New Haven Independent

A Pizza’s Worth of Help

by Tess Wheelwright | June 27, 2006 4:27 PM | Permalink

Johnny Scafidi thinks a roof to sleep under is a human right. That’s why he’s leading the annual “Inside at Night” fight to keep New Haven’s Overflow Shelter open those warmer months of the year, when city funding runs out. The group got together the $35k to keep it going in May and they have October almost covered, too — but September, Scafidi remembers, can get pretty chilly. Got a knack for fundraising? Call Scafidi at (203) 432-2429 to help “Inside at Night” make their call. Rather cut a check to funders at Interfaith Cooperative Ministries? $13.34 — less than a two-topping pizza, they like to say — gets a man a bed, and fed, for a day.

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