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Jeanne Carfora with the Diversity Action Team of Rock County says a virtual program will take place Thursday night from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m.
Tammie King-Johnson with House of Mercy Homeless Shelter will moderate the program in the last effects of being evicted.
The program is co-sponsored by the YWCA Rock County, Beloit NAACP Branch, Hedberg Public Library, Community Action of Rock and Walworth Counties, and UW-Madison Division of Extension Rock County.
For more information or to register visit the Diversity Action Team of Rock County’s website.
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State Collection Service helped support local families in need.
1/22/2021 8:00 AM
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State Collection Service Inc., an ACA International member company based in Madison, Wisconsin, continued its holiday tradition of Adopt-a-Family by donating $8,800 to provide gifts and other holiday trimmings to local families.
With most team members currently working remotely, State hosted an online fundraiser. The generosity of State’s team members was matched by the company to enable donations to be made to House of Mercy in Beloit, Wisconsin., DAIS in Madison, Wisconsin, Hope House in Milwaukee, and St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Geneva, Illinois.
“COVID-19 has created a pandemic on top of what was already an epidemic for the homeless,” Tammie King-Johnson from House of Mercy said in a news release. “(The) State Collection Service funds (supported) the homeless in two ways this holiday season. First to purchase Christmas gifts for our Holiday Adopt-a-Family program and secondl