Homeless Connecticut

The death of a homeless man who suffered from Legionnaires' disease has prompted Stamford, Conn., to permanently close a shelter and soup kitchen that he and another man suspected of carrying the illness had used, city officials said. Donald Parent, 60, who had been hospitalized since Christmas Day, died of respiratory failure apparently related to Legionnaires' disease, hospital officials said.

The death of a homeless man who suffered from Legionnaires' disease has prompted Stamford, Conn., to permanently close a shelter and soup kitchen that he and another man suspected of carrying the illness had used, city officials said. Donald Parent, 60, who had been hospitalized since Christmas Day, died of respiratory failure apparently related to Legionnaires' disease, hospital officials said.

Brother Denys Cormier, a self-styled monk who runs a soup kitchen in the city, has gone to bat for the homeless by forming a softball team of street people. This spring, the 35-year-old monk started the softball team, "The Soupers," to raise money for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK). The team is made up of 22 homeless men, ranging in age from the early 20s to early 30s, who regularly eat at DESK. The Soupers play all challengers and, win or lose, ask their opponents for a donation.

Brother Denys Cormier, a self-styled monk who runs a soup kitchen in the city, has gone to bat for the homeless by forming a softball team of street people. This spring, the 35-year-old monk started the softball team, "The Soupers," to raise money for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK). The team is made up of 22 homeless men, ranging in age from the early 20s to early 30s, who regularly eat at DESK. The Soupers play all challengers and, win or lose, ask their opponents for a donation.