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Crumly & Associates Inc. lifted its position in Alphabet Inc. ( NASDAQ:GOOGL – Free Report ) by 4.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,874 shares of the information services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the period. Crumly & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $974,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc increased its position in Alphabet by 75.0% during the 2nd quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 140 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Kings Path Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Denver PWM LLC bought a new position in shares of Alphabet during the second quarter valued at approximately $41,000. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Alphabet during the second quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in Alphabet in the second quarter worth approximately $55,000. Institutional investors own 40.03% of the company’s stock. Insider Activity at Alphabet In other Alphabet news, CAO Amie Thuener O’toole sold 682 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.44, for a total transaction of $109,420.08. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 32,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,136,807.48. This trade represents a 2.09 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink . Also, Director Frances Arnold sold 441 shares of Alphabet stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.06, for a total transaction of $75,437.46. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 16,490 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,820,779.40. This trade represents a 2.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 206,795 shares of company stock worth $34,673,866 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 11.55% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Alphabet Alphabet Trading Down 1.7 % Alphabet stock opened at $164.76 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The firm has a market cap of $2.02 trillion, a PE ratio of 21.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $167.64 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $170.36. Alphabet Inc. has a 12 month low of $127.90 and a 12 month high of $191.75. Alphabet ( NASDAQ:GOOGL – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 29th. The information services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.29. Alphabet had a net margin of 27.74% and a return on equity of 31.66%. The firm had revenue of $88.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $72.85 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.55 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Alphabet Inc. will post 7.99 earnings per share for the current year. Alphabet Dividend Announcement The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 9th. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.61%. About Alphabet ( Free Report ) Alphabet Inc offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. 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When Susan Lee learned that some Central Washington child care providers worked almost round the clock just to make ends meet, she was astonished. As the longtime director of a collection of child care centers at Refugee Women’s Alliance in Seattle, Lee took her program’s school-hour schedule for granted. She was also preoccupied with the challenge of paying her staff of 70 enough to retain them. “We’re in a child care crisis,” she said, pointing to the dual struggle of Washington families to afford child care and of providers to earn a living wage. Child care is a fundamental resource for parents and the state — and Washington has long struggled to maintain its workforce. The state had the sixth-highest share of people living in “child care deserts,” areas with limited or no access to quality child care, in the U.S., the Center for American Progress reported in 2018. The following year, gaps in affordability and access were estimated to have cost the state economy $6.5 billion annually in direct losses and opportunities missed due to child care disruptions, according to state-commissioned research. Pressures amid the pandemic then led to widespread program closures, and those that remained open to care for the kids of parents who couldn’t stay home — like those in health care and agriculture — reported going into debt. Experts say the child care system has rebounded from pandemic-era closures but still needs to expand capacity. For that to happen, providers say they must be paid a living wage. So, Lee joined a group to plot a solution. A few years ago, she was recruited by the nonprofit Child Care Aware of Washington to join a team of 30 child care directors, owners, teachers and assistants to brainstorm solutions and advocate for them in Olympia. Participants were provided small monthly stipends and asked to do community outreach, then share insights with the group. Preschool teacher Kim Johnson, right, works with students in the Manatee preschool at the Refugee Women's Alliance Early Learning Center in Seattle, Nov. 26. Second from top left is Danielle Fannie, program specialist family support. