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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... Homeless and using OPM (Other people’s money)
In these tough economic times, no one likes the idea of being homeless, but there are ways to survive. It’s called “other people’s money”, or O.P.M. A lot of people lament, “If only I could move somewhere else where jobs are available, but I have no money to... 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... 899 views | 62 recommendations | 30 comments
Vacant U.S. Homes Stats: The U.S. Has Room for all of U.K.
In Australia, according to recent release of 2006 census figures, there are 100,000 homeless, but that figure will have multiplied many fold since 2006. The Australian government has allocated millions to reduce homelessness to 50% by 2020, but that initiative hasn't been... Indefensible: How SF DA wastes tax money trampling rights of poor
On May 27, Joseph Smith, his wife Terrie Anderson and about a dozen other homeless San Francisco residents were awakened at 5 a.m. by police officers who ticketed them for sleeping on Hippie Hill at Golden Gate Park. Joe and his companions have pockets full of citations. When... Shelter system crash fails homeless clients
The CHANGES shelter reservation system failed no fewer than four times in the last two weeks, the Coalition on Homelessness has learned. Confusion reigned when the computerized intake for homeless people seeking beds in the city's public shelters first went offline the... Housing crisis puts families on the streets of L.A.
The worsening economy has left many families in Los Angeles with no other option but to live on the streets. There are an estimated 80,000 homeless people living in Los Angeles, according to a 2007... America's Youngest Outcasts: 1 in 50 children homeless in America
The National Center on Family Homelessness released a new report, America's Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness, citing one in fifty children in America are homeless each year. Even before...
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Homelessness from the mouth of the homeless
OPINION
Watch the video (couldn't get it enbedded so here is the original link - also have a look at the vid posted on the right from Fox News posted by Rhonda). Homelessness from the mouth of a... Feral Children Featured on Oprah Winfrey, Study in Humanity
Self appointed champion of all that is right, Oprah Winfrey, took on an uncommon yet disturbing topic in an Oprah show exclusive on feral children Wednesday. Featuring a story from 2005 of a then 6-year old girl named Danielle who was found living like a feral animal in... This is a Pile of Rags, Right ? Wrong. It’s a Home.....
Practical. You knew he was at home when it was all piled up like that, because he would be under it. And it was all flat and sad when he went elsewhere. But he has gone, and so has his home. It disappeared a short... 1094 views | 106 recommendations | 56 comments
Pelosi Comes Home To SF -Serves 35 Millionth Meal @St. Anthony's
Sunday, February 8, 2009 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Comes Home To Serve 35 Millionth Meal at St. Anthony's Dining Room -San Francisco Daily Lunch for our City's homeless, poor and hungry was served a little late...
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