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A group of American teachers spent two weeks with children at the Polish-Ukrainian border. Two of them, Salinas educators, just returned and shared the story.
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A group of American teachers spent two weeks with children at the Polish-Ukrainian border. Two of them, Salinas educators, just returned and shared the story.

  • Agata Popęda
  • Sep 15, 2022

IN UKRAINE, THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS ON SEPT. 1, AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SUMMER VACATION. In 2022, however, only those schools and kindergartens tha…

How can we help people in need, even when we feel helpless?
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How can we help people in need, even when we feel helpless?

  • Sara Rubin
  • Mar 10, 2022

As my life goes on as usual, it’s eerily easy to forget that Ukrainians are fighting a war for survival against Russian aggressors who invaded…

Hundreds of volunteers fan out to count the homeless.
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Hundreds of volunteers fan out to count the homeless.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Feb 2, 2017

Driving down Del Monte Boulevard from the Salvation Army Community Center in Seaside, Andrew Millington and Harvey Smith are bundled up for a …

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The federal poverty line was never meant to be as low as it is. It’s time to change it.

  • Shawn Fremstad
  • Sep 22, 2016

The U.S. Census Bureau’s announcement Sept. 16 that the number of Americans living below the poverty line fell between 2014 and 2015 is good news. But…

Efforts to shelter Salinas' displaced homeless inching forward.
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Efforts to shelter Salinas' displaced homeless inching forward.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Jun 16, 2016

In late March, the city of Salinas hired a handful of workers to pick up what was left from the encampments of some 200 homeless residents in …

Federal homeless suit against Salinas dismissed.
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Federal homeless suit against Salinas dismissed.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • May 9, 2016

It’s been about two months since Salinas city officials took steps to enforce a controversial ordinance, removing people's belongings and shel…

Monterey resident wants Neighborhood Improvement Program funds to help homeless.
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Monterey resident wants Neighborhood Improvement Program funds to help homeless.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Apr 28, 2016

As the storms and bitter cold of El Niño have subsided, one resident is using a creative approach to determine where and how a warming shelter…

Sweeps of Salinas homeless encampments underway.
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Sweeps of Salinas homeless encampments underway.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Mar 24, 2016

Early in the morning Thursday, March 24, work crews came to Salinas’ Chinatown to do what many homeless people living in the area feared for m…

Housing Authority boosts efforts to combat homelessness.
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Housing Authority boosts efforts to combat homelessness.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Mar 24, 2016

Come May, some of the most vulnerable homeless people in Monterey County will have a better chance at securing rental assistance.

As Salinas targets homeless encampments, long-term plans are elusive.
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As Salinas targets homeless encampments, long-term plans are elusive.

  • Ana Ceballos
  • Mar 17, 2016

Notices posted in Salinas’ Chinatown announcing the city’s plans to sweep homeless encampments from the area starting March 22 foreshadow dras…

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