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) Soon, the state Department of Children, Youth and Families asked to join the group. Since lawmakers passed the sweeping Fair Start for Kids Act in 2021, families have seen improved access to affordable child care and early education through expansions to the state’s Working Connections Child Care program, which helps parents who are working or in school cover child care expenses. “We really had families who were making choices between, do I pay for my rent, do I pay for food or do I pay for child care,” said Nicole Rose, DCYF’s assistant secretary for early learning. “We’re seeing much less of that.” Still, only 8% of 3-year-olds and 16% of 4-year-olds were served by Washington’s state-funded preschool programs last year, according to an April report by the National Institute for Early Education Research. The state estimates that just 29% of Washington children under 5 who need care because their parents are working or in school are getting licensed care. As part of the same act, DCYF was tasked with providing recommendations to lawmakers on what it would take to adequately compensate child care providers for their work to better maintain the workforce, and how that could fit into the Working Connections program. The Child Care Aware group, DCYF staff thought, was the perfect team for the task. In May of last year, the Child Care Aware group began working with DCYF to create a compensation proposal. DCYF explained what lawmakers were seeking and provided data along the way, but they asked providers to lead the decision on what recommendations to include. Over several months, they penned the Cost of Quality Care Rate Model . The new proposal asks for salaries based on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Living Wage Calculator , which estimates what a full-time worker must earn to cover basic family needs, depending on where they live in the U.S. As a result, the team requested that the lowest-paid Washington child care staff make roughly $45,000 a year. Minh-Hien Doan, right, site manager at the Refugee Women's Alliance, leads a train of children in a dance at the Refugee Women's Alliance Early Learning Center in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood, Nov. 26. The center accepts children from birth to 5 years old. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) The proposal also calls for 20 paid sick days and 20 leave days annually — a first for many providers who have had no choice but to lose pay when they are ill or take time off. It seeks benefits, employer-sponsored retirement plans along with funding for training and professional development, lesson planning time and family conferences. “There’s going to be a huge difference if they approve this,” said Lorena Miranda, a Yakima County child care provider who helped design the model. “It’s the beginning of a future not only for us but for our kids.” The new income system would replace one in which the state pays workers 85% of the market rate for child care — or what parents who pay for private care can afford. It would also be a significant step in race and gender equity in the state since the industry is predominantly staffed by women of color, including many who only speak Spanish, said Matt Judge, a Federal Initiatives and Collaboration Administrator at DCYF who worked closely with the providers while they created the rate model. But there’s no guarantee the step will happen. The Fair Start for Kids Act requires the state to have a model for funding the full cost of quality care, but does not require the state to pass and fund that model. DCYF is now preparing estimates of how much state funding would be needed to support the new rate model, and plans to put forward a budget request ahead of next year’s legislative session. While numbers are still being ironed out, rough estimates indicate the subsidy reimbursement to providers would need to be 65% higher than the current rate. That’s a hard pitch with the current state budget. “This coming budget, without any changes in law, we’re going to have to add about a billion dollars to child care and early learning,” said Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, who chairs the Human Services, Youth & Early Learning Committee and sponsored the House version of the Fair Start bill. That’s because of a series of existing policies due to roll out, from federal child care requirements to the expansion of eligibility for the Working Connections subsidy. Still, Washington voters upheld the state’s capital gains tax in November, maintaining an additional $1 billion annually that partially supports Working Connections subsidies. Narwhal preschool teacher Rachel Banza, right, plays with students at the Refugee Women's Alliance Early Learning Center in Seattle, Nov. 26. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) For now, proponents of the model plan to float it with lawmakers in Olympia this coming session to gauge their support for a bill. “We can’t get there all at once,” Senn said. Instead, the state would likely approve the new rate model but gradually phase in full funding. In the meantime, the federal Office of Child Care under the Administration for Children and Families has already given its stamp of approval, meaning the state wouldn’t forfeit federal grants for child care if it switched to this system. Advocates and state staff alike say this proposed shift in state funding is the latest step in a journey toward a “north star” — a publicly funded and resourced child care system mirroring the K-12 model. “The Cost of Quality Care Model is essentially flipping the script on that and doing something much more closely to how we fund public schools, which is, ‘What’s the best number we can get to for the cost per child for the building, to pay for staff, to pay for the food in the building, to pay for the books in the classroom?” said Maggie Humphreys, senior director of the Washington team for grassroots advocacy group MomsRising. At the same time, the Fair Start act has gradually made child care more affordable for more Washington families. Today, families of four with an annual household income of up to $85,176 qualify to pay up to $215 a month for child care for two children. Before the act, the cutoff was $65,392, and families were responsible for a copay of $1,565 each month. As of June, nearly 32,000 families participated in the subsidy program, up from roughly 19,000 before the bill’s implementation. According to DCYF, the subsidy has required a $740.4 million increase in state funding per biennium since the Fair Start act was passed. Today, over 80% of providers statewide participate in the Working Connections subsidy program. Rose, DCYF’s assistant secretary for early learning, said the