Showing posts with label Charity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charity. Show all posts

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Major Storm Damages Philippines, Many Dead, Wounded, Homeless


Several videos and many still images of Damage in Philippines from Typhoon

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2496954/Starvation-fear-land-laid-waste-200mph-typhoon-killed-10-000-Dazed-survivors-scour-streets-food-mobs-attack-aid-trucks-Philippines.html

Starvation and fear in the land laid waste by 200mph typhoon that killed at least 10,000: Dazed survivors scour the streets for food and mobs attack aid trucks in Philippines
Typhoon Haiyan was a maximum category-five storm with gusts of up to 235mph
Authorities say in the city of Tacloban, Leyte, alone, 10,000 could be dead
Up to 4.3 million people have been affected, Filipino national disaster agency say
Bodies were seen floating in flooded streets in reminder of 2004 Tsunami
Filipino government now considering introducing martial law to combat looting
Britain has pledged more than £6million in aid and support for the Philippines
UN says 2.5m people need of food aid and UNICEF estimate 1.5 m children affected
A team of about 90 US Marines and sailors have been dispatched to the nation
Hundreds of thousands of people in South-East Asia have been evacuated
Vietnam authorities have moved 883,000 people in 11 central provinces to safe zones
Typhoon has now made landfall in Sanya in south China's Hainan province
By BECKY EVANS, RICHARD SHEARS and SOPHIE JANE EVANS
Daily Mail (UK)
PUBLISHED: 04:23 EST, 10 November 2013 | UPDATED: 04:29 EST, 11 November 2013

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24878801

9 November 2013 Last updated at 15:54 ET
Typhoon Haiyan: Hundreds feared dead in Philippines


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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/09/strongest-typhoon-year-hits-philippines/

Rescue efforts underway after Philippines typhoon leaves an estimated 1,200 dead, reports say
Published November 09, 2013
FoxNews.com

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Goodwill Sold Donor Identification and Personal Information


[From article]
[Channel] 13 Investigates purchased valid debit cards and credit cards, medical histories, prescription records, pay stubs, immigration papers, car titles, legal documents, leases, bills, family photos, tax returns, mortgage statements, student loan applications, employees drug test results, checking account statements, job applications, college transcripts, IRA and 401K statements and living wills. The thousands of pages of personal information donated to Goodwill – then sold by Goodwill – filled three boxes and included hundreds of social security numbers.
All of the paperwork was mixed in with other donated items in Goodwill's outlet sales bins, and it was all available for public purchase – no questions asked.

http://www.wthr.com/story/23875764/2013/11/04/goodwill-caught-selling-donors-personal-information

Goodwill caught selling donors' personal information
Updated: Nov 05, 2013 12:28 AM EST
Bob Segall/13 Investigates



Friday, June 21, 2013

Charity Exploits Disabled Workers Legally




[From article]
Goodwill Industries, a multibillion-dollar company whose executives make six-figure salaries, is among the nonprofit groups permitted to pay thousands of disabled workers far less than minimum wage because of a federal law known as Section 14 (c). Labor Department records show that some Goodwill workers in Pennsylvania earned wages as low as 22, 38 and 41 cents per hour in 2011.
"If they really do pay the CEO of Goodwill three-quarters of a million dollars, they certainly can pay me more than they're paying," said Harold Leigland, who is legally blind and hangs clothes at a Goodwill in Great Falls, Montana for less than minimum wage.

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/21/19062348-disabled-workers-paid-just-pennies-an-hour-and-its-legal?lite

Disabled workers paid just pennies an hour – and it's legal
Critics cry exploitation as a federal loophole allows companies to pay thousands of disabled workers across the country far less than the minimum wage. Harry Smith's full report airs Friday, June 21 at 10pm/9CDT on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.
By Anna Schecter, Producer
NBC News




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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Obama on Zakat

In Cairo, President Obama promised to ensure Muslims could fulfil "ZAKAT." What is "ZAKAT?" And what are the implications of this promise?