A local church is making plarn (plastic yarn) out of plastic bags and waving it on large looms to make mats for the homeless. (WDRB Photo) June 26, 2025 NEW ALBANY, In.

Union Gospel Mission will be visiting homeless camps distributing water and blessing bags Tuesday, June 24 beginning at 1 p.m., due to the hotter temperatures. As they visit, they will be conducting ...

At just 8 years old, Jahkil Jackson ignited a global movement, handing out blessing bags to the homeless in Chicago. Since then, Jackson and his "Project I Am" have raised over $650,000 to reach ...

The first year the Feed the Multitudes event was held, Frank Bailey, pastor of Victory Church, said he and his wife, Parris ...

“The ladies circle has been doing blessing bags of water bottles, granola bars and other food items to offer to homeless individuals for a number of years,” Kessler said.

For Black Music Month 2025, the Atlanta trap pioneer looks back on the 2005 album that changed hip-hop and saved his life.

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The closure of Christus Vivit Community, a dormitory-like home in a converted convent on the grounds of Immaculate Conception ...

CLINTON — The Sisters of St. Francis in Clinton are celebrating the jubilees of five sisters this summer. They renewed their ...

Lakeside Extension Homemakers used their sewing skills to make 30 "blessing bags" for the clients at Potter's Clay. The bags ...

Volunteers at Good Shepherd Parish in Ubly have crocheted 437 sleeping mats from plastic bags since 2021, helping the homeless and earning benches through Meijer’s recycling program.