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    Community Resource Connect provides resources and support
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News and Delcenia Cosman Homer News • January 29, 2025 4:30 pm

    The annual one-day event was held in Homer and Anchor Point on Jan. 28.

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    Volunteers sort winter gear prior to the start of the annual Community Resource Connect on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the SPARC in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Derotha Ferraro
    Community Resource Connect returns Tuesday
    By Delcenia Cosman • January 17, 2025 3:30 pm

    The annual event will take place in Homer and Anchor Point.

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    Participants in a Sunday protest for Steven Kissack march toward Marine Park on Sunday. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)
    Protesters demand police accountability following death of Steven...
    By Jasz Garrett • July 25, 2024 1:30 am

    Advocates gather where he was shot, say they are raising their voices because “he’s unable to speak.”

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    Tiny homes could solve big problems
    Tiny homes could solve big problems
    By DAN BALMER • January 28, 2015 1:19 pm

    A new community group has some tiny ideas that aim to make a big impact for the disadvantaged. Soldotna resident…

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    Here’s idea for helping those in need
    Here’s idea for helping those in need
    December 17, 2014 4:07 pm

    Here is an idea toward a more equitable, sustainable economy locally, now, using the system in place. We are an…

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    Thanks for helping teens
    Thanks for helping teens
    April 9, 2014 5:33 pm

    We would like to thank the Ladies Auxilliary at the American Legion Post 16  for their generosity to our homeless…

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    Homer helps homeless teens
    Homer helps homeless teens
    By J.J. O’Rourke • December 18, 2013 6:07 pm

    The second “Fill A Stocking  For Homer’s 40 Homeless Youth” was a huge success. A huge thank you to American…

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    Homer blind to homeless people
    Homer blind to homeless people
    May 8, 2013 6:38 pm

    I have a pressing issue that is dear to my heart that I feel needs to be addressed. Our community…

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    Alaska has long way to go when it comes to treatment of women
    Alaska has long way to go when it...
    March 27, 2013 5:14 pm

    Remember that old ’60s slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby”?  It implied that women were making progress when it…

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    Event to raise funds for animal shelter emergencies
    Event to raise funds for animal shelter emergencies
    By McKibben Jackinsky • March 20, 2013 4:45 pm

    The Homer Animal Shelter’s 93 percent “re-homing” rate — returning animals to their owners or finding them new homes —…

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    Communitiy members helped stuff stockings and wrap gifts for 37 southern peninsula homeless students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Students in Transition Program.-Photo by Michaela Murphy
    Community reaches out to homeless teens
    By McKibben Jackinsky • December 20, 2012 11:18 am

    When Marlaina Thiel, the liaison for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Students in Transition Program, and Jan O’Rourke of…

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    Teens raise awareness of homeless
    Teens raise awareness of homeless
    December 6, 2012 11:29 am

    Teens United For A Future wants to thank all of the volunteers and teens representing the 37 homeless school students…

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