Crowdfunding Effort Raises $60K to Feed Ferguson's Children

Lauren McCauley @ Common Dreams - Schools in Ferguson, Missouri continued to be closed on Monday amid the ongoing community upheaval that has plagued the low-income St. Louis suburb since the police shooting of an unarmed teen—leaving many schoolchildren, normally reliant on the school-lunch program, to go hungry.

Highlighting the wide public support for the residents of Ferguson, an online fundraising campaign to help provide food for the children has raised over $62,000 in just four days.  Read more.