Thursday, July 31, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
FULL MCKINNEY VENTO ACT and NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS LINK
MCKINNEY VENTO ACT (FOR HOMELESS) PDF FILE - NATIONAL
NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS official site check this out for services listings, a blog where homeless and homeless activists speak out, and lots of research you can access to better understand the problem.
National Coalition for the Homeless
2201 P St NW, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 462-4822
This organization has groups in many cities.
NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS official site check this out for services listings, a blog where homeless and homeless activists speak out, and lots of research you can access to better understand the problem.
National Coalition for the Homeless
2201 P St NW, Washington, DC 20037
(202) 462-4822
This organization has groups in many cities.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
HOMEAID ORANGE COUNTY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS SERVICE TO HOMELESS
They just had another major successful giveaway...
HOMEAID ORANGE COUNTY link
"HomeAid's mission is to end homelessness by building new lives for homeless families and individuals through housing and community outreach. HomeAid achieves its mission through advocacy, development (of shelters) and service.
Founded in 1989 by the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County Chapter, HomeAid is the only community-based organization that has successfully developed 50 building and renovating housing projects across the entire homeless Continuum of Care spectrum, providing facilities that range from emergency shelters, to transitional housing, to permanent supportive housing.
Every year, over 12,700 people find themselves homeless in Orange County – one of the wealthiest counties in California. Of that number, an astounding 20% are children. There is the misconception that homelessness is a choice – that these people ended up on the streets because they chose to be there. Yet the truth is that most people are forced into homelessness because of life circumstances, such as job loss, illness, abandonment, or abuse. These numbers demonstrate a clear need for action. These people are the reason HomeAid continues to work towards its mission."
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We last posted a link to this organization in 2012 so we thought we'd do it again. They're big!
HOMEAID ORANGE COUNTY link
"HomeAid's mission is to end homelessness by building new lives for homeless families and individuals through housing and community outreach. HomeAid achieves its mission through advocacy, development (of shelters) and service.
Founded in 1989 by the Building Industry Association of Southern California, Orange County Chapter, HomeAid is the only community-based organization that has successfully developed 50 building and renovating housing projects across the entire homeless Continuum of Care spectrum, providing facilities that range from emergency shelters, to transitional housing, to permanent supportive housing.
Every year, over 12,700 people find themselves homeless in Orange County – one of the wealthiest counties in California. Of that number, an astounding 20% are children. There is the misconception that homelessness is a choice – that these people ended up on the streets because they chose to be there. Yet the truth is that most people are forced into homelessness because of life circumstances, such as job loss, illness, abandonment, or abuse. These numbers demonstrate a clear need for action. These people are the reason HomeAid continues to work towards its mission."
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We last posted a link to this organization in 2012 so we thought we'd do it again. They're big!
Friday, July 25, 2014
SCHOOL ON WHEELS - HOMELESS CHILDREN -SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - OPERATING IN SEVERAL COUNTIES
SCHOOL ON WHEELS ORG - TUTORING FOR HOMELESS CHILDREN
"Every week, School on Wheels' volunteer tutors give hope, educational assistance and support to the thousands of homeless children living in Southern California. Join our team and change a life, become a tutor!" (volunteers needed)
Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside County
San Bernardino
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Fernando Valley
THIS IS A PROGRAM SEPARATE FROM LA UNIFIED.
1.6 million children in the United States are homeless, living in cars, shelters, tents, abandoned buildings, or other temporary situations.
LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMELESS EDUCATION PROGRAM
LA USD HOMELESS STUDENT INFO
"Every week, School on Wheels' volunteer tutors give hope, educational assistance and support to the thousands of homeless children living in Southern California. Join our team and change a life, become a tutor!" (volunteers needed)
Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside County
San Bernardino
Ventura
Santa Barbara
San Fernando Valley
THIS IS A PROGRAM SEPARATE FROM LA UNIFIED.
1.6 million children in the United States are homeless, living in cars, shelters, tents, abandoned buildings, or other temporary situations.
LA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMELESS EDUCATION PROGRAM
LA USD HOMELESS STUDENT INFO
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
COALITION AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
SEX TRAFFICKING : MEN'S RESPONSIBILITY
A VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE ; IF THERE ARE NO CLIENTS THERE IS NO MONEY TO BE MADE BY SEX TRAFFICKING WOMEN.
COALITION AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKING INTERNATIONAL
THE WORLD WIDE FLESH TRADE!
Monday, July 21, 2014
Saturday, July 19, 2014
ELIZABETH SMART FOUNDATION FOCUS ON SEXUALLY ABUSED AND TRAFFICKED CHILDREN
Abducted from her bedroom at the age of 14 in 2002 by Brian David Mitchell and his wife Wanda Barzee, ten years later Elizabeth Smart wrote the book and revealed she had been raped multiple times a day for the nine months before she was found. Focusing on abducted, sex trafficked, and sexually abused children (that includes teens!), she now head up her own foundation. Elizabeth managed to go forward with her life without therapy because of her strong Latter Day Saints religious faith and supportive family. She wants to let all those who have been sexually abused and exploited that she understands.
ELIZABETH SMART FOUNDATION link
"We do have options. radKIDS is a program that was created not to react to a heinous crime committed against a child, but to prevent crimes from happening to children. There are many incredible people who devote much of their time, energy, and resources to going out and hunting down child perpetrators. The “Internet Crimes Against Children” task force are some of those people. How can we afford to not support those who stand as guardians and rescuers, who do everything they can to prevent crimes and protect our children? Every child in the world deserves to have a life without abuse in any form. Children are the future." - Elizabeth Smart Foundation.
LESS THAN HALF OF ALL CHILDREN ABDUCTED BY STRANGERS
EVER MAKE IT HOME
Thursday, July 17, 2014
TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT - ADA AMENDED TO DEFINE AS DISABLED
TEMPORARY IMPAIRMENT - DISABILITY - ADA AMENDED by Kevin P. McGowan
A temporary impairment caused by an injury may be a covered “disability” under the ADA Amendments Act if it's “sufficiently severe” to substantially limit a major life activity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Jan. 23 (Summers v. Altarum Inst., Corp., 4th Cir., No. 13-1645, 1/23/14).
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This was recent and we'll wait to see if the ILLNESSES THAT COME WITH HOMELESSNESS such as the NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS OF LONG TERM SLEEPLESSNESS start to count!
A temporary impairment caused by an injury may be a covered “disability” under the ADA Amendments Act if it's “sufficiently severe” to substantially limit a major life activity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Jan. 23 (Summers v. Altarum Inst., Corp., 4th Cir., No. 13-1645, 1/23/14).
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This was recent and we'll wait to see if the ILLNESSES THAT COME WITH HOMELESSNESS such as the NEGATIVE HEALTH EFFECTS OF LONG TERM SLEEPLESSNESS start to count!
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Sunday, July 13, 2014
HOMELESS GO PRO PROJECT HELPS NON-HOMELESS GAIN EMPATHY FOR HOMELESS
POLICY MIC - WHAT HOMELESS SEE WHEN THEY TALK TO YOU
"According to their website, Homeless GoPro "outfits homeless volunteers with donated high-definition personal cameras, which they use to capture the world as they see it." The project was first conceived by Kevin Adler, a 29-year-old San Francisco resