Burlington Public Library

When college sophomore Laurel Estabrook is attacked while riding her bicycle through Vermont's back roads, her life is forever changed. Formerly outgoing, Laurel withdraws into her photography and begins to work at a homeless shelter. There she meets Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of photographs that he won't let anyone see. When Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel discovers that he was telling the truth: before he was homeless,...

Every woman needs a safe sbelter. The tables have turned and Gabby's estranged husband who threw her out when she didn't live up to his image of a "corporate wife," needs her in a way neither ever expected. He's begging for reconciliation, but Gabby has moved on, finding purpose and a future in the House of Hope. Not only has she found shelter for herself and her sons there, she's able to help provide shelter for homeless moms and their kids. And...

The Child and Adult Care Food Program offers benefits to elderly and/or functionally impaired adults in non-profit and eligible for-profit adult day care settings. For each type of setting, the CACFP regulations define eligibility requirements. In addition, the CACFP requires participating organizations, referred to as institutions throughout this manual, to meet several performance standards, which demonstrate the institution's financial and administrative...

Good nutrition is important to the health of infants, children, and adults. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Child and Adult Care Food Program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture to provide reimbursement to care providers for nutritious meals served to eligible, non-residential children in child care centers, family day care homes, homeless shelters, after school at-risk programs, Head Start, and outside-school-hours...

When Gabby turns down her husband Philip for a loan to cover his gambling debts, Philip makes a desperate move that puts Gabby, her friends at the shelter, and even the House of Hope at risk.

"Open Door Church has served as a homeless shelter for more than a decade, but when their pastor dies unexpectedly, it's up to Galen and Maggie to take up the reins and keep the ministry going, which won't be easy, as newcomers seem intent on tearing it down. And then there’s young Daniel, who seems to be working miracles in their midst, which of course, isn’t possible. Or is it?"--from publisher's description.

While ten-year-old Maya attends an elite private school on scholarship her classmates are unaware that she and her family are living in a homeless shelter, but on one poignant day Maya discovers having a house is not the only way to have a home.

When a senior churchwarden is found murdered in the herb garden of his Manhattan church, detectives Claire Codella and Brian Haggerty set aside their differences to identify a killer among several possible suspects.

"This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who, with her mother's help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available to help."--Publisher's website.

"In San Francisco's seamy Tenderloin district, a teenage street hustler has been murdered in a shelter for boys. And the dedicated priest who runs the struggling home stands accused. But despite damning evidence that he's a killer - and worse - Father Thomas Martin stands by his innocence. And attorney Peter Donley stands with him. For three years Donley has cut his legal teeth in his uncle's tiny, no-frills firm, where people come before profits....