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The EU-funded project, involving COSPE, the Women’s Center “Light Steps,” and OMSA (Open Mind Spectrum Albania), is a three-year program aimed at achieving more effective gender-sensitive policies in Albania.
Why it matters: CitySquare started as a humble food pantry over 35 years ago and grew into one of the most formidable nonprofits in Dallas. The organization branched into housing, workforce development, legal services and health care assistance.
Graffiti on the legal graffiti wall in downtown Sudbury raised the issue of the imminent closure of The Spot supervised consumption site due to a lack of funding. The site closed at the end of March due to lack of funding. The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario held a press conference May 10 to highlight their concerns about drug poisonings and the closure of supervised consumption services.
The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024: Discussion Draft (House Farm Bill) text released by House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson (R-PA) poses a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of the more than 41.4 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to put food on the table.
Lankum performing at Gig For Gaza at the 3Arena in Dublin last year.
An 81-year-old man who has spent the last 65 years as a patient in the Royal Scottish National Hospital in Larbert (above) is to be discharged.
Children’s rights activists, whistle blowers and a social worker who spoke anonymously with the said there was a backlog in hiring staff members and that they had to deal with between 80 to 100 cases at a time. They said there was a shortfall of over 140 social workers but the department would not confirm this.