best way to close financial gaps for parents and providers is to increase subsidy rates and access to them gradually. But experts say it won’t be a one-stop fix. Even the state’s K-12 system, which many hope child care will soon imitate, has regularly suffered from underfunding despite a dramatic injection of funds in the past decade. School district leaders have called for revisions to a 2018 funding fix , which many say has failed. That’s simply the nature of progress, said Senn: The Legislature does its best to fix a problem in a particular moment, with the understanding that new needs will arise and revisions will be necessary. Returning to an issue, she said, is not a sign of failure. “The true cost of quality — we’re not just going to be done,” she said. “To do this, we’re going to have to constantly come back and be like, ‘Hey, are we meeting the expectations, the true cost? Is this really what the current need is?” “If we’re essential, pay us essential wages,” Lee said. “It would just break my heart to see this not happen.” At the child care centers Lee oversees in Seattle, some staff take on other part-time work to supplement their income. She said it’s past time to pay providers properly.Dr. Arthur Kennedy Critiques NPP Leadership, Cites Decline in Party Values and Alleged CorruptionTikTok's future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. A panel of three judges on The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled unanimously that the law withstood constitutional scrutiny, rebuffing arguments from the two companies that the statute violated their rights and the rights of TikTok users in the U.S. The government has said it wants ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to divest its stakes. But if it doesn't and the platform goes away, it would have a seismic impact on the lives of content creators who rely on the platform for income as well as users who use it for entertainment and connection. Here are some details on the ruling and what could happen next: In their lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance, which is also a plaintiff in the case, had challenged the law on various fronts, arguing in part that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and was an unconstitutional bill of attainder that unfairly targeted the two companies. But the court sided with attorneys for the Justice Department who said that the government was attempting to address national security concerns and the way in which it chose to do so did not violate the constitution. The Justice Department has argued in court that TikTok poses a national security risk due to its connections to China. Officials say that Chinese authorities can compel ByteDance to hand over information on TikTok's U.S. patrons or use the platform to spread, or suppress, information. However, the U.S. hasn't publicly provided examples of that happening. The appeals court ruling, written by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, said the law was “carefully crafted to deal only with control by a foreign adversary." The judges also rejected the claim that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Furthermore, Ginsburg wrote the law did not violate the First Amendment because the government is not looking to “suppress content or require a certain mix of content” on TikTok. TikTok and ByteDance are expected to appeal the case to the Supreme Court, but it's unclear whether the court will take up the case. TikTok indicated in a statement on Friday the two companies are preparing to take their case to high court, saying the Supreme Court has “an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech." "We expect they will do just that on this important constitutional issue,” a company spokesperson said. Alan Morrison, a professor at The George Washington University Law School, said he expects the Supreme Court to take up the case because of the novelty of the issues raised in the lawsuit. If that happens, attorneys for the two companies still have to convince the court to grant them an emergency stay that will prevent the government from enforcing the Jan. 19 divestiture deadline stipulated in the law, Morrison said. Such a move could drag out the process until the Justices make a ruling. Tiffany Cianci, a TikTok content creator who has supported the platform, said she was not shocked about the outcome of the court's ruling on Friday because lower courts typically defer to the executive branch on these types of cases. She believes the company will have a stronger case at the Supreme Court. “I believe that the next stages are more likely to produce a victory for TikTokers and for TikTok as a whole,” Cianci said. Another wild card is President-elect Donald Trump, who tried to ban TikTok during his first term but said during the recent presidential campaign that he is now against such action . The Trump transition team has not offered details on how Trump plans to carry out his pledge to “save TikTok." But spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement last month that he plans to “deliver” on his campaign promises. After Trump takes office on Jan. 20th, it would fall on his Justice Department to enforce the law and punish any potential violators. Penalties would apply to any app stores that would violate a prohibition on TikTok and to internet hosting services which would be barred from supporting it. Some have speculated that Trump could ask his Justice Department to abstain from enforcing the law. But tech companies like Apple and Google, which offer TikTok's app on their app stores, would then have to trust that the administration would not come after them for any violations. Craig Singleton, senior director of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said enforcement discretion — or executive orders — can not override existing law, leaving Trump with “limited room for unilateral action." There are other things Trump could potentially do. It's possible he could invoke provisions of the law