Where the answers are

This week is kind of a hodgepodge of different items which will be of help if we are interested. Not all people have the same needs and concerns. Todays, idea is one which will bring us untold satisfaction with no expenditure, and will keep giving for years to come. We have touched on volunteerism... Sign in to see full entry.

There is no better way to get to know the resources you are interested in than to volunteer for them. Does this sound unusual? When the need is for utilities, you’re looking for ways to pay the bill is not the time to volunteer. The month before is the time to volunteer, thus learning all of the... Sign in to see full entry.

One of the items for today is a free service and the other is one you might want to think about before taking part. The free service is the local Library. This is a service you will want to keep in your list of resources. Besides being the highway to resources within the community and out, it is... Sign in to see full entry.

This time of year there are free seminars at many assisted livings and retirement communities. These are open to the public and you are not required to do anything but listen. To keep yourself in good standing, it would be appropriate to ask a question or two. The nice thing about these is they... Sign in to see full entry.

Giveaways in the social service field are sometimes big and sometimes not so big, but very worthy of your time. The may be a free meal, free outer wear or any number of things. One giveaway which is found in almost every community to one degree or another, a free meal. Most often tied to a... Sign in to see full entry.

Thanks for all the comments. It is helpful to know what is more important to each of us. Thank you Marsha Sign in to see full entry.

When discussing how we can be of assistance to the underprivileged, how many of us have just felt a whole lot better when we hear a kind word. I know it doesn’t go very far to create a warm dry place to stay, but there is inner warmth which cannot be replicated any other way. We can help people find... Sign in to see full entry.

Hi, everybody. This week begins with a thought of those who are underprivileged. I know that you are looking at what little you have and saying ‘sure, that’s right, underprivileged’. The truth is there are more ways to be underprivileged than you might have thought about. Do you have a roof over... Sign in to see full entry.

As we have focused on ways to help ourselves and each other during this time of cuts and taking away of benefits; we must remember there are others worse off than us. I know how this sounds impossible and just some platitude taught by our mothers’ years ago. The truth is there are thousands living... Sign in to see full entry.

Let’s look at Mental Health resources for just a minute. It will take just a minute because; the providing of such services is not in abundance. Most of the time, you are either left out in the cold, so to speak or incarcerated, due to a shortage of funding and placement options. I believe this is... Sign in to see full entry.