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Oct 2, 19 •
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If you have ever had your car, home or business broken into, you know the feelings of violation and anger that go with it. You want the perpetrator to pay, and that does not mean be arrested, spend one night in jail and then be out on bail to steal...
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Oct 2, 19 •
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Editor’s Note: this is Part 2 of an interview with Phillip Mock, project co-ordinator for the CK Prosperity Round Table on addressing the issues behind poverty, addictions and mental illness in the community. The CK Prosperity Round Table, working with...
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Oct 1, 19 •
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Below are the dates and locations for the CK Prosperity Round Table Community Conversations regarding poverty and associated issues. Everyone is welcome to come and chat as well as listen. For more information go to prosperityroundtable.com and become part of...
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Oct 31, 18 •
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There was lots of discussion and idea sharing during round table discussions held over the course of Poverty Awareness Week recently in Chatham-Kent, and organizers hope to take that momentum and move forward. Phillip Mock, Project Co-ordinator for CK...
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Oct 31, 18 •
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According to organizers, Poverty Awareness Week in Chatham-Kent brought service organizations and the public to a better understanding of the issues of drug use and homelessness in our community. The round table discussions included organizations, people who...
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Oct 10, 18 •
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Poverty Awareness Week is underway in Chatham-Kent, and organizers of the week’s event hope to engage community partners and the public in real and informative dialogue. Phillip Mock, Project Coordinator for CK Prosperity Roundtable at Family Services Kent,...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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The phrase “first-world problems” is one we hear a lot when people complain about things that can be considered trivial compared to the abject poverty in third-world countries. During Poverty Awareness Week this month, the people behind Prosperity Round...
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Oct 26, 16 •
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Editor’s Note: In co-operation with the Prosperity Roundtable, The Chatham Voice is profiling three members of the community who live below the poverty line. We have used pseudonyms to protect their privacy. A north side Chatham grocery store has...
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Mar 12, 15 •
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Kate do Forno cares about her community and she is putting that passion to use as the project co-ordinator for the C-K Prosperity Roundtable. A big part of what do Forno has focused on to date is the Breaking Barriers non-juried art show. It’s the...
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Oct 4, 13 •
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A Chatham woman is shining a spotlight on the issue of local homelessness by urging people to donate Oct. 10 in recognition of World Homeless Awareness Day. Rachael Laidler of Chatham-Kent’s Creating Smiles Network is urging residents to give whatever...