that allow the president to determine whether a sale or a similar transaction frees TikTok from “foreign adversary” control. Another option is to urge Congress to repeal the law. But that too would require support from congressional Republicans who have overwhelmingly supported the prospect of getting TikTok out of the hands of a Chinese company. In a statement issued Friday, Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said he was “optimistic that President Trump will facilitate an American takeover of TikTok” and allow its continued use in the United States. ByteDance has said it won't sell TikTok . And even if it wanted to, a sale of the proprietary algorithm that powers TikTok is likely to get blocked under Chinese export controls that the country issued in 2020. That means if TikTok is sold without the algorithm, its likely that the buyer would only purchase a shell of the platform that doesn't contain the technology that made the app a cultural powerhouse. Still, some investors, including Trump’s former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and billionaire Frank McCourt, have expressed interest in buying it. This week, a spokesperson for McCourt’s Project Liberty initiative, which aims to protect online privacy, said participants in their bid have made informal commitments of more than $20 billion in capital. The spokesperson did not disclose the identity of the participants.
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Getty Images Holdings, Inc. ( NYSE:GETY – Get Free Report ) CFO Jennifer Leyden sold 12,342 shares of Getty Images stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.20, for a total transaction of $27,152.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 261,034 shares in the company, valued at $574,274.80. This trade represents a 4.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink . Getty Images Stock Performance NYSE GETY opened at $2.19 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $900.25 million, a PE ratio of 18.25 and a beta of 1.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.79. Getty Images Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $2.10 and a 1 year high of $5.77. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Getty Images A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GETY. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in Getty Images by 18.1% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 47,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after buying an additional 7,267 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Getty Images by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 166,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,000 after acquiring an additional 7,897 shares during the last quarter. Spartan Fund Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Getty Images during the second quarter worth about $33,000. CIBC Asset Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Getty Images in the second quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Getty Images in the third quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.75% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Read Our Latest Report on Getty Images About Getty Images ( Get Free Report ) Getty Images Holdings, Inc offers creative and editorial visual content solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Its products include Getty Images that offers creative and editorial content including stills, music and video which focuses on corporate, agency, and media customers; iStock.com, an e-commerce offering where customers have access to creative stills and video; Unsplash.com, a platform offering free stock photo downloads and paid subscriptions targeted to the high-growth prosumer and semi-professional creator segments; and Unsplash+ that provides access to unique model released content with expanded legal protections. See Also Receive News & Ratings for Getty Images Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Getty Images and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Stranded tourists find shelter in Gund mosque amid snowfall Srinagar: In a heartwarming display of Kashmiri hospitality, locals in Gund, on the Srinagar-Sonamarg highway, opened the doors of a mosque to shelter a group of travellers stranded due to heavy snowfall. A dozen tourists from Punjab found themselves caught in the snowfall on Friday while returning from the Sonamarg area, officials said Their vehicles became stuck in the snow and with no nearby hotels and local houses too small to accommodate the group, Gund residents opened the doors of the Jamia Masjid, allowing the tourists to stay there for the night, officials added. “It was the best possible solution as the mosque has a hamaam, which stays warm throughout the night,” said Bashir Ahmad, a local resident. The Jamia Masjid at Gund is located less than 10 kilometers from the site of a terrorist attack in Gagangir, where six people — five non-local labourers and a local doctor — were killed in October this year. A video of the tourists spending the night inside the mosque has since gone viral. The tourists expressed their gratitude to the locals for their help. “We were stuck in the snow, and you came to our rescue. We are extremely thankful to all of you,” one of them said. Another tourist added, “Everyone should visit Kashmir to experience its hospitality. Everyone here is kind and it is safe to visit. Please come to this paradise on earth.” Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq praised the gesture and said it was heartening to see Kashmiris open their mosques and homes to stranded tourists amidst heavy snowfall. “This gesture of warmth and humanity reflects our longstanding tradition of hospitality and helping others in times of need,” he said on X. PDP leader Iltija Mufti also took to social media to praise the “humane” gestures extended by locals to stranded tourists. “Stranded tourists in Ganderbal found an unexpected yet warm refuge at a mosque last night. Kashmiris aren’t only human, but humane too. I wish the media would stop perpetuating stereotypes that grab eyeballs and instead highlight how hospitable Kashmiris truly are,” Mufti posted on X. PDP leader Khursheed Alam also commended the people for their generosity in assisting stranded tourists during the ongoing snowfall, which has disrupted daily life across the region. “It is heartening to witness that Kashmir’s long-standing tradition of hospitality is alive and thriving. Despite the challenges posed by snowfall, including water and electricity shortages, the people of Kashmir have shown remarkable generosity, making the region proud once again,” he said in a statement. Another video circulating on social media shows several tourist families comprising of men, women and children being hosted by a local family in the Kangan area of Ganderbal district after they were stranded due to snowfall. The tourists were full of praise for their hosts, saying, “They helped us in this difficult time. They are like gods to us.” Elsewhere, heavy snowfall also left many tourists stranded along the Srinagar-Jammu highway and at tourist destinations like Doodhpathri. However, not all the stranded tourists were complaining. “The car ignition isn’t working due to the cold, and we have to push it. But it’s fine; we’re enjoying it,” said a tourist from Haryana as he waited for clearance at Qazigund to head home. Police and civil administration have begun reaching out to stranded tourists, providing hot drinks and other necessities to keep them warm.
As the IIHF 2025 World Juniors take over Ottawa, the Shepherds of Good Hope are bringing sportsmanship off the ice. Beginning on Dec. 26, the social service agency has partnered with Lionhearts, a food recovery program, to collect leftover food from venues feeding players, staff and fans, and deliver it to its community kitchen to feed those in need. Jiating Lai, communications coordinator with the Shepherds, tells CityNews that the idea to target the hockey tournament was inspired by the core values of sportsmanship—teamwork, community, and inclusivity. “With hundreds of players and teams, and thousands of eager fans, large events like the junior hockey tournament will generate surplus food,” she says. “This program leverages that opportunity to address food insecurity while minimizing waste. By redistributing professionally prepared meals to those in need, it aligns with the spirit of the tournament and highlights the importance of sustainability and giving back to the community.” While the exact numbers of food collected and meals served will not be known until the tournament is over, the organization is hoping to reach over a thousand individuals in need, serving several hundred meals per day. The goal is aspirational but plausible. Data from Second Harvest shows that , and that’s just individuals. Those numbers do not include businesses like restaurants, hotels and grocery stores. While Canada’s food waste problem is showing slight improvements, overall the nation wastes more food than the global average. In Canada, around 46 per cent of all food produced ends up in landfills. Worldwide that number is 40 per cent. “The food service industry is generous. When chefs, volunteers, local organizations, and donors collaborate to address food insecurity, it shows how collective action can turn surplus food into meaningful support,” Lai says. “Each contribution—whether it’s preparing, transporting, or serving meals—reflects a shared commitment to helping others.” As the food is professionally prepared and ready to eat, the Shepherds are able to serve it as is. This also ensures same-day delivery and maintains food quality and safety standards for those receiving the meals. The program involves dozens of individuals, including staff, chefs and volunteers, as well as logistics teams who coordinate pickups and deliveries across the city. But this degree of work is not unknown to the Shepherds who run food programs and other homelessness supports throughout the year. The Shepherds of Good Hope run a community kitchen 365 days, serving hundreds of thousands of meals per year. provides breakfast, lunch and dinner for emergency shelter clients, a public community lunch, and an evening drop-in meal service. “These programs are made possible through the generous support of volunteers and donations from local grocery stores, food warehouses, schools, churches, corporations, and community members,” Lai says. She expresses how important of proper nutrition is when it comes to vulnerable populations. Especially as food prices rise, nutritious food helps prevent health issues caused by malnutrition and provides a solid foundation for striving to rebuild one’s life. “Rising costs make it even harder for those experiencing homelessness or poverty to access quality food, so programs like this not only meet a basic need but also promote equity and dignity in the community,” she says. And what better way to celebrate the holidays than to gift someone the most valuable gift of all: health. “The holidays are often a time of reflection, connection, and giving, but for many experiencing homelessness, they can amplify feelings of isolation and hardship. Providing warm, freshly prepared meals during this season brings comfort, a sense of inclusion, and hope,” Lai says. “Ottawa is a giving community that cares and supports people experiencing homelessness. The timing reinforces the community’s care and support, making a profound impact on those who receive it, both physically and emotionally.” Lai says the Shepherds look forward to see how many meals they can serve through this program and are already thinking about how they can expand programs like this one to more events, fostering a collaboration between the hospitality industry and social services.A "breathless" dad who dialled 999 pleading for help tragically died at home after NHS bosses cancelled his ambulance, an inquest heard. 