Anton Salon helps the homeless look great, both for the holidays and for future employment Anton Salon in Berkeley was a busy place on Dec. 22, during the rush before Christmas. Salon owner Joe Escobedo opened his doors and heart again this year to give back to the community, helping Bay Area homeless residents look

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The new Saffron Strand Center has come fully up-to-speed with a total of 10 web-linked computer workstations, more than double the capacity of the previous location. Saffron Strand’s homeless members got to work quickly in the expanded training facility and career staging area. The Center is in ground-floor professional office space near the center of

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A Massachusetts $3.5 million initiative seeks to provide permanent housing and support services, including job training, for about 800 of the state’s chronically homeless. Unlike previous homeless shelter programs, private funders – not taxpayers — assume the risk if the program does not meet objectives. The investment comes from non-profit organizations as well the private

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