Thursday, April 30, 2009

WARSAW POLAND BY THE HOMELESS FOR THE HOMELESS

Though this blog focuses on the United States of America, it was interesting to read - in translation - this article from a newspaper The Warsaw Voice.

Friday, April 24, 2009

BRITISH HOMELESS FILM FEATURES HOMELESS NOT ACTING ?!

QUOTE:

Publicis Blueprint unveils homeless title "The Real Picture"
LONDON – Publicis Blueprint, the customer publishing arm of Publicis Groupe, has launched The Real Picture, a new quarterly magazine written by the homeless for the homeless aged 16 to 25 living in London.The Real Picture's aim is to get young homeless people into work by offering them the opportunities they need to turn their lives around.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

SAN DIEGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

QUOTE "San Diego is a beautiful place in which we live, but on some the beauty is lost. Many San Diegans sleep without shelter, go without adequate food or clothing, and live without hope. Homelessness in the United States has become a problem of epic proportions. Hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children live without shelter, security, or dignity and have nowhere to run."

Monday, April 13, 2009

PASSOVER and HUNGER - JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES

Recently in the JEWISH JOURNAL, a shiny paper ad WHERE HUNGER IS A QUESTION WE MUST BE THE ANSWER" printed on a square matzo cracker. ALL WHO ARE HUNGRY, LET THEM ENTER AND EAT (From the Passover Liturgy)



A PRAYER FOR THE SEDER TABLE

Your world is full of beauty yet scarred with pain
You have given us plenty and still the world is wracked with hunger

You have directed us to help although we so rarely reach out.
For our blessings, help us to be grateful
For our abundance, help us to be generous
For the love in our lives, help us to share warmth with others
We celebrate the freedom of Passover
Freedom is the power to respond to the anguish of your world
Let all who are hungry come and eat.
Let all who are full come and give
Let us all, no matter our condition, or culture or faith, give thanks for the connection that binds each of us to the other, and all of us to you.


Rabbi David Wolpe

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES
Attn: Sherri Kadovitz
6505 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Monday, April 6, 2009

WHY ARE PEOPLE HOMELESS ?

The National Cooalition For the Homeless, linked above, has all the latest information. Number one reason? Poverty and cut back on social services.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009