The New Bedford Homeless Service Providers Network and Rise Up for Homes are hosting this event to reach out to the homeless community on the SouthCoast.
With all the controversy surrounding pan handling and the number of homeless people in New Bedford sometimes its easy forget that there's a human side to it. But one event made sure the homeless don't lose sight of the fact that people in the city still care for them.
Rise Up For Homes, a community organization committed to creating an emergency "overflow" shelter for the homeless in New Bedford, has a good start on that project, thanks to WBSM's Quarters for Christmas.
WBSM personalities and members of Rise Up for Homes collected hundreds of dollars on Saturday during a four-hour stretch at the Dartmouth Mall...
After a decade long hiatus, WBSM is bringing back radio legend Stan Lipp’s Quarters for Christmas this December! On Saturday, December 5th WBSM will be broadcasting live from the Dartmouth Mall to raise money for Rise Up For Homes, a local initiative to establish emergency overflow and day shelters for extreme weather conditions.
" How does it feel to be without a home...like a complete unknown...like a rolling stone"....Bob Dylan. New Bedford was the home of a homeless awareness event called One Homeless Night ... Is Too Many.
Dozens of local leaders in the public and private sectors spent a night in the shoes of the homeless Friday night as part of an awareness and fundraising campaign.