With Increased Demand, Some Charities Face Difficult Hoidays
By iParticipate on Wed, Dec 16 2009, 18:59:30
With demand up and donations shrinking, charities face a difficult time of year. Many are short on volunteers and could use your help. If you have only a few minutes or a few hours, you can make a difference.
The numbers are dishearteningly grim, with a national jobless rate of 10 percent, cutbacks in social service spending by many states, and 49 million Americans lacking access to adequate nutrition — the highest level of "food insecurity" since the Agriculture Department began tracking it in 1995.
Read more at MSNBC.
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