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A local group, made up of members from multiple churches in North Bay, is on a mission to fill 200 backpacks with items urgently needed for the city’s homeless.
The Compassionate Committee for the Homeless in North Bay, a group made up of approximately 17 members from eight different churches mostly from the downtown, held its first drop-off event Saturday afternoon at the New Apostolic Church on Joseph Street.
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Rebecca Riesen, lead coordinator of Backpacks for Love, said the committee’s goal is to help end homelessness in North Bay.
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