Orangeburg organizations aim to help homeless people through ‘Blessing Boxes’
A person can receive Blessing Box food from an Orangeburg firefighter between the hours of 9 am to 7 pm.
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RCSD recruits Palmetto Prep football team for homeless camp cleanup
“I’ve never been out to a homeless camp before. I’m very thankful for that but it’s opened my eyes. It’s certainly opening theirs as well,” said Wes Dorton, Palmetto Prep athletic director.
RCSD plans to destroy homeless camp near Forest Acres
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A large homeless camp identified by the Richland County Sheriff’s Department will soon be no more. Friday, the department will oversee cleanup of a private property where it believes many individuals were staying and committing crimes. “What you see behind me is a part of Columbia that a lot of people don’t see,” said Sheriff Leon…
Midlands organization adds piece to solving puzzle of homelessness in Columbia
“These families are going to succeed because they want to succeed, do better and be independent,” Sauls concluded.
Colorado Springs girl gives cards and meals to the homeless in her community
A young girl in Colorado Springs is using her writing to make a difference. She provides meals and cards to those in need.
AP: COVID-19 shelter for South Carolina homeless people to open
Homeless people infected with the coronavirus or showing symptoms will soon be offered a new place to stay in upstate South Carolina.
New York City dumping homeless in New Jersey to live in decrepit buildings: Lawsuit
A program designed to help curb homelessness in New York City has turned Newark, New Jersey, into a dumping ground for needy families
Man accused of taking pictures setting sleeping homeless man on fire arrested
(Image:ABC News/ Glendale Police DepartmentRichard Smallets in a police booking photo.) (ABC News) —A California man who purposefully set a homeless man on fire and took pictures of the incident while it was happening has been charged with attempted murder and had his bail set at $1 million. Glendale police officers responded to a report of a small fire on…
Local Church feeding the homeless
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Some people looking to seek shelter from the cold are getting help from a Midlands church. Friendship Baptist Church continues the tradition of feeding Columbia’s less fortunate. The church hosts the meal on the second Saturday of each month. When ABC Columbia visited over the weekend, they offered a special meal feeding nearly 200 homeless. Along with food,…
Area churches feed those in need for Thanksgiving
Columbia, SC (WOLO) —As so many of you enjoy family and a good helping of Thanksgiving turkey and stuffing…. There are others here in the midlands who would go without…if not for the help of area churches and hundreds of volunteers. Every year Saint Peter’s Catholic Church and Columbia’s First Baptist get together to serve the homeless and the hungry…
