"Let us march on poverty until no American parent has to skip a meal so that their children may eat. March on poverty until no starved man walks the streets of our cities and towns in search of jobs that do not exist. Let us march on poverty until wrinkled stomachs in Mississippi are filled, and the idle industries of Appalachia are realized and revitalized, and broken lives in sweltering ghettos are mended and remolded." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
There are nearly 13,000 North Carolinians who are homeless, read one couple's story...
A Raleigh couple tells their story of being out of work for a year and living in their vehicle. Raleigh News Station, WRAL, aired a story on the Monday night news of a local couple facing homelessness. It's an account worth reading... http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/family/story/10750569/ . Also, be sure to check out the follow up story to this article at ... http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/family/story/10757849/ and read the ways that fellow North Carolinians came together to help this couple. We can work together to end homelessness.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Food Distribution Up
Food distribution from IFC's pantry has been trending upwards in recent years. Over 3,500 local households now count on IFC for monthly grocery allotments.