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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...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1923 views | 29 recommendations | 10 comments
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... 1539 views | 106 recommendations | 50 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... The 2nd Annual Poverty Olympics
Olympic protesters took part in the 2nd annual "Poverty Olympics" yesterday on the Vancouver downtown east side. The protesters are trying to bring awareness to the poverty and... TweetUp for a cause: Vancouver tweeters hit Downtown Eastside
This is an interesting and encouraging use of social media. " It started as a two-line message on the Internet and ended up mobilizing a small crowd that roamed Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the snow Sunday... Vancouver Homeless Problem Making International Headlines
Its not very common for a story about Vancouver to make the front page of Technorati (the index of what people are blogging about) but the City's attempts to eradicate homelessness has catipulted this story to... Phones for Fearless City campaign kicks-off
NOTE: Cross-posted from Fearless City. Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists share stories, and tap into life, jobs & family. How can you help? Your used mobile phones - preferably with video, camera, wi-fi Cash donations (* tax deductible) or new... Vancouver Homeless Woman's Burn Death "Horrible" City Says
"I was at Davie and Hornby this morning, where a homeless woman accidentally burned to death, trying to stay warm... I contacted the city to see if there was anything I could do to help...this was their response. please read it, and pass it on. it's a hard time out there for... New Mayor Robertson Hits The Ground Running, Announces Homeless Emergency Act...
by Linda Solomon Mayor Gregor Robertson hit the ground running on his first day as mayor of Vancouver with a press conference at City Hall this morning where he announced the creation of a “Homeless Emergency...
created by TheVancouverObserver | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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661 views | 9 recommendations | 3 comments
Innocent Victims: Impact of Mortgage Crisis on US Children
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP), along with numerous other advocacy groups, have called upon President-elect Barack Obama to address the "urgent crisis of homelessness in the United...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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429 views | 77 recommendations | 5 comments
Surviving homeless hate crimes: Human faces behind the statistics
Since 1999, when the National Coalition on the Homeless started releasing yearly figures on attacks against people without housing, they claim to have tracked 774 violent acts against homeless men, women and children in 235 cities throughout 45 states and Puerto Rico. Of...Top Members Today
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