A New Helping Hand

Occupy volunteers dispose of mold-infested possessions in a storm-ravaged home.

Remember the Occupy movement? While it may not be getting much media coverage these days, it is far from moribund. In fact, members of its offshoot Occupy Sandy Relief NYC have been working hard to fill the needs of those left homeless or without power by the storm. It's an example of what is being called "social entrepreneurship," a model that seems to be growing throughout the world. It is, according to author David Bornstein, "people spreading new approaches — through nonprofits and businesses, or within government — to address problems more successfully than in the past": http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/the-rise-of-social-entrepreneur/?hp
   For more information about Occupy's relief efforts on the East Coast: http://truth-out.org/news/item/12696-scenes-from-a-crisis-volunteers-bond-with-occupiers-for-sandy-victim-relief