Uniform help for poor 'dwindling'
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Fewer councils help poorer families to pay for children's school uniforms, a charity says.
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Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
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Many vulnerable people now face eligibility tests for basic services as councils tighten budgets.
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Peddles "His 'n' hers" uniform sets A cash-strapped UK Ministry of Defence is resorting to increasingly desperate measures in the struggle to get its finances back on track. The latest of these is the setting up of an eBay-style online auction site to flog the military's surplus gear, already reported in these pages.â¦
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--PASCAGOULA -- Sometimes individuals and groups in Jackson County do not have much to give back to volunteers for their long hours and hard work.
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A high-end childrenâs clothing and toy store in Manhattan helps support the Childrenâs Aid Society, not only with money but also with job-training.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: That members have not delivered on Gleneagles is not in doubt. But Make Poverty History made aid delivery seem too simple.
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A primary school considers making  pupils wear tags because of a shortage of lunchtime supervisors.
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Do hard times actually help the ailing greenback?
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Gifts that will disappear, but not because they have been regifted.
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The staff at the Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse knows many of the homeless men and women who roam Boston's streets once served in the armed forces. For years, the small Roxbury nonprofit has helped by finding them jobs.
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It seems that more and more medical students and young doctors show up for clinical work in less-than-professional attire.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginians who wear their pants so low their underwear shows may want to think about investing in a stronger belt.
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ISLAMABAD: Secretary General Common Wealth Don Mckinnon has said that President General Pervez Musharraf&#39;s uniform issue could be resolved through Parliament.
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Here's some help for those between a rock and a hard place.
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Many of the poorest people in the United States are still struggling to recover from the effects of a recession that ended six years ago, making them very vulnerable as the country stands on the brink of a new downturn.
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Helping the "underbanked" pays off. So does diversity.