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Happy 2010, everyone. The Voices Project blog has some exciting new features coming down the pike this year that I can’t announce just yet. ;) I hope you’ll come back often to check out our new content. Don't forget to sign up and start blogging! Read more

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It’s been an exciting week for advocacy at Crittenton Women’s Union. We attended and participated in a rally yesterday to support TAFDC for families headed by a parent receiving SSI. The governor recently reversed a cut that would have left almost 9,000 families with a reduced TAFDC grant or without any assistance at all. It was a huge success to have the funding restored but we now move on to ask for continued funding in FY11. The event yesterday highlighted the importance of the TAFDC program to families with disabilities. Read more

 I recently blogged about my experiences with a program similar to Toys for Tots or Globe Santa. Since then I've been thinking about such organizations and how they must be doing in such a tough economic time. I found a few news articles that confirmed what I assumed: that more people than usual are asking for assistance this year.

According to the Boston Globe, 60,000 kids will receive presents from Globe Santa this year. While more people are asking for assistance this year, however, fewer seem to be financially able to donate. Read more

My daughter, who I call Bear, is 15 years old and, I’m sure, does not believe in Santa anymore. However, she is not going to admit that to Mom.

You see, when her dad and I were married, we decided to prove that, because there really was a Santa, we had to give her gifts from us, as well as from Santa.(My parents’ tradition of just giving us Santa gifts and the heck with “proof” was outvoted by the now-ex. (Of course it was, because it was the cheaper way to go, but let’s not get into that particular argument.)) Read more

My favorite holiday memory stems from the time when my mother was alive. She was big on tradition so the celebration was always at our house. She always had to have a real tree, never artificial with all the garlands and bulbs and an angel on the top. The meals were always lavish – from the golden brown butterball turkey to candied yams with marshmallow to minced onions. The preparation of the meal was a two day event. The partial cooking of the ham and turkey the night before as well as the making of the pies. Read more

this my dream to move to my own house, let me describe for you: is two levels, my daughter lives upstairs with her husband and my grandchild. I live downstairs, there is a big back yard, with a garden that I enjoy so much. I work in the office. It+ is a very nice place.

A typical day with me begins at 6:30 am. I wake up my daughter to get her ready for school. I start by washing her face and brushing her gums, making sure any milk wasn’t left on her face throughout the night. While she sits on the bed and watches me I sing her lullaby’s while choosing her something to wear. After I get her dress I make her a little breakfast snack before putting on her coat, just enough to last her to school for the big breakfast. After her coat and hat is on I grab her bag and immediately go down stairs and wait for her van. Read more

My favorite holiday memory is when I was  a little  girl and its Christmas Eve. My parents have the Christmas carols playing  we are listening to the Jackson 5 , Charles Brown and others its  now time for bed. My brothers and sisters  and I are excited at the thought of what we are going to get from Santa. We go to bed knowing that we are not going to get much sleep and it will be the longest night of the year. Somehow we manage to get some sleep  we wake up and its 6 am. Read more

Food stamp program change to SNAP program