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Story Archives of 'Family'
Food Stamp Rolls Near 100,000
By Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.Even as there are signs of economic recovery, the recession’s impact on families continues to grow. As of December, Food Stamps were helping to feed just about 99,300 residents. By way of context, that’s about a 65 percent increase since before the recession hit.
Nationally, after the last big downturn, the one in the early 1990’s, food stamp rolls continued to grow for another two years. If job growth coming out of this recession is sluggish, as most economists predict, the state might see that trend repeat itself.
Bridge House Homeless Shelter
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, March 20, 2010.Tierra had been treated for a rare form of cancer before returning to New Hampshire. The Bridge House Homeless Shelter helped her learn life skills, get a job and find her own apartment. Vicki Ellis, Tierra's mother shares her story.
Marketing the Irish Brand
By Stephanie Hughes on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
Most Americans have an idea of what it means to be Irish. That may be partially due to the fact that the Irish Government and Tourist Board have done such a fine job of branding the country overseas.
Reporter Stephanie Hughes tries to summon the wind at her back and the sun upon her face for a look at how the Irish brand scores on St. Patrick's Day, a holiday famous for its pub crawls, sentimental songs and green beer.
(Photo by pawelbak via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
Remembering Irish Song-Singing
By Song and Memory on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
For Brooklyn native Kathy Napoli, St. Patrick's Day is a time to remember her father and her irish heritage. Napoli hears “Harrigan,” from the Broadway musical Yankee Doodle Dandy and is transported back to the railroad apartment where her father invited the neighbors in for a drink and a song.
Listen to this piece at Public Radio Exchange.
Food Stamp Rolls Top 100K for Second Month
By Jon Greenberg on Monday, March 15, 2010.The number of people receiving food stamps in New Hampshire is above one hundred thousand for the second month in a row.
Food stamp enrollment is a yardstick of household distress. Families typically seek government food assistance after they exhaust savings and other resources.
In February, the federal food stamp program was helping feed nearly 103,000 people in the state. That’s about one out of twelve residents – the toll of long term unemployment and under-employment.
Inside the Loves and Lives of a Legal Nevada Brothel
By Hal Cannon on Thursday, March 11, 2010.
It can get lonely out there on the open road. Truckers spend several days at a time driving solo through the vast expanses of the American West. One of those drivers, named Copperfield, is in love with Cherry Rose, a working girl at a legal Nevada brothel, called Donna’s Ranch.
The Anonymous Sperm Donor No Longer
By Abby Goldstein on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Each year in the US, thousands of men donate their sperm to one of the country’s many sperm banks. Many of them prefer to make their donations anonymously. But in recent years, more and more families and children of sperm donors have begun tracking down their biological fathers, much to the surprise and, sometimes, horror of the previously-thought anonymous donor.
Through online databases and genetic testing, children have discovered siblings – in extreme cases by the hundreds – and identified common diseases in their genetic lineage.
Rachel Lehmann-Haupt investigated this phenomenon and wrote about it for slate.com. She’s also the author of the book, In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment and Motherhood. Wendy Kramer is the founder of donorsiblingregistry.com.
Slate: Are Sperm Donors Really Anonymous Anymore?
(Photo by futurowoman via Flickr/CreativeCommons)
Haitians Consider Returning "Home," to Africa
By Grant Fuller on Monday, March 8, 2010.
Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade has proposed offering a piece of land to displaced Haitians who wish to return to the home of their ancestors. Wade says at least 50 Hatians have taken him up on his offer to resettle in Senegal. But the offer has created a stir in the streets of Haiti.
Nashua High South Students Set Up School Food Pantry
By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Wednesday, March 3, 2010.According to federal figures, one in eight Americans receives some form of emergency food assistance. It could be in the form of food stamps, a food pantry, a soup kitchen, or all three.
Seeing a need among their students, a group of teachers at Nashua High South decided to do something on their own to fight hunger.
New Hampshire Public Radio Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern has the story.
The Family Resource Center at Gorham
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, February 27, 2010.The Family Resource Center at Gorham provides a range of family services under one roof. Deb Martineau attended the center’s JOB Pro program when she needed help getting back into the workforce.
