Right now, the childhood hunger problem in America is inexcusably big – affecting more than 1 in 5 children. We know that adequate food and good nutrition, particularly in a young child’s life, has a very important impact on a child’s capacity for future learning and on their lifelong economic productivity. But our leaders are not giving this problem the attention it warrants. For decades, Republicans and Democrats have come together to support programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Research shows that kids who get help from programs like SNAP do better in school and better in life. But hunger in America is big and is getting worse as income inequality becomes more extreme. This is a trend that we need to reverse now. We need to show our state and federal officials that Virginians have had enough of hungry kids. It's time to end childhood hunger. Sign our pledge to show your support.

Right now, the childhood hunger problem in America is inexcusably big – affecting more than 1 in 5 children. We know that adequate food and good nutrition, particularly in a young child’s life, has a very important impact on a child’s capacity for future learning and on their lifelong economic productivity. But our leaders are not giving this problem the attention it warrants. For decades, Republicans and Democrats have come together to support programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Research shows that kids who get help from programs like SNAP do better in school and better in life. But hunger in America is big and is getting worse as income inequality becomes more extreme. This is a trend that we need to reverse now. We need to show our state and federal officials that Coloradans have had enough - NO child should go hungry. It's time to end childhood hunger. Sign our pledge to show your support.

I personally ride a bus because I can not see well to drive if family or friends can not take me somewhere. Or I use STS ALSO and the fare increase is too much for those who are disabled or retired.

I believe it's possible to remove the majority of the homeless off the streets of Sunland Tujunga and into a safe enviroment by using Camp 15. I believe using the abandoned camp will incur a minimal amount of cost to the private & public sector. It is my hope this petition will generate enough interest to create a safe place for those of us who have lost our homes. Of the 20-plus homeless I've spoken with, all would be willing to volunteer their time & energy to make this a reality. Recently there has been numerous threats & various acts of vandalism. When we try to report it, nothing happens. We believe the time has come for our political leaders and community leaders to band together to help, not persecute, them, as is now happening with LAPD'S DAILY HARRASSMENT. THEY ARE CURRENTLY BEING STALKED BY A VIGiLANTE GROUP. WE ARE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY & WE DEMAND TO BE TREATED AS SUCH. Many of us actually feel as though we're living in pre WW 2 Germany. it's like being one step away from the concentration camps, and we all know what comes after that. I for one don't feel like being a pizza. We thank you for your time. Hopefully you'll find it in your heart to sign this, and send a message to our local leaders. you don't have to be a resident, just someone who cares about people.

After the news spread that 12,000 house aholds are without water, it's time to ACT. This is a humanitarian issue and it should not be ignored! We the people have to look out for one another on something so vital to ones health and well being.

We, the undersigned, believe that in order to make our city a better place change needs to occur. Part of that change is the need for more places that will help those who are hurting and in need of help. Manna Café Ministries provides food to those who need it, and have helped many with their emergency warming shelters, but the hope they provide is what is needed above all else. We, the citizens of this beautiful city, ask that you vote to support the zoning variance that will allow Manna Café Ministries to open their homeless shelter. They will be able to provide not only the help that so many need, but the also the hope that will help to bring positive change to their lives and futures.

3,600 residents in Detroit are already without water. Why? Because they have bills of $150 or more, or are 60 days past due on bills in a city that is bankrupt. Soon, half of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department's 323,900 local residents will be out of water. It is unacceptable to withhold our citizens' basic needs like clean running water. We need to call attention to this unacceptable violation of human rights, and quickly -- before more homes run dry. Sign our petition to demand that the Detroit Water and Sewage Department restore running water to the residents of Detroit.

As you know the Clinton River is a very busy place, full of families and constant people traveling by foot, so its clear to me that Clinton River road that runs along this river should have finished paved sidewalks that connect to the others. I walk daily from the house to the neighboring subdivisions and I feel in great danger doing so with my 8 month old in her stroller, you should fund this immediately.

