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• Groups receive funds to assist the homeless
  Sep 16, 2009 — Santa Maria Times
  Barnard said Catholic Charities will handle the prevention side of the program by offering, for example, rent or utility bill payment assistance. Good Samaritan will tackle the task of placing homeless individuals or families in housing and paying for rental deposits or a couple months of rent. At least 60 percent of the homeless-prevention funds must be spent within two years, and all funds must be spent within three years, under the HUD guidelines.
• Groups helping homeless in line for grants
  Sep 15, 2009 — Santa Maria Times
  Groups in Santa Maria dedicated to helping homeless people are in line for more than $500,000 in federal funds. Those whose income is no more than 50 percent of the area median income are the target of the funding. President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included $1.5 billion in homeless prevention grants.
• RI tent city residents moving again this summer
  Sep 5, 2009 — Santa Maria Times
  About a dozen people will leave the East Providence encampment and set up tents on the private property, an undisclosed spot near downtown Providence, residents said. It's a family," said Mike MacEwan, 35, who has lived in Camp Runamuck since the beginning. Bruce Yeoman must move to the city property because he's a self-described alcoholic and not allowed on the private land.
• LA offers Skid Row homeless leniency on citations
  Sep 3, 2009 — Santa Maria Times
  Some 200 homeless people wait outside a Skid Row shelter, clutching citation slips for minor offenses: jaywalking, sitting on a curb, pushing around shopping carts. They often end up ignoring the citations only to get ticketed again. Elmer Barahona said he wanted to clear a 2-year-old public drunkenness ticket and a year-old jaywalking citation so he could start anew.
• Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job
  Sep 1, 2009 — Santa Maria Times
  On Monday, her life became a 21st century fairytale when she turned her blog about homelessness into a plum internship for the fashion bible Elle magazine. In March, Barnes found Karp on Twitter promoting her writing: "Tips for surviving homelessness. Karp has also been invited to blog about her life and her future at elle.com for an undisclosed sum.
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  Aug 21, 2009 — Santa Barbara News Press
  Standing before the Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter,...
• Fashion-forward Miamian helps homeless land jobs
  Aug 20, 2009 — Santa Maria Times
  The three homeless men stand before well-groomed Frank Kelly, "America's Best Dressed Real Man" of 2007, according to Esquire Magazine. The program starts with an open house at the homeless shelter. Perry Ellis, the menswear line, has donated professional attire for candidates.