Austerity increases homelessness

New data has revealed the number of people sleeping rough in England has risen by 23 per cent in a year. The figures were gathered by local authorities in a single night last autumn, and compared with an assessment...

UK Homelessness Increases

The charity Crisis claims that over 600,000 households are now over-crowded, causing a 'hidden homelessness' in the most popular areas, such as London and the south-east. The study, written by academics from the...

Homeowners Stop Homelessness! Learn Bank Fraud- Demand Originals

Calling All Homeowners & Renters At Risk of Foreclosure.     Take Back Your Homes!        Here are some research links to flow charts which make it easy for you to clearly...

Newark People’s Hearing against Foreclosure Mobilizes the People

I think this type of hearing is essential to comundade. Many, many questions and many ideas can be heard."The premise of the event was “Hold the Bankers Accountable.” The CEO’s of the five largest banks were invited by mail to attend, listen to the people’s...

Service with slices: SF priest preaches against death penalty

Before sharing pizza at a special Mass celebrated on San Francisco's Civic Center plaza, a flock of some 20 parishoners were reminded that Jesus suffered the death penalty. Ten pizza pies were divided among the congregants, including homeless...

A mad, mock dash for shelter: Racing The Amazing Runaround

originally published in Street Sheet, Feb. 15-28, 2010 About 40 people ran an obstacle course through Tenderloin streets on Jan. 29 to illustrate the runaround homeless people in San Francisco experience when looking for space in a homeless shelter. "I've seen people go...

Prince William Sleeps On The Street For Homelessness Charity

His Royal Highness Prince William spend a night in a very unlikely place. Prince William made his bed on cardboard boxes in cold weather in the middle of a London street in an effort to raise awareness for the...

Vancouver2010 Olympics & the homeless & protester rights

    Hi Friends ! Thanks for watching all my videos on YouTube , The BC Liberals must have a plan to displace street people here in Vancouver , the Olympic Kidnapping Act is proof of that , I live in Vancouvr and I know how the street people live , and they are...

$2 Million Dollar Fresno Homeless Award Video-former Mayor Autry

2008- Fresno, California USA. Shows the Honorable former Mayor Autry of Fresno, (also actor on Heat of The Night Series) apologizing to their homeless for years of failure and neglect. He empowers them by accepting...

SF Garden Communities- Octavia-Lily St. Garden- SF Homeless, P...

SF Homeless & Not-So-Homeless Garden Volunteers Needed Now ! SF Garden Communities are being created everywhere to help improve community building, provide locally grown produce and safe spaces where we can...

Are cases closed for S.F. shelter inspections?

originally published in Street Sheet, Oct. 1-14, 2009 Minutes before the Coalition on Homelessness presented “The Runaround” to the Board of Supervisors' Rules Committee, the Shelter Monitoring Committee (SMC) presented its quarterly report. Street Sheet reported last...

Shelter residents pass baton, ask Supervisors to end runaround

originally published in Street Sheet, Oct. 1-14, 2009 The baton has been passed to the Board of Supervisors — in alleviating the shelter access problems of San Francisco ’s homeless residents.   Over 30 representatives from the Coalition on Homelessness...

Not up to standards?

originally published in Street Sheet, Sept. 15-30, 2009Michael Decarlo Wright has been threatened by another homeless client, seen staff openly steal food and break into storage lockers, and been ordered by custodians to perform their janitorial tasks at the Next Door...

Gratitude Week Volunteers Raise Awareness for Homelessness

On my way to work this week, I noticed several people holding signs with messages like "I have a home", "I feel loved", and "I have hope". They were just standing there all along West Georgia smiling at people and...

Obama's Education Speech Ignores Conditions of Homeless Children

President Obama's decision to address the nation's students this Tuesday has led to a national debate with some opposing federal government entering U.S. schools.The reasons are numerous, but under what conditions...

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