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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 2009
Page
1
Tanyon Pishny and Justin De La Rosa rake leaves under the supervision of Shirley William in Garden City as part of a community maintenance effort ed by Ibu.
President elect Barack Obama met wounded troops at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and helped repaint a shelter for homeless teens in the District of Columbia on Martin Luther King Jr Day. He urged Americans to turn King's legacy into ongoing service to others as crowds gathered in Washington.
Denise and Hill Salina moved from New Orleans after Katrina leaving wedding photos and a few bags. They cried at losing home and faced starting over. Like many Kansans escaping poverty, they seek stability and a fresh start in Salina with limited belongings and hope.
In Kansas a pattern shows long term fixes lagging as social services are stretched. A couple's move led them to multiple agencies for food shelter and essentials while aid from Red Cross Salvation Army and a church helped them with clothes rent and furniture.
Finney County in southwest Kansas ranks among the state’s poorest counties with 43 to 47 percent of families lacking enough to meet basic needs, far above the 27 to 30 percent statewide burden. Experts say federal poverty guidelines are outdated and many families with children struggle daily. A single working parent with young children would need at least $14.74 an hour to survive.
Sam Andrade, a 20 year old Brazilian student athlete and sophomore at Garden City Community College, connected through a former Brazil teammate of GCCC coach Stephen Gorton. A chain of contacts helped him secure transcripts and documents to play college soccer in the United States since arriving in August 2007.
Neighbors note Andrade’s active college life as a soccer player, resident assistant, and GC3 Student Media participant while taking 17 hours this semester. Gorton praises his leadership, maturity, and teamwork as the team reaches its first national tournament appearance in Phoenix, placing fourth.
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