‘Tis the season for copious amounts of fun and frivolity, along with many opportunities to help out those in need. In the spirit of the season, The Ticker offers up three ideas for a fun holiday evening out, as well as three ways to give back – and to – the local community.
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Starting tomorrow, Sun., Nov. 17, and running through Nov. 23 is National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. As a way to bring a local focus to this nationwide problem, a group of Grand Valley State University students at NMC's University Center in Traverse City has launched The Rooftop Difference.
This awareness campaign is based on …
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Street Advocate, a partnership organization between Goodwill Industries and Safe Harbor dedicated to helping the homeless find permanent housing and stable living situations, is launching Traverse City's first-ever Homeless Mentoring program. The program - created in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the National Coalition for the Homeless - is designed to "close a gap …
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Stuart Ray of Guiding Light Mission in Grand Rapids will speak about his work with the homeless population at Traverse City's Central United Methodist Church this Thurs., Apr. 25, 7 p.m. He will discuss how the mission is "changing the face of homelessness in Grand Rapids." The free program is presented by Central United Methodist …
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As a teen, Tina was living in turmoil.
Her mother’s boyfriend moved in. Drinking, drugs and abuse soon followed. It wasn’t long before Tina (not her real name) argued with the boyfriend and was kicked out of the house. She spent time couch surfing at friends’ homes, but knew that was no real solution.
Tina …
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On this final day of 2012, what better time to remember – and give kudos to once again – some of the outstanding individuals who live, work and contribute to this community.
Here is a list (by no means inclusive) of some of 2012’s well-deserved honorees:
Athena Award: Ranae McCauley, a community development specialist for …
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Did you know that Goodwill's used clothing sales generates about 70 percent of the nonprofit's funding? That money is used to help in-need people find shelter, employment and transportation support. In its latest effort to maximize those profits and minimize operation costs, Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan teamed up with Traverse City's Keen Technical Solutions …
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Inspired by the recent spate of opiate drug overdoses in and around TC, a local woman has made it her mission to champion a drug that can stop overdoses before they kill. And local sheriff’s departments – and federal agencies – are listening.
“I saw headline after headline about people overdosing of opiates,” says Pam …
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A local shelter program designed to keep people off the streets at night is seeing a spike in the number of people it serves, The Ticker has learned.
“This year, Safe Harbor is up almost 20 percent,” says Goodwill’s Street Outreach Coordinator Ryan Hannon. “We averaged about 45 people per night for the past month, …
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Today, football coaches Brady Hoke and Mark Dantonio are going head to head in a heated competition – and The Ticker already knows who will win: homeless military veterans in northern Michigan.
Starting today, 12 head football coaches in The Big Ten are starring in public service announcements on the BTN Network to ask viewers …
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