and townhouses in North Creek. Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton unveiled the $4 million development yesterday at a ceremony in Glens Falls.  As Brian Mann reports, local leaders say a shortage of worker housing in the region threatens to push out young families and stifle economic development.State Senator Betty Little will hold an affordable housing symposium April 15th in Lake Placid. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5480/20050401/4-million-worker-housing-project-planned-for-north-creek">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Bush&apos;s Budget Plan Could Hurt Rural Housing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 18, 2005) President Bush&apos;s budget proposes consolidation of 18 housing and community development programs under a new Commerce Department umbrella. Martha Foley talks with St. Lawrence County Housing Council director Fred Hanss, who warns the change could mean the loss of millions of dollars now used for rural housing and revitalization projects. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5423/20050318/bush-apos-s-budget-plan-could-hurt-rural-housing">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Close to Homeless Update: Lynee Erlenbach</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 15, 2005) It&apos;s been a very good year for Lynee Erlenbach and her mom, Laura Davenport.  They were featured in our Close To Homeless series last May.  The addition to their trailer is almost finished.  Laura has a full-time job.  And Lynee told David Sommerstein things have improved at school. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5389/20050315/close-to-homeless-update-lynee-erlenbach">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Close to Homeless: Surviving Transiency</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 14, 2005) People who are homeless in rural regions like Northern New York redefine our picture of &quot;homelessness&quot;. The National Coalition for the Homeless, a not-for-profit advocacy group, says rural homeless are more likely to be white, female, married, working—and homeless for short periods of time. And instead of relying on social service agencies, many rural homeless people stay with family or friends until they get back on their feet. They move from place to place, staying with friends and relatives, or in a series of substandard apartments and trailers. NCPR talked with some of these overlooked neighbors, and with some of their advocates, in a series of stories last May called Close to Homeless. This week, we’ll revisit those stories, and check back to see how the people we met are faring. In part one of our series last spring, David Sommerstein reported on a family in Dickinson Center in Franklin County who have experienced the most persistent kind of rural homelessness: chronic transiency. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5398/20050314/close-to-homeless-surviving-transiency">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Close to Homeless Update: Laura Davenport</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 14, 2005) It’s been a momentous nine months for Laura Davenport and her family.  Laura regained full custody of her children.  The family&apos;s social worker said home life seemed stable enough to end regular visits.  Laura got a full-time job.  And she built an addition to her trailer.  David Sommerstein stopped by recently to check back in. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/5388/20050314/close-to-homeless-update-laura-davenport">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Rural Kids, Homeless In The Big City</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 28, 2004) Young people from rural areas who wind up homeless often land on the streets of big cities.  They go to escape poverty or broken families.  They&apos;re searching for jobs or an education or adventure.  But many of these kids wind up victims — addicted to drugs, hooked into prostitution.  Brian Mann spent a night on the streets of Montreal and has our story. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4364/20040528/rural-kids-homeless-in-the-big-city">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Call-in: Close to Homeless</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 27, 2004) Listeners discuss NCPR&apos;s week-long series of reports on homelessness in the North Country with news director Martha Foley, Franklin County Social Services Commissioner Leslie Lyon, commentator Jill Vaughan, and Cornell University sociologist Kai Schafft. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4384/20040527/call-in-close-to-homeless">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Working Together: Caregivers Create Homeless &quot;Safety Nets&quot;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 27, 2004) Help isn&apos;t always within the reach of those scraping to get by in rural areas.  Most counties in the North Country don&apos;t have an emergency shelter.  County Social Service workers do their best to meet the needs of the poor, but there are always those who slip through the cracks.  Some prefer to keep to themselves, others are too proud to ask for help, and some government agencies are too overwhelmed. As Todd Moe reports, small communities can also be rich in resources.  Churches and non-profits are doing their part to stock food pantries, provide hot meals and raise awareness. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4361/20040527/working-together-caregivers-create-homeless-quot-safety-nets-quot">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Helping Repair Substandard Housing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 27, 2004) Many people in the North Country own their own homes, but they need help maintaining them to keep them safe, dry, and warm, especially in winter.  The Ministry of the North County, or MINC, has a home repair program that tries to help.  MINC gets more than 100 applications a year from people who need assistance fixing their homes.  Sheryl Evans is MINC&apos;s outreach worker in St. Lawrence County.  She spoke with David Sommerstein. You can reach MINC at 315-322-4271 or email to sbe1@lttfilsp.com [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4359/20040527/helping-repair-substandard-housing">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Volunteers Salvage Abandoned Home, Helping Family &amp; Neighborhood</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (May 27, 2004) We&apos;ve been hearing this week about the shortage of affordable housing in the North Country.  In many communities, local governments and activist groups are getting organized, looking for solutions.  In the Tri-Lakes area, Adirondack Habitat for Humanity has launched an effort to salvage abandoned houses.  As Chris Knight reports, it&apos;s a way for low-income families to buy their own home.  It&apos;s also a boost for struggling neighborhoods. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/4353/20040527/volunteers-salvage-abandoned-home-helping-family-amp-neighborhood">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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