Hello, My name is Al Campos, Sr. I have an Asperger's grandson who has been determined to be "INCOMPETENT AND UNABLE TO AIDE WITH HIS OWN DEFENCE" is in trouble, charged with First Degree Sexual Assault without Bodily Harm. His entire coerced confession should be thrown out as a result. This was for an incident of feliatio (a BJ) that took place when he was 12. His half sister made a victim of him back then. Five years later her Mom and Dad were getting a divorce. Dad moved to Indiana with an old flame from his HS days. This angered her to no end, the only way to get back at Dad was to tell a story to the school social worker for her acting out. That story was to turn the tables on her half brother and say he abused her sexually. Allen III was 17 by that time and was pulled from his HS "Special Education" class, then questioned as an adult. They spent some time with him. then took him to Brookfield PD where they questioned him further. That is when they charged him as an adult. I hired Matt Huppertz to represent my grandson, but it did little toward his defense. Mr Huppertz never did present a single fact of my grandson's Asperger's Syndrome. He told him to plead guilty and take what he gets. I found this out and fired Mr Huppertz and discovered he was former Waukesha County ADA. That brought about a court appearance before Judge Kathleen Foster. She asked "Do you agree with the termination of Mr Huppertz, and do you have another attorney to replace him?". Allen III answered yes. Then she repeated, "You have an attorney to replace Mr Huppertz?" He answered No. She then raised her voice and said, "Then why are you lying to me?" She revoked his bond and had him placed in jail. Allen III does not understand a compound question. His father and I just sat in the pew in disbelief. She had the bailiff tell us to leave the courtroom. We never said a word to anyone. We were in shock. This lead to a second attorney, Dennis Krueger whom we hired but did not see or hear from him in four months until the night before Allen III's court date. He did not ask to change the plea and made the same suggestion as Huppertz: Plead guilty and take the consequences. This was not what we were looking for since Dennis had a son with Asperger's; I expected more. Turned out he was also representing Tim Russell from Gov. Scott Walker's County Executive Office too. He was fired by the Judge because Krueger was also working as an ADA in Fond du Lac County at the same time he was supposed to represent my Grandson. We terminated Krueger too, but that was too late; the damage was done. I also found out Krueger was an ADA in Waukesha County as prosecutor of Sexual Crimes, and a golf partner of Judge Foster. Well, Judge Foster put my Grandson on Probation with some restrictions that guaranteed his return to jail in no time: Eight pages of requirements, including a full time job or enrollment in a college in an accredited course full time. That alone would have put him back in jail. I applied for Social Security disability for him. The state had him evaluated and it was determined he is disabled; Allen III has an IQ under 70! I had put over $50K (all my savings) into his defense so far and I had to move to northern Wisconsin to give him a place to live. He could not stay with his Mom in Waukesha because of other kids in the house. My home in Bay View was too close to schools. That only left my hunting shack in the north woods. I had to then support two households. This did not work for long and I lost my home in Bay View too. Things were going OK up here in the north until the physician in his sex offender class wanted him to write a letter of apology to his half sister. He could not do it, so I helped him pen a letter and he turned it in. The instructor said it was not good enough. That is when my grandson went off the deep end. He took off for several weeks, got into trouble and ended up in jail. When he got out they put him in a halfway house. He was in there with one other kid. He could not take care of himself, cook, clean, do laundry, etc., etc. He got into more trouble and they put him in for revocation. He is now revoked and will be on his way back to Waukesha County. I know Foster is going to throw the book at him. She made this comment during a court session: "I knew how I was going to rule in your case the first time I saw you". With that attitude, I don't see that he has a chance. The real issue is that none of his Asperger's Syndrome was ever addressed from day one to the time of his revocation. Allen III's attorney, Mr Kelz, was educated by the Wisconsin Disability Rights Attorney Jodi Hanna in Rice Lake, WI. The Probation Department in Medford, WI had to admit they never got Allen III any professional attention for his Cognitive Disability and Medical problems. They never did any research, nor did they have any knowledge of the affliction. I found out nothing is in his file about his Asperger's after three and a half years of fighting for his rights. This all started at 12 years old when Allen III's IQ was about 40. He was the victim and not the perpetrator as indicated by his half sister. I know the sister very well and know she is a liar. His half sister Samantha and half sister Hevana played a game of a sexual nature. They used a code word of "ROSES" when they would get into their games. These games suddenly included Allen III. They contrived to victimize him "because they could", knowing he was slow, to say the least. None of his siblings would acknowledge him. Not in school, on the bus, in the lunch room, etc. In fact, they called Allen III "IT". They would tell people he was not related. They even stoned him and broke his glasses while they were on his face. This was OK by his step-mom because he did not fit her idea of a family member. Allen III has been a target for years and been beaten many times. Last time, while still in school, he was found by his VP in the boys room out cold in ...

This proposed rezone would allow for the building of high density housing in the form of duplexes within what should be the boundaries of the Stansbury Village HOA. This greatly changes the nature of the neighborhood. Additionally this would create a neighborhood isolated by the major traffic artery of the frontage road and adding to an already congested area of the park.

The electrical power grid is vulnerable to prolonged and catastrophic collapse due to terrorism by nuclear weapon generated electromagnetic pulse (EMP), cyber attack, and physical attack, or from EMP power surge from solar flare CME. Without electrical power possibly for years, Americans will be denied access to food, water, communications, transportation, gas and oil, health services, government, banking, etc., as outlined in the 2008 EMP Commission report to Congress, a catastrophe for our nation. Passage of HR Bill 4298 will bring protection to the power grid and its electrically dependent infrastructures vital to our nation's survival.

"Cities think by cutting off the food source, it will make the homeless go away," NCH community organizing director Michael Stoops said. "It doesn't."