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Bed bugs and the disabled »

By nobugsonme on May 14, 2008 in bed bugs, bedbugs, canada, disabilities, disabled, manitoba, mentally challenged, preparation for bed bug treatment, social services, throwing things away, winnipeg | 3 Comments

John Mohan, CEO of Siloam Mission in Winnipeg, wrote this moving article about the challenges of a woman with an intellectual disability who he knew as a helpful volunteer in his organization:
The intellectually challenged woman who had been part of our lives for the past two years exists in a complicated, yet porous social safety […]

Ventura County motel closure makes many families homeless at Christmas »

By nobugsonme on Dec 24, 2007 in affordable housing, assistance, bed bugs, bed bugs and money, bedbugs, california, charities, children, disabilities, elderly, finances, government, homelessness, illnesses, poverty, travelers beach inn, ventura county | 1 Comment

Catholic Charities is one group trying to help those displaced when the Traveler’s Beach Inn was shut down due to bed bugs and electrical problems, the Ventura County Star reported Saturday.
The week before Christmas and raining, to boot, some 14 families were tipped out of a Ventura inn because of electrical hazards and an infestation […]