Friday Round-Up: This week in the news

●  The extreme cold is going to continue through the weekend…devastating for those who are homeless. http://tinyurl.com/ybcmq8a and http://tinyurl.com/yhe7ava

●  As the crazy frigid temperatures continue, help save the lives of those in our community living on the streets. If you see someone who is homeless in dangerous cold weather, call the hypothermia hotline at 1-800-535-7252. 

●  The New York Times reports on growing population of 6MM Americans live on nothing but food stamps http://bit.ly/62jIVP 

●  5 Reasons to Feel Hopeful in 2010 from our friends at Change.org. Spread the word and make a difference! http://tinyurl.com/yee9vba 

●  A Calvary shout out on the DCist! And many thanks to all our donors for their support this season. http://tinyurl.com/ydkcudy 

●  The 10 most notable stories related to homelessness in the past year: http://bit.ly/7LCrm1

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