It’s been a crazy week for Amazon employee Lydia Flanders
It was a moment to savor.
It was a moment to savor.
Homeless people say they have no choice but to sleep or rest on public sidewalks and in the doorways of vacant stores: There aren't enough shelter beds for them. They have been banned from homeless camps located in hard-to-see places such as a hillside near U.S. Highway 27 and along the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks. They have no place else to go.
More than 700 teenagers came to the Alton Park Development Corp. seeking jobs this summer. A local dentist and mom helped 146 of them find work.

Men interested in participating in the mentoring initiative called The World Needs a Father should call Front Porch Alliance at 423-756-8545.

A UTC basketball Hall of Famer and SoCon Player of the Year saw younger girls in the sport who lacked encouragement and guidance. And she wants to help.

Those who wish to make a donation, make checks out to Ricardo Joyner, c/o Chattanooga Autism Center, 1400 McCallie Ave. Suite 100, Chattanooga, TN 37404.

To contribute to Meals On Wheels call Stacie Smith at 423-424-4277 or email stacies@sedev.org.

• The Concerned Citizens for Justice will host a Justice for Trayvon National Day of Action at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Federal Building on the corner of M.L. King Boulevard and Georgia Avenue.

We may be soggy, but we're breathing easier.

What: Housing Choice Voucher project-based program meeting
