JC Orton wins Jefferson Award for Public Service
JC Orton, the Coordinator of Night on the Streets-Catholic Worker, won the Jefferson Award for Public Service on September 3, 2009. His Berkeley, California-based nonprofit has served over 100,000 meals to the homeless since 1997.

CBS Channel 5 News interviewed JC Orton and others on September 3, 2009 for their segment on JC Orton, which will air later this month.
For Bay Area residents, the news segment on JC Orton airs on CBS 5 on these dates:
Wednesdays on Eyewitness News at 6 p.m. on 9/23/2009
Thursdays on Eyewitness News at Noon on 9/24/2009
Saturdays on CBS5 Early Edition at 7 a.m. (times vary, check listings) on 9/26/2009
and on http://www.cbs5.com/ after 9/23/2009
And on KCBS All News 740 AM and FM 106.9:
Wednesday at 6:50 p.m., 9:40 p.m., 11: 50 p.m. on 9/23/2009
Sunday at 11:50 a.m., 3:50 p.m. on 9/27/2009
Below are some photos from the CBS5 filming:
Cameraman is inside the Catholic Worker van, getting a shot of JC handing out food in Berkeley.
JC is helping coordinate resources for the homeless in Berkeley.
JC Orton talks with Mr. G about setting up a bank account to best manage his finances.
"Bottleneck" is interviewed about how JC has helped him and many others in Berkeley.




For more information on JC Orton and Night on the Streets-Catholic Worker, please visit:
http://berkeleycatholicworker.googlepages.com
CBS Channel 5 News interviewed JC Orton and others on September 3, 2009 for their segment on JC Orton, which will air later this month.
For Bay Area residents, the news segment on JC Orton airs on CBS 5 on these dates:
Wednesdays on Eyewitness News at 6 p.m. on 9/23/2009
Thursdays on Eyewitness News at Noon on 9/24/2009
Saturdays on CBS5 Early Edition at 7 a.m. (times vary, check listings) on 9/26/2009
and on http://www.cbs5.com/ after 9/23/2009
And on KCBS All News 740 AM and FM 106.9:
Wednesday at 6:50 p.m., 9:40 p.m., 11: 50 p.m. on 9/23/2009
Sunday at 11:50 a.m., 3:50 p.m. on 9/27/2009
Below are some photos from the CBS5 filming:
The award packet:
For more information on JC Orton and Night on the Streets-Catholic Worker, please visit:
http://berkeleycatholicworker.googlepages.com