From Washington DC-
For many Laurel congregations, the season of giving doesn't start and stop at Christmas.
Since November, 21 congregations have been providing shelter, food and transportation for local homeless people through a program called Winter Haven. And this year the program, which runs through March, also has garnered support from the area's business community.
On Jan. 5, St. Philip's Episcopal Church - where the program began in 1991 - had help from Laurel's Business Network International chapter, a coalition of business people who provide client referral services to each other.
"I once said to some of the guys, 'When you're driving down Route 1 to one of our meetings, you're passing by homeless people, whether you believe it or not,' " said Nancy Taylor, a St. Philip's parishioner and BNI member who runs Wizard Works, a corporate and personal coaching organization in Laurel.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/14/AR2011011400105.html
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