Independent News‘Caring’ Archives
Another Escambia County Claim to Shame: Child Deaths
The Statewide Child Abuse Death Review Committee has released its annual report. Escambia County is one of the worst in the state with 100 total child deaths and four verified child abuse/neglect deaths in 2011. The only counties, all of which are much larger, with more total child deaths [...]
IN Cover Story Puts a Face on Area Homicides
Murders, shootings, assaults, rapes...they too quickly become just numbers, one-day headlines lost in the flood of news of Justin Beiber's tattoos, Lady Gaga's outfits and Kim Kardashian's pregnancy Firing a county administrator, supposedly disheveled mayor, political grandstanding and [...]
What Donna Fassett learned in a life of 33 years service to the community (Her own words)
ARC Gateway sent out an official press release regarding the death of its executive director, Donna Fassett. Two years ago, Donna wrote this piece on the life lessons that she has learned at ARC. 33 Years of Service & 33 Life Lessons And Beliefs By Donna Fassett There are so many [...]
Pensacola pioneer Donna Fassett passed away last night
The executive director of ARC Gateway passed away last night after a battle with cancer. We named Donna a Game Changer this past year. Pensacola is a better place thanks to her efforts. Here is our Game Changer write-up from last July: Donna Fassett has been changing the game for [...]
A Home for the Holidays
In an effort to draw more attention to the need for supportive housing for Veteran Families, the owners of the Howard Johnson/Day’s Inn have agreed to partner with EscaRosa Coalition on The Homeless and The Women’s Empowerment Center Pilot Project, to donate rooms for homeless families during [...]
The Real Reason for the Season
Standing outside in the biting cold, Streets and Lanes Ministry were making their weekly rounds today, handing out lunch to the area’s homeless. Today’s rounds were a little bit more special, however, as bright stockings filled with necessities were handed out before lunch. For the past [...]
Volunteers Needed for Homeless Services
Press Release: In conjunction with the annual Point in Time Count we will be holding a U-Count Day of Homeless Services at 2601 W. Strong St. This will be a day the homeless will be able to come and receive health screens, hygiene kits, and other services they may need. U-Count Day of Homeless [...]
Angel of Hope Candelight Ceremony
Press Release: The Gulf Breeze Chapter of the Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Group, a local support group for parents who are dealing with the loss of a baby, will host a candlelight memorial service on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at Bay View Memorial Gardens on Scenic Highway in Pensacola. [...]
ECSO and Target help needy children shop for their families
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Target to help needy children shop for their families this Christmas. The “Shop with a Cop” program will take place Wednesday December 5, 2012 at the Target at Bayou Blvd. Children in need were identified by ECSO School Resource [...]
FavorHouse to open Kids Center on Dec. 13
By Shelby Smithey.... FavorHouse of Northwest Florida, Inc. is now providing services to children who have experienced domestic violence in their families with its very own Kids Center. The FavorHouse Kids Center will operate as a safe haven for children exposed to violence and will [...]
Number of homeless children continues to grow in Escambia, Santa Rosa and statewide
The Florida Department has released its annual report on the number of homeless children in our public school systems. The state of Florida had its largest jump in homeless children in the six years that state has tracked homelessness -- 30 percent from 49,112 kids for 2009-2010 to 63,685 for [...]
Letter to the Editor: Stop isolating children with disabilities in nursing homes
ARC Gateway was saddened to learn, through the ARC of Florida, that the state may have institutionalized hundreds of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in nursing homes for years. A series of letters between Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas E. Perez and lawyers for [...]