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• Walking to Support Ending Homelessness

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 531
  Churches participating in Dallas upcoming Justice Revival are asked, as a symbol of our commitment to become advocates for Permanent Supportive Housing, to participate in the upcoming Help the Homeless Walk-a-thon , on November 14.We will begin the work of strategically determining how to pursue the fulfillment of ...
  15 hours ago

• Victory for Chicago family facing eviction!

  
  One Story Up — Authority: 538
  If youre new to One Story Up, you might not be familiar with the Bledsoe family. Back in July, we met the family - three children who were livingwith their grandmother in Rogers Park when she suddenly died. Theiraunt - Erica Bledsoe - became their guardian, but the company thatowned their Section 8 apartment ...
  15 hours ago

• You’ve heard of post-traumatic…

  
  ChosenFast.com — Authority: 134
  You’ve heard of post-traumatic stress disorder in survivors of war, but did you know many homeless people have PTSD from childhood trauma?
  19 hours ago

• Every year, 20,000 kids age ou…

  
  ChosenFast.com — Authority: 134
  Every year, 20,000 kids age out of foster care. Research says 12-40% will experience at least one episode of homelessness.
  19 hours ago

• Street Papers: A Unique Platform for Marginalized Voices

  
  Terry — Authority: 124
  One of the cool things I discovered this past Saturday at Media Democracy Day is Megaphone , a Vancouver street paper sold by low-income and homeless vendors that also provides them with a voice. Street papers are a growing movement. Sean Condon, Editor-in Chief of Megaphone , explained that there are ...
  21 hours ago

• Christmas Charity Singles Hit The Market

  
  Look To The Stars News: Latest — Authority: 592
  Written by Tim Saunders It’s that time year again – a new wave of charity singles are about to hit the market to spread goodwill in the Christmas season. Leading the pack this year is a new single from Eric Clapton recorded with Paul Stewart – eldest son of Formula One legend Sir Jackie Stewart – ...
  21 hours ago

• Permanent Supportive Housing 101 (Part 1)

  
  Larry James' Urban Daily — Authority: 131
  As a social challenge, homelessness feels familiar to most of us.  What are not so familiar in our experience are real, workable solutions to the problem.  For most of us, the word "homeless" conjures up all sorts of negative images of shelter beds, panhandlers, extremely poor individuals with nowhere to go or ...
  23 hours ago

• What do you do when a homeless person asks for a dollar?

  
  FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family — Authority: 132
  “I say, “you respond with love.”How would you, for instance, respond if it was your brother or sister approaching you on the street? This is the response we are called to give as family... This is a summary only. Click on the Title to read the entire article.
  1 day ago

• Working for A City of Justice and Mercy

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 531
  According to Metro Dallas Alliances Point in Time census, there are about 6000 homeless people on the streets in Dallas on any given night. That is most likely a low estimate. Some of us place that figure considerably higher. While Dallas effort to deal with the issue of citizens living on its streets and beneath ...
  1 day ago

• Sunday Musings: Change

  
  Vancity Buzz: Vancouver Blog — Authority: 140
  Written by: Urban Dweller This past week Little Mountain public housing demolition began. The aging buildings and poor use of available land was the catalyst for the redevelopment of this site, however, I think the developer COV sold the land to Holburn, is probably not the best choice to rebuild this project. You ...
  1 day ago

• Rental Help Available for Iowans

  
  POPULAR PROGRESSIVE — Authority: 119
  I received this from State Representative Vicki Lensing: As part of the federal economic recovery program, Iowa has received $11 million to help qualified Iowa renters pay their rental and utility bills. To qualify, you must be at risk of homelessness and your income must be at or below 50% of the local area median ...
  2 days ago

• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
  2 days ago

• Homeless Karaoke

  
  Teds Take — Authority: 597
  Sing my bothers — sing it loud. A beautiful film — humanizing us all. Give us 8 minutes of your time — we will take you far away — you will experience a different and new world, end homelessness — feed the poor. In our own hometown. Watch this beautiful short film; it will brighten your day — and ...
  2 days ago

• Fettuccine with Hot Italian Sausage and Tuscan Kale

  
  Bic's Place — Authority: 432
  Were well into fall here in Maine. The certainty of winter approaching is a tangible presence in the air. The homeless people I work with at my paying job are increasingly dependent upon the warmth and food that the shelters and soup kitchens offer. This is the beginning of the busy season for those of us who staff ...
  2 days ago

• Keith Hart’s new ‘Hot Potato’

  
  Citizenseye — Authority: 144
  Has homelessness now become a growth industry, a vibrant and thriving business opportunity, where careers and job security are thought to be as important as the desire to help people out of the cycle of despair and deprivation, whilst at the same time tolerating, condoning and even positively encouraging the negative ...
  2 days ago

• Sometimes Saying “Sorry” Just Doesn’t Cut It

  
  SLO Homeless — Authority: 114
  One of the realities that every homeless person faces is a potential encounter with local law enforcement.There are numerous reasons why these types of encounters occur. And, to be sure, there are those homeless who do bring it upon themselves.Then there are those times when these "run-ins" with the law happen because ...
  2 days ago

• Slay personally apologizes for homeless incident

  
  The Platform — Authority: 560
  Photo by Fielder Williams Strain From the mayor’s blog : Yesterday was a low point in the City’s hospitality. Badly supervised City employees callously destroyed the possessions of some homeless people who had chosen to camp illegally and for a extended period of…
  3 days ago

• Homeless Diaries Series: Meet Pam!

  
  Everyday Citizen — Authority: 531
  Hello Everydaycitizens, I am still featuring stories and programs for National Youth Homeless Awareness Month. It is always amazing to hear inspiring stories and some that make you appreciate the things you have been given. Change.orgs Mark Horvath , meet Pam , a mother and grandmother who never thought she would ...
  3 days ago

• History of Revolution 101

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 458
  There are only two solutions I’ve ever figured out to alleviate the above conditions. One is a “movement” such as the “Bolivian Water Revolt” where the common folk rise up and simply refuse to participate in the abominations perpetrated by government. It also presupposes that the government will eventually ...
  4 days ago

• History of Revolution 101

  
  The Just Life — Authority: 458
  There are only two solutions I’ve ever figured out to alleviate the above conditions. One is a “movement” such as the “Bolivian Water Revolt” where the common folk rise up and simply refuse to participate in the abominations perpetrated by government. It also presupposes that the government will eventually ...
  4 days ago

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