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Military families and food assistance, improv class helps kids with Autism, ‘Operation Desert Tortoise’
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Apr 18, 2017
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Military families and food assistance, improv class helps kids with Autism, ‘Operation Desert Tortoise’

Some military families struggle to afford food, improv class helps Autistic kids with social interaction, "Operation Desert Tortoise" safely relocates wildlife

Volunteers with the Saddleback Church set out donated food as part of its monthly food pantry on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base near San Diego, April 5, 2017. A Government Accountability Report in July 2016 found that the food pantry services at Camp Pendleton were the most extensive of those at military bases and installations across the country.
Volunteers with the Saddleback Church set out donated food as part of its monthly food pantry on the Camp Pendleton Marine Base near San Diego, April 5, 2017. A Government Accountability Report in July 2016 found that the food pantry services at Camp Pendleton were the most extensive of those at military bases and installations across the country.
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Some military families struggle to afford food, improv class helps Autistic kids with social interaction, "Operation Desert Tortoise" safely relocates wildlife 

Serving their country, struggling to feed their families
Listen • 4:45
Thousands of military households rely on government food aid, but the Pentagon doesn't track exactly how many service members have trouble feeding their families.
Facebook's identity crisis: is the social media platform a publisher or not?
Listen • 6:49
Following the gruesome Cleveland murder that was uploaded to Facebook, a question has been hotly debated: is the social media platform, in fact, a publisher?
How improv helps kids with autism: A look at ‘Zip Zap Zop Enrichment’
Listen • 11:04
Partnering with The Second City, Zip Zap Zop Enrichment wants to use the spirit of improv comedy to help autistic kids learn and interact with their peers.
The Marines and Operation Desert Tortoise
Listen • 8:51
For years U.S. Marines have trained and worked at their base in Twentynine Palms, California, and soon that base will be expanded.
Tuesday Reviewsday: Kendrick Lamar and DAMN.
Listen • 9:22
If you love music, but don't have the time to keep up with what's new, you should listen to Tuesday Reviewsday.