AGENCY THAT MENDS LIVES NEEDS HELP, TOO.Byline: Jenifer Hanrahan Daily News Staff Writer The trouble started when vandals Vandals, ancient Germanic tribe. They originated in N Jutland and, along with other Germanic peoples, settled in the valley of the Oder about the 5th cent. B.C. They appeared in Pannonia and Dacia in the 3d cent. A.D., apparently under imperial aegis. smashed in the car window and made off with Eduardo Eduardo is the Italian/Portuguese/Spanish form of the male given name Edward. It may refer to: In football (soccer):
Gone were the hundreds of wrenches, sockets, pliers pliers, n a tool of pincer design with jaws of varying shapes; used for holding, bending, stretching, contouring, and cutting. pliers, contouring, n and screwdrivers - Boch's means of making a living. A mechanic without tools can't work, Boch Boch may mean:
``For the first time, I feel desperate,'' said the 31-year-old Pacoima resident, whose wife, Suleyma Landaverde, 21, gave birth to their daughter just last week. The couple turned last month to Meeting Each Need with Dignity, a Pacoima-based agency that provides medical and dental care, emergency food, clothing, furniture, English and computer classes, and job placement for low-income families in the northeast San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . For the past month, MEND has supplied Boch and Landaverde with food, clothing and blankets. In return, Boch and Landaverde volunteer at MEND several times a week. Landaverde sorts donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. food and packs it into boxes for distribution. Boch does maintenance on MEND's delivery vans. Both pitch in with cleaning. ``It makes me feel proud,'' Landaverde said. ``I'm happy to do it. I'm helping out here, and they're helping me.'' Many of the clients given assistance by MEND also volunteer at the center, said the nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. agency's executive director, Marianne Haver haver Verb 1. Scot & N English dialect to talk nonsense 2. to be unsure and hesitant; dither [origin unknown] Hill. ``A lot of them feel very isolated. This gives them a chance to feel a sense of community,'' Hill said. ``It gives them a chance to give something back and get job experience.'' In addition to tools for Boch, MEND needs donations of cash, food, clothing and furniture. ``We meet every Tuesday to pray that we get through the week,'' said Gina Mirabella, the agency's food program coordinator. ``Sometimes, we don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what we're going to do about money, so we pray, and somehow it comes in.'' MEND also needs volunteers to help pack food boxes and do clerical work, pick up food donations and teach English classes, which run in six-week sessions. They are especially in need of volunteer health-care professionals to staff the medical clinic. MEND is among 15 agencies being profiled this year in the Daily News' seventh annual Season of Sharing project, which has raised nearly $200,000 for local charities. Readers can use the attached clip-out coupon to donate money or goods directly to the agency, or sign up to volunteer. ``Many of our clients live in garages and shacks and trailers. A lot of them are working poor. They wash cars or work in fast-food restaurants. We have a lot of single moms. And we're seeing more senior citizens who can barely get by,'' Hill said. ``We're really focusing on expanding our medical and dental clinic, because that's where the need is really expanding.'' Mirabella met Boch and Landaverde when she visited their home as part of the agency's screening process. The couple rents a room for $300 a month in a Pacoima house they share with five other families. Boch and Landaverde sleep on a twin-size mattress on the floor. Their 3-1/2-year-old daughter, Diana, has her own smaller mattress. They don't yet have a crib for the baby. Boch is confident he can get another job in an auto body shop if he gets a decent set of tools. It had taken him months of saving and scouting scouting: see Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts. scouting Activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth aimed at developing character, citizenship, and individual skills. Scouting began when Robert S. yard sales to put together the set that was stolen, and he is anxious to earn money to care for his family. ``It's not me I'm worried about,'' he said. ``It's them.'' CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Suleyma Landaverde, her 3 1/2-year-old daughter, Diana, and her husband, Eduardo Boch, share a single room in Pacoima. Tom Mendoza/Daily News |
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