52-year-old Simon Boyd, who lived in Heaton Moor, Stockport, was suffering with vomiting and diarrhoea in the week leading up to his death in May last year. His ex-wife Elaine Parker-Boyd said he suspected he had gastroenteritis or norovirus. He had a 'relatively complex' medical history - including heart problems, high blood pressure , chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnoea, the coroner presiding over his inquest added. His son had been with him on May 30 and the following day, before returning to his mum's house in Heaton Chapel, Elaine said. On May 31, Simon rang 111, with area coroner Chris Morris saying he 'reported dizziness, lethargy and sweating'. He was given 'self-care advice' and told to ring his GP or 111 if symptoms persisted. 'Safety-netting' took place and he was told about 'red flag' symptoms, the coroner added. Elaine and their son spoke to him the next day and told them he felt 'better', she said. He promised he would eat and sent them a photograph of his dinner, Elaine told the Manchester Evening News. Most of it was uneaten when he was discovered, she added. Their son was due to return to his dad's flat the Saturday morning (June 1). They didn't know that just after 5.20am, Simon had dialled 999 and asked for an ambulance as he was feeling breathless. The call was initially categorised as a 'category three' case - 'urgent calls' which should be responded to within two hours - nine out of 10 times, the coroner said. The anticipated wait for an ambulance that day was three hours and 15 minutes, the coroner said in a Prevention of Future Deaths report. This, he said, was 'a factor which contributed to decision-making in this case'. Following a review by the North West Ambulance Service, Simon was referred to the Greater Manchester Clinical Assessment Service (CAS), provided by the Greater Manchester Urgent Primary Care Alliance (GMPUPC). Simon was spoken to by a doctor, who referred him to a local out-of-hours service, 'cancelling the ambulance response', the coroner's report states. When it was established Simon was unable to make his own way to the out-of-hours centre, he was spoken to and assessed over the phone by another doctor, who, the coroner said, 'who triaged him for a routine (same day) home visit'. Simon spoke to his dad on the phone at 8.15am before ringing his son at around 8.30am, telling him he was 'struggling to breathe', Elaine said. Elaine and her son then made their way to Simon's home. The doctor had already arrived - at 8.34am - but there was no answer. Police arrived and Simon was found. "When we got there, there was a police officer sat in the passenger seat of Simon's car, looking through the glovebox," Elaine told the M.E.N. "My son, straight away, said 'my dad's dead'. I said 'no he's not, why are you saying that to me?'. He said 'there's no ambulance'. He had noticed there was just a doctor's car and police outside the flat, but no paramedics. My son now has to live his life with his dad not being around." An inquest into Simon's death concluded at South Manchester Coroners' Court in Stockport last month. Coroner Mr Morris recorded a narrative conclusion, saying Simon 'died as a consequence of a myocardial infarction' - the medical term for a heart attack - 'which was first diagnosed after his death despite him seeking help from urgent and emergency care services'. In a Prevention of Future Deaths report, the coroner raised a number of concerns. He has told the Health Secretary the estimated three hour 15 minute wait for an ambulance was 'a factor which contributed to decision-making in this case' and that he was 'concerned that national targets for ambulance response times continue not to be adhered to'. Mr Morris also raised concerns about NHS Pathways, the national triage system used by call handlers, including the wording of some of the script used by call handlers. "Phrases such as 'an emergency ambulance has been arranged'; 'we will be with you as soon as possible, as soon as an ambulance is available'; and 'if you can ask for someone to meet and direct the vehicle and shut any dogs away if there are any' potentially give a misleading impression as to ambulance dispatch having occurred, which could conceivably deter a caller from taking steps which might realistically result in them obtaining faster help," Mr Morris wrote. He added it was a 'further concern' that a requested ambulance can be cancelled 'without this first being discussed with the person who has felt it necessary to dial 999 and request an ambulance in the first place'. Both the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England have been asked to respond to the report. Nimish Patel, from McHale and Co solicitors, which represented the family, said: "This is a distressing case which highlights the difficulties caused by the current plight of the ambulance services and limited resources which mean that the patients who need the most urgent care may not receive it in time." A spokesperson for the DHSC said: "Our deepest sympathies are with Simon's family and friends in this tragic case. We consider every Prevention of Future Deaths report carefully and will respond in due course. "Our 10 Year Health Plan will support ambulance services to improve and meet the response time standards the public rightly expect, and fix our broken NHS." An NHS England spokesperson said: "NHS England extends its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Simon Boyd. We are carefully considering the Prevention of Future Deaths Report sent to us by HM Coroner and will respond in due course." An NWAS spokesperson said: "Our condolences go to Mr Boyd’s family at this difficult time. We support the coroner's aim to improve the experience of patients by reducing wait times and ensuring the information that we give to callers continues to be clear and appropriate." The GMPUPC was contacted for comment.The Baldwin Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRP) Shares Purchased by Principal Financial Group Inc.
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