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Life under the bridge: Homeless and mentally ill in SLO County | The Tribune & SanLuisObispo.com

Marilyn’s belongings — multiple blankets, bags of clothing and sleeping bags given to her by those meaning well — surrounded her. “I’m psychologically attached to this stuff,” she said.

Although Marilyn may be a member of our community’s homeless population, she isn’t necessarily dispossessed. While a bad knee, an ulcer and asthma — as well as her attachment to her things — had kept her under the bridge morning, noon and night, she had a network of friends who had been bringing her buttered toast and sweet rolls in the morning and Chef Boyardee in the evenings.

On this particular summer morning, the air had a faint smell of urine, and a rat brazenly scampered near Tribune photographer David Middlecamp’s shoes, staring him down from a bridge abutment.

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Food Bank For New York City: Welcome to the Virtual Food Drive!

Food Bank For New York City: Welcome to the Virtual Food Drive!

Your donation goes further on the Virtual Food Drive! Thanks to the Food Bank’s wholesale purchasing power and efficient distribution model, a gift made here provides more food than through a traditional food drive — doubling or even tripling the amount of food your dollar can provide.

Get Started Today!

1. Pick a campaign
2. Personalize your Virtual Food Drive with a photo or graphic and your personal message
3. Invite friends, family and coworkers to come shopping and help you meet your fundraising goal!

Somalia Famine Relief Progress Slow in Race to Save Millions - ABC News

While the world's attention this week has been focused on the global economic impact of the U.S. debt ceiling deal, credit downgrade and subsequent market woes, the drought crisis in the Horn of Africa continues to deteriorate.

Children in are dying at an alarming rate.

The United States estimates that as many as 29,000 Somali children died just last month.

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