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Local vets raise money to help federal employees during the shutdown

TARPON SPRINGS ,Fla. — People across the Tampa Bay area are stepping up and pitching in to help those impacted by the government shutdown. The founders of Fort Valor, in Tarpon Springs did its part ... read more

Dancing in the Street, Dior, Doug the Pug: News from around our 50 states

Amanda Reyes, who runs Yellowhammer Fund, a nonprofit that provides funding to help ... shutdown area.” The unprecedented three-month shutdown aims to fix crumbling outdoor station platforms that have ... read more

Local Groups Pitching In To Feed Coast Guard Families During Government Shutdown

Federal employees ... local groups are stepping up to help out. A food distribution will be held Friday in the parking lot Outdoor World in Dania Beach for members of the US Coast Guard, the only ... read more

For charities, the government shutdown could not have come at a worse time

Those employees aren’t going to be made whole” with potential back pay when the shutdown ends. Hundreds of individual fundraisers on websites such as GoFundMe have sought to raise money to help ... ... read more

Here are the Staggering Costs of Shutdown Brinksmanship

For close to a decade, the federal ... an AFGE local that represents Social Security Administration employees in 25 offices throughout Indiana. AFGE President J. David Cox, who worked at the ... read more

Living on $6.46 per day: Foodbank of Santa Barbara County shining spotlight on food insecurity

Hoping to raise awareness ... less on food.’” During the first three weeks of the challenge, Talkin said he wanted to draw attention to the experience of local veterans, college students and the ... read more

50 Great Places to Work in Washington, DC

How they make a difference: This nonprofit offers training to help at-risk youth, veterans ... to the community. Employees can get involved in charitable events every month, and they tend to raise ... read more

7 things you need to know about the debt ceiling (yes, that again)

Related: The holy mess Congress will make if it fails to raise the debt ceiling Here's why: To pay bills and benefits, Treasury must borrow money ... of days. "Federal employees, contractors, program ... read more

His helping hand raises money, spirits

“It makes me happy, and it makes the people we help ... by a local school received free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch during the summer to replace the meals offered during the school year. He ... read more

GoFundMe CEO says crowdfunding platform would likely catch homeless vet scam if it happened today

Bobbitt and McClure pleaded guilty to federal ... by employees whose backgrounds range from the military to philosophy. GoFundMe has helped raise more than $5 billion for various causes since its ... read more

Here’s what Congress is stuffing into its $1.3 trillion spending bill

Civilian federal employees get a 1.9 percent pay raise, breaking parity with the military for ... The legislation allocates more than $4.65 billion across agencies to help states and local governments ... read more

CUs Present Gifts to Children’s Hospitals, Veterans & Members in Need

OUR Center’s mission is to stop hunger in the local community and help families become self-sufficient. OUR Center’s annual Empty Bowls event raises money ... able to raise $2,000 in support of the ... read more