Dec 12, 2010 ~ what IS working

ECONOMY

learm about the stimulus, taxes, jobs, auto bailout, reform, and signs of success

HEALTH CARE

The affordable Care Act helps families, reduces cost, and deserves our support.

EDUCATION

When government, teachers, parents and the community working together, our schools improve.

ENVIRONMENT

Americans conserve, stimulus boosts economy, discoveries are made daily

COMMUNITY

Working with neighbors, non profits and government agencies we can make a diference.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Handy Dandy Handyman

Posted by Linda H on 2:22:00 PM

In 1998, Brookfield, Connecticut resident Peter Brady started volunteering as a part-time handyman for seniors in his church's parish community. He raked leaves, changed light bulbs, and fixed leaky faucets. Today, the Handy Dandy Man Ministry is an official nonprofit with more than 1,000 volunteers helping 400 seniors in seven greater Danbury towns. His ministry also includes performing Extreme Home Makeovers for the less fortunate.

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Boston Group Helps Families Fight Foreclosure

Posted by Linda H on 1:58:00 PM

A nonprofit community development financer named Boston Community Capital has teamed with a real estate law clinic at Harvard Law School and a housing advocacy group called City Life/Vida Urbana. Together, they're buying foreclosed homes after the foreclosure is final, then selling or renting the home back to the original homeowner at market rate, which is usually much lower than the homeowner's previous mortgage.

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