Tag: Sacred Heart Tue, May 21, 2013
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La Mesa Verde Brings Healthy Food to Low-Income Familes
Community Feb 01, 2012, by Josh Koehn 1 Comments
Leave it to the little guy to have the most ambitious of goals. But when Raul Lozano tells a story—the punch line often punctuated with an expression treading between a smile and a grimace—it’s clear his plans are no joke.
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Loss of Unemployment Benefits Straining Local Charities
Community Dec 02, 2010, by Silicon Valley NewsroomCongress’s failure to extend unemployment benefits is already putting a strain on local food banks, with Christmas right around the corner. The demand for services has shot up 70 percent in the last year alone, and it is expected to get much higher as more people lose their unemployment benefits this month.
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Residents Ask for and Get Crime Prevention Specialists
Community Dec 01, 2010, by Silicon Valley NewsroomResponding to public demands, the SJPD has agreed to provide crime prevention specialists to neighborhoods in West San Jose.Crime specialists were cut back from certain neighborhood, even though crime was on the rise. Part of the problem that the residents face is that so many of the crimes go unreported. A recent survey found that two-thirds of the residents did not report crimes that they knew about.
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Sacred Heart Starts Preparing for Holidays
Community Nov 08, 2010, by Danny Wool 1 Comments
On Saturday, Sacred Heart Community Services began registering families to receive food and gifts for the holiday. Thousands of people lined up, so many, in fact, that Poncho Guevara, executive director of Sacred Heart Community Services, says that it is the most that he has ever seen—an estimated 6,000 people.
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