Tag: Iowa
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Best Kept Secret in Des Moines
Our Breakfast Club, launched way back in the late 60’s by the Black Panthers, carried forward by United Methodist Church leaders, then handed off to Children and Family Urban Movement, is better known, more historic, and is served as faithfully each week day. Yet, I marvel at the selfless groups, community organizations, friends, church groups,…
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Healing Power of Community
MARCH 11, 2024 NEWS The Healing Power of Community We learned at my former place of work & ministry, Union Rescue Mission on Skid Row in Los Angeles, folks don’t just stop an addiction, but get connected to a new community. The counseling, trauma informed care, grief therapy, spiritual counseling & mental health assistance were all…
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Heading toward Trouble or Hope?
Feb 11, 2024 — by Andy Bales Competent caring compassionate community members and workforce I am not certain if it was was a dream, nightmare, seminar or sermon, but a couple of weeks ago I heard a fiery speech from a mature lady saying if we keep going as we are, civil society will soon…
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Hungry Kids in Iowa?
This week, my team asked me and our organization, Children and Family Urban Movement, CFUM.org to sign onto a petition, protesting a recent decision by our state leaders to turn down $29 Million in federal subsidies, regarding EBT cards for supplemental food to look out for not only our kids in the neighborhood, but all…
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