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Non-profit provides free supplies to displaced Cooper Apartment pet parents
Hundreds of people and their four-legged friends are still without homes almost a month after a historic six-alarm fire tore through the Cooper Apartments in Fort Worth. A local nonprofit is putting its best paw forward to help owners and pets. Karla Carrasco loves her cat Maggie as much as the feline loves the camera. "I don't have any kids," Carrasco said. "She is my kid. She's my baby." The cat mom rushed back to her Cooper apartment in June when she heard the complex was on fire. "She was under the bed hiding, obviously scared because the alarms were loud," Carrasco said. Carrasco rescued her constant companion but lost everything in the fire. "It just felt like my whole world was crumbling, which probably sounds dramatic to some, but nobody leaves their apartment thinking it's going to be the last time that they possibly ever see it," Carrasco said. "I don't have a bed, a mattress, a couch, like anything." One thing Carrasco doesn't have to worry about is having food, litter, toys and a new bed for Maggie. "One of our specific programs is called the Maverick Fund, and it is an emergency response fund that typically works with the American Red Cross of Greater North Texas to put pet comfort kits on their trucks," said Maria Koegl, executive director of Don't Forget to Feed Me. Koegl said the nonprofit opened up the Maverick Fund to provide a helping hand — and paw — to Cooper Apartment pet parents in need. "It's good to know that we are here to help them get through this immediate crisis, because a lot of these individuals don't ever see themselves as being in a position to ever require help from these social services," Koegl said. Koegl said the nonprofit has helped five cats and two dogs from the Cooper Apartments, but it needs help to provide items for the remaining 15 dogs and five cats on the waiting list. It costs about $200 to help each pet. Carrasco said the help means the world to her. "I have to keep going because of her," Carrasco said. "What might seem like a small donation to some, really helps us in the long run. I know that she's being taken care of, so now I can focus on getting a roof over our heads and just kind of what long-term looks like." Don't Forget to Feed Me is hosting a donation and cash drive Saturday, July 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Pet Supplies Plus along Chisholm Trail in Fort Worth. You can also reach out for help or donate on their website. Supplies are low after the organization sent 500 pounds of dog food to help Central Texas flood victims.
Yahoo
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Mom of 8-year-old killed in Texas floods speaks to CNN
Lindsey McLeod McCrory's 8-year-old daughter, Blakely, was attending Camp Mystic when she was killed in the devastating floods that hit Central Texas. McCrory remembers her daughter in an interview with CNN's Pamela Brown. Solve the daily Crossword
San Francisco Chronicle
2 hours ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Award-winning former AP photographer Jo Ann Steck is remembered for her wit and leadership
Award-winning photo journalist Jo Ann Steck — who broke barriers in male-dominated newsrooms by capturing some of the most notable moments in recent United States history — has died. She was 73. Steck died on July 11 after a yearslong battle with ovarian cancer, according to her former Associated Press colleague and longtime friend Dan Hansen. Steck's three-decade career spanning The Associated Press, The New York Times and the White House, took her all over the country and world — and thousands of miles away from where she was born in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She used her shrewd judgment and vision to lead teams of award-winning journalists to capture both profound joy and unspeakable tragedy alike, documenting natural disasters, the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, historic sporting events and more. But those who worked with Steck, often calling her 'Jodie,' remember her for her unique ability to lead. Steck worked for local outlets in Arizona, where she went to college at Arizona State University, before joining the AP in Los Angeles in 1980. Amy Sancetta remembers meeting Steck in 1987, when Steck led Sancetta and a small team of journalists to cover a plane crash in Detroit for the AP. Racing to the scene, Steck coordinated the team's efforts with walkie-talkies to swiftly deliver images of the heartbreaking event to the world. Despite the rush, Sancetta said, Steck never forgot to make each person feel valued. 'She saw a lot of really horrific stuff, but she found ways as a group to make us laugh and remind us of our humanity," Sancetta said. From then on, Steck became a mentor to Sancetta, who was still a relatively new employee and one of the very few women in the newsroom. Sancetta said her feelings towards Steck were not unique; Steck's bold humor, clear vision and unmistakable moxie made her a trailblazer for many young women breaking into the male-dominated field. 'As a young photographer, she found a way to make you feel like you belonged,' Sancetta said. 'She paved a path for an awful lot of us." Steck went on to work at The New York Times, The Santa Rosa Press Democrat and The Orange County Register, where she ushered in a new era of digital photography, before returning to the AP. To this day, her colleagues at the AP from that time recall admiringly how well she continued to cover the biggest events across the United States, such as the O.J. Simpson murder case and the Super Bowl. Later, Steck was the deputy director of photography at The Dallas Morning News, where she led a team of photographers who earned a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2004 for coverage of the invasion in Iraq. Cheryl Diaz Meyer, one of two photographers who took the photos that won the prize, said that Steck was exceptionally methodical and made sure that all photos were presented with nuance. 'You knew that once Jodie touched it, it was good,' Meyer said. Steck's work was recognized far beyond the newsroom. She served as the White House deputy director of photography under former President George W. Bush in his second term, from 2005 to 2009. 'She got to know everybody,' recalled Dan Hansen, a photographer who worked with Steck at both the AP and the White House. Hansen said Steck would remember the names of every single person she met, ranging from interns to White House cleaning staff to high-ranking members of Bush's administration. Hansen, who met Steck when the two were students at Arizona State University in 1976, said that Steck was like that the whole time he knew her. 'She would go into a room, and she would come out with five new friends,' he said. 'Because she was so funny, she was so charming — she just had that ability.' Steck retired in Port Orange, Florida, where she was a competitive pickleball player, according to an obituary provided by her family. She is survived by her partner, Susan Matthews, and her son.
