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TAUNTON — Wooden lockers stocked with free hygiene supplies and personal care items for the needy will be sprouting up around the Taunton area as part of the Purpose Locker Foundation's vision.

Being labelled as “needy” often carries unfair stereotypes. Many people assume the word means weakness or clinginess, but that isn’t the full story. These are some of the most common misconceptions ...

Connecting People to Jobs: Neighborhood Workforce Pipelines, by John E. Padilla, is part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Making Connections program to help poor families and children. Mr. Padilla, ...

In 1969, a group of clergymen started a crisis counseling program for destitute people roaming downtown's seedier precincts. Its first home was a hole-in-the-wall storefront on Chippewa Street -- at ...