Outreach officers distribute food, blankets and often hygiene supplies.

Meanwhile, some social service providers are trying to force the homeless to come indoors by doing away with such timeless traditions as distributing blankets and food.

Rather than enable such entrenched attitudes, some outreach groups are turning away from the traditional approach of distributing clothing and blankets on the streets.

Then the American company sent in claims adjustors, who distributed food, water and blankets as they tried to reach 3,000 policyholders to assess damages.

Distributing smallpox-infected blankets to the natives so he can claim their land for his own?

The local government distributed tents and blankets in the earthquake stricken areas.

Quintin Speers also helped drivers by pushing cars to safety and distributing blankets to those in need.

However, shortly after the storm, the Government of the United Kingdom began distributing blankets, food, ice, and water.

Every Christmas, she works hard to distribute food and blankets to the homeless.

A network of volunteers is working to distribute food and blankets to the homeless on this cold, winter night.