Butte poverty

This year's Helping Hands clothing drive is in the initial stages and again this year we are asking for our listeners help. Look through your closets, your storage bins and your wardrobes for clean, gently worn clothing that you no longer use. How about your linen closets? We can always use towels and linens that are still in good condition. Of course, winter gear like coats, hats, gloves, mittens and blankets are always in high demand at our clothing drive.

No child in the Mining City should go hungry, not even during the summer months when school is in session. Unfortunately, for many Butte youngsters, the meals that they receive at school are the primary, if not only, meals that they will get to enjoy, if that is even the proper term. Again, this summer starting on Monday, June 17th, Action Inc. in conjunction with the USDA's Summer Food Service Program will address this problem by providing free meals to those 18 years of age and younger at several locations throughout town.