Kwanzaa Family Inn Women's Shelter

09/15/2026

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Notice how it’s never the Republican-run cities in the “Bible Belt” actually treating people the way Jesus would want us to…

This time, it’s Seattle who found a new way to help people who are homeless ❤️

They built a village of tiny houses! Each house is about 8 feet by 12 feet.

That's about the size of a small bedroom.
The houses have electricity and heat. There is also a central building with bathrooms and showers.

Residents pay $90 a month to cover the cost of utilities like sewage and electric — less than one-tenth the price of a normal apartment!

The goal is to help people get back on their feet.

Many residents have jobs and use the tiny house to save money. They stay for a few months while they look for a permanent home.

The houses cost about $2,200 each to build.

Donations paid for the materials and volunteers built them. The Low Income Housing Institute runs the village and provides support services.

It's a simple idea that gives people privacy, warmth, and a sense of dignity. One resident said it's "a lot less stressful" because he can think about the future instead of worrying about where he will sleep each night 🥰

📸: Fouled Up Facts

08/28/2026

As students return to school, foot traffic increases near crosswalks, school zones, and busy Atlanta streets.

Drivers and pedestrians share a responsibility to stay alert and follow traffic laws to help prevent accidents during the busy back-to-school season.

If you have been injured in a pedestrian accident, taking prompt action can help protect your rights.

Explore your legal options after a pedestrian accident: https://www.atlantapiattorney.com/

08/28/2026

Wow! This is amazing 😊 wish the US would do this! 🙏

Finland drew a line in the sand and chose a radical path to defeat homelessness.

Instead of demanding people prove they were sober, employed, or "ready" for shelter, the nation flipped the battlefield.

They gave them permanent homes first. Support would follow. They called this mission Housing First.

With a secure fortress to call home, people finally had the strength to fight other battles.

They could tackle health, addiction, and employment without the daily fight for survival on the streets.

The victory was decisive. Between 2008 and 2022, long-term homelessness in Finland plummeted by roughly 68%.

This triumph didn't drain the treasury, either. By emptying shelters and reducing emergency healthcare crises, permanently housing people actually saved around €15,000 per person every year.

The war is not entirely won. But Finland shattered the old mindset forever.

Housing is no longer a reward to earn after rebuilding a life. It is the foundation upon which that life is built.

True stability is not the finish line—it is the starting point.

08/25/2026

Rest in peace, Dolly Parton, worldwide, beloved icon, and patron of children's education and enrichment... 💔🙏

In honor of Dolly Parton’s incredible legacy, her family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. ❤️📚

It feels especially fitting that one of the best ways to honor Dolly is by continuing something she cared so deeply about—putting books into the hands of children and inspiring a lifelong love of reading.

Through the Imagination Library, Dolly’s impact will continue to reach children and families for generations to come.

What a beautiful way to honor a life that has given so much to so many. ❤️

Donate in Dolly’s honor. Keep the books coming. Keep her legacy alive. 📖✨

08/07/2026

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The first one went up in his back garden.

Marcel LeBrun built a tiny home behind his own house in Fredericton to see whether the idea worked at all. He had sold his software company, Radian6, to Salesforce. He had money and no particular plan for it beyond having said, repeatedly, that somebody should do something about the number of people sleeping rough in his city.

Before building anything he travelled through Canada, the United States and Ghana looking at what other people had tried and which parts of it actually worked.

What he landed on was a village.

Since September 2021, a warehouse on Fredericton's north side has been producing a small, crayon-coloured house roughly every four business days. Each one has a kitchen, a three piece bathroom, solar panels on the roof and a porch. They get trucked down the road and craned onto foundations.

The last of them, number 96, went in during April 2024.

Residents are not required to be sober to live there. Substance counselling is available on site. There is a social enterprise centre with a café, retail units and workshops, and residents work in them, and in the factory that builds the houses.

LeBrun put in around four million dollars of his own. Provincial and federal government added roughly thirteen million more.

His own summary of it is that he won the parent lottery, the education lottery and the country lottery, and that it would be arrogant to claim he earned all of what he received 💛

07/28/2026

Kwanzaa is in need of a licensed plumber who would be willing to donate time to help with our plumbing issues, so we can continue to serve our community. If you have any recommendations or know of someone who is willing to help please call 828-759-3999 or send a message to let the housing director know. Your time will be greatly appreciated.. 

07/24/2026

Across the United States, local governments are passing strict bans against sleeping in personal vehicles. For some, car camping is a lifestyle choice; for millions of working-class families, a car is the last barrier separating them from sleeping directly on the pavement.

Major urban centers like San Francisco have introduced strict parking windows for oversized vehicles, while cities like Colorado Springs have expanded rules against sleeping in cars on public land. Supporters of these measures point to public safety concerns, sanitation challenges, and blocked neighborhood streets. However, critics counter that these rules criminalize poverty. Many vehicle residents work steady jobs but simply cannot afford skyrocking local rents. Issuing fines or towing their vehicles strips away their only remaining shelter, pushing them deeper into vulnerability.

07/16/2026

New! Caldwell County Special Needs Registry

Caldwell County is launching a voluntary Special Needs Registry to help emergency responders better assist residents with special needs before, during, and after disasters. If you or a loved one could benefit, please register at https://www.caldwellcountync.org/539/Special-Needs-Registry

Please note:
- The registry is for individuals who may need extra assistance during an emergency but do not require hospital care.
- Registration does not guarantee priority or immediate assistance.
- Everyone should have a personal emergency preparedness plan.

04/17/2026

Ladies, please bear this in mind

“If everyone makes small changes, it adds up quickly and helps us avoid more severe restrictions later."