Sponsored By 0 Real Estate Preference is given to Cambridge residents and households with children. Press Release Desk , News Partner Posted Reply Press release from the City of Cambridge: September 29, 2020 The Cambridge Community Development Department, Housing Division continues to accept applications to fill affordable units through its Middle-Income Rental Program . This rental program is designed for households earning between 80% and 120% of Area Median Income (AMI). Preliminary applications are added to the waiting pool on an ongoing basis to fill vacant units. Preference is given to Cambridge residents and households with children. Thirteen new apartments currently under construction at Prism are being added to the Middle-Income Rental Program, with an anticipated move-in date of Winter 2021. Other Middle-Income apartments filled through this program are located in mixed-income, … [Read more...] about Cambridge Community Development Department Housing Division Accepts Applications For Middle-Income Rental Program Waiting Pool
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Obstacles Delay Reopening Of Tinley Park’s Together We Cope After Fire
1 Community Corner The vital Tinley Park social services agency will not reopen yet, and continues to experience financial hardship after a building fire. Lauren Traut , Patch Staff Posted Reply TINLEY PARK, IL — The reopening of a critical social services agency's facility in Tinley Park after a fire caused extensive damage in November has been delayed, with a new target date set for April. The agency has been dealt $100,000 in losses not covered by insurance, a representative said. Together We Cope's main building at 17010 So. Oak Park Avenue in Tinley Park remains closed while repairs continue after the fire shut down its client services office, food pantry and Nu2u resale shop. "Nevertheless, we have been able to continue assisting families in need in a variety of ways because of the generosity of our donors," wrote Marge Seltzner, director of communications for the agency, in an update. The delays are related … [Read more...] about Obstacles Delay Reopening Of Tinley Park’s Together We Cope After Fire
Support The Orland Township Food Pantry With ‘Pack-A-Backpack’
0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Kids & Family 'Pack-A-Backpack' donations provide low-income Orland Township resident children with much needed school supplies. Alexandria Shipyor , Community Contributor Posted Reply ORLAND PARK, IL — When you're struggling to feed your family or afford a roof over their heads, school supplies don't always make the list. That's why the Orland Township Food Pantry is asking the community to come together and 'Pack-A-Backpack! Items like backpacks, art supplies, and writing tools are essential to prepare children mentally, emotionally, and physically for school. New backpacks and new supplies give children a sense of security and excitement as they begin the school year. With this assistance, parents can focus on rent and groceries instead of facing the stress of school-related expenses. In addition to the program, … [Read more...] about Support The Orland Township Food Pantry With ‘Pack-A-Backpack’
Brooklyn Factory, Japanese Food
The wine is in plastic cups, the view of flaking paint, vinyl siding, a tin tub of flowers and graffiti 10 feet tall. It is so quiet on the roof, for a moment we wonder if the people working the cash register downstairs have forgotten we’re up here and have gone home. None of us are in a hurry to find out. There are prettier outdoor dining spaces in the city, but few with quite the juxtaposition of serenity and grit as the rooftop at Brooklyn Ball Factory, a Japanese comfort-food joint and coffee shop that opened last fall in East Williamsburg. The single-story building was once a warehouse for beer cans awaiting recycling. Makoto Suzuki, the owner and chef, had the smart idea to take out a skylight and put in a staircase with a glass peak. Climb it at noon and the light stuns; you swell like a hothouse flower. Mr. Suzuki built the roof deck himself, out of plywood, with a high fence that hides the street and doubles as the back of a long bench. His wife, Kanako, has adorned it … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Factory, Japanese Food
Humanitarian volunteer, Marine vet killed in Ukraine while helping civilians
close Video Zelenskyy: If Ukraine falls, it would be the start of World War 3 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sits down with Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst to discuss the war on 'Special Report.' American volunteer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Pete Reed was killed in Eastern Ukraine on Thursday, according to his family. "He was the good kind of crazy," his brother Chandler Reed told Fox News. "He put himself selflessly in danger all the time to help other people." Reed was working for Global Outreach Doctors in the city of Bakhmut, where his ambulance was struck by incoming Russian fire , relatives said. Global Outreach Doctors listed Reed as the "Ukraine Country Director" on the organization’s website. UKRAINE WILL POTENTIALLY RECEIVE OLD LEOPARD 1 BATTLE TANKS FROM GERMAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY STOCKS (pete.reed.medic/instagram) Reed was also the co-founder and executive director of a separate … [Read more...] about Humanitarian volunteer, Marine vet killed in Ukraine while helping civilians
NV legislature to propose unprecedented spending on education amid state’s historic budget surplus
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 3 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. With a historic budget surplus and schools strapped for resources, Nevada’s biennial legislative session will feature proposals for unprecedented spending on public education and school choice measures. The stakes are high as Nevada looks to craft a two-year plan to improve educational outcomes that historically have placed the state toward the bottom of national rankings. The debate mirrors those playing out across the country as Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and the Democratic-controlled Legislature jockey for center stage and barter over funding levels and policy changes during the next four months. PARENTS SAY ‘DREAM’ SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS BECOME A ‘WOKE’ NIGHTMARE: ‘THE JOKE'S ON US' While cautiously optimistic, Democratic Assembly Education Committee Chair Shannon Bilbray-Axelrod said … [Read more...] about NV legislature to propose unprecedented spending on education amid state’s historic budget surplus