Aid struggles in Port-au-Prince after massive Haiti quake
U.N. and aid workers face looting, security fears, and widespread devastation as 82nd Airborne troops and Marines bolster relief. With 4,000 escapees from a damaged prison and bodies filling morgues, responders race to deliver food and water to Haitians in desperate need while coordinating from damaged facilities and halted seaports and airports.
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Port-au-Prince Harbor
Carl Vinson
Vinson
U.S
Ken Keen
U.S. Southern Command
ABC
Good Morning America
White House
Robert Gibbs
New Jersey
Sarla Chand
Teaneck
Rene Preval
Miami Herald
Haiti
Fevil Dubien
Port-au- Prince
International Agency
Liony Batista
Batista
U.N
David Wimhurst
Elisabeth Byrs
Byrs
Port au-Prince
International Red Cross
City seeks more active FCEDC outreach and funding clarity
FCEDC faces questions on patience versus action amid dire economy. Harness presses confidentiality on prospects while commissioners urge proactive engagement and clearer funding paths. Future plans include board representation, public communication upgrades, and possibly relocating meetings to the city building.
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Harness
FCEDC
Dopperschmidt
Garden City
Finney County
Holcomb
GCCC
Reynaldo Mesa
Downtown Vision
Mesa
Garden City Area
Dropouts Identifying challenges teen mothers
Sheila Koop of Ulysses Career Learning Academy attended a summit with students to discuss dropout issues. UCLA serves at risk students and dropouts, with seniors Adan Marquez Manuel Acosta Ramon Corona and sophomore Kelsie Berger among attendees. They highlighted bullying gangs parental involvement and substance abuse as key problems and urged improved school parent communication. Kansas Drop Ins aims to cut drug and violence exposure by 10 percent with leadership classes. A final state action plan will summarize challenges and guide action across districts.
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Sheila Koop
Ulysses Career Learning Academy
UCLA
Ulysses
Koop
Adan Marquez
Manuel Acosta
Ramon Corona
Kelsie Berger
Marquez
Lar
Kansas
Noble
Garden City
Kansas Drop Ins
UN to hand out 6000 tons of aid in Port au Prince
The United Nations plans to distribute 6000 tons of food and other supplies in the Cite Soleil slum as part of relief after the 7.0 quake. Casella notes 40 percent of pre quake Haiti stocks are in country, with looting and blocked ports hindering delivery.
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Jean Reynol
U.N
Elisabeth Byrs
Geneva
Port-au-Prince
International Red Cross
Marcul Izard
Izard
Byrs
U.N. World Food Program
Cite Soleil
Emilia Casella
WFP
U.S. 82Nd Airborne Division
Port Au Prince
U.S
Sylvain Angerlotte
Europe
Asia
Americas
Haiti
Kim Bolduc
United States
Toussaint L’ouverture International
Casella
Port-au- Prince
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