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A Very Broken Potholes Christmas

2021/12/29
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Tim Berry：Hope for the Homeless 致力于帮助无家可归者，为他们提供食物、住所、衣物以及康复支持。Tim Berry 本人曾经历过药物成瘾和无家可归的困境，他的亲身经历让他更深刻地理解并帮助那些需要帮助的人。他分享了自己的故事，并强调了持续的帮助和支持对康复的重要性。Hope for the Homeless 还组织汽车展等活动筹款，并通过与其他组织合作扩大服务范围，以满足不断增长的需求。 Jerry Brown：St. Mary's Food Bank 是世界上第一个食物银行，致力于缓解亚利桑那州的饥饿问题。该组织运作效率极高，每捐赠一美元可以提供七顿饭。Jerry Brown 讲述了 St. Mary's Food Bank 在应对 COVID-19 大流行期间所做的努力，以及如何克服挑战，继续为有需要的人提供食物。他还强调了通货膨胀对低收入家庭的影响，以及食物银行在帮助他们应对经济困难方面所起到的关键作用。 Buck Richards：Packages From Home 为海外服役的现役军人以及无家可归或面临风险的退伍军人提供物资支持，以提高他们的士气和生活质量。Buck Richards 分享了他参与该组织的经历，以及为海外军人提供包裹的重要性。他强调了该组织的运作完全依赖于社区和企业的捐赠，并鼓励人们通过捐款或参与包装活动来支持他们的工作。

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Tim Berry discusses his journey from addiction to founding Hope for the Homeless, highlighting the organization's efforts to provide necessities and support to the homeless community through recovery meetings and hope bags.

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This week on Broken Potholes), Chuck and Sam take a break from politics to spread a little Christmas cheer and highlight the important work some local charities are doing to help our community. 

First, we are joined by Tim Barry of HOPE for the Homeless. HOPE for the Homeless organizes Recovery meetings and brings them to the Homeless where they gather, like the Andre House and C.A.S.S.. They also support those meeting attendees with food, blankets, clothes, new socks/underwear, toiletries and other basic necessities that we package in our HOPE bags. Visit hope4thehomelessaz.com) to learn more and to get involved. 

Later in the show, Jerry Brown of St. Mary’s Food Bank calls in. St. Mary’s Food Bank serves to alleviate hunger through the gathering and distribution of food while encouraging self-sufficiency, collaboration, advocacy and education. They are one of the largest food banks in the United States, and proud of the impact it has had on Arizona — and the world. Visit firstfoodbank.org) to learn more and to get involved. 

Finally, But Richards of Packages From Home joins the show. Packages From Home serves Active Duty US military members stationed or deployed overseas (to include military working dogs & military K9 teams) as well as homeless, transitioning, and at-risk veterans by providing them with requested food, hygiene, and entertainment items to boost morale and quality of life. Visit packagesfromhome.org) to learn more and to get involved. 

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