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Clinton County, New York
Hollaback! P’burgh targets street harassment
Saturday, June 21, 2014
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CLOWNING AROUND
This Week SAFE CALL NOW
By Teah Dowling teah@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ A man approached a woman on the street, cupped her backside into the palm of his hand and said Ò give it to me, girl.Ó This scenario counts as one of the many different street harassment situations both men and women experience periodically in Plattsburgh, according to Hollaback! Plattsburgh. Hollaback! Plattsburgh is a community organization committed to ending street harassment for people of all genders, ages and sexual orientations. Hollaback! started here in March and launched its web site in late April. Ò I had noticed at least once or twice every year, a high profile case of some type of harassment would occur, and we didnÕ t have a chance to talk CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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A clown and her pint-sized protege made the rounds to promote next month’s Clinton County Fair at the 2014 Business Expo in Plattsburgh June 5. The North Country Chamber of Commerce’s networking event is one of the year’s largest, with over 180 local businesses showcasing their services and products. Photo by Pete DeMola
JCEO to help feed hungry children
Kathy Bishop at the JCEO offices in Plattsburgh, with the food that will be included in each child’s backpack weekly as part of the Backpack Program they plan to start in the fall. Photo by Shawn Ryan
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PLATTSBURGH Ñ Hungry children struggle in school and suffer all day long. The newly formed JCEO Community Action AngelÕ s advisory board is bringing the Backpack Program to Clinton County starting in August. The program aims to help alleviate childhood hunger, by providing needy children in elementary schools within the City of Plattsburgh with discreetly packaged food to stuff their backpacks. They will sponsor 90 children spread between Bailey Avenue, Momot and Oak Street schools. Partnering with the Albany based Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York, JCEO is bringing the widely successful Backpack Program to the North Coun-
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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com
Backpacks full of food for 90 children
try, with hopes of expanding the program in the future. The Backpack Program started in 2007 with one participating school. The program has since grown to serve 48 schools in 14 counties. They serve over 1,050 children each week. Originally the Backpack Program was designed to give out backpacks filled with food, but children seldom miss a clue, and those in the program were soon identified by their peers as being less fortunate, and in some cases were picked on. The program now utilizes the childÕ s own backpack, sending them home with a mountain of nutritious food. Ò Right now in the United States, one in five children do not have sufficient food,” said Kathy Bishop of JCEO. Ò Clinton County is ranked within the top 10 counties in the state for food insecurity.Ó JCEO is hoping that the community will once again come to their aid, as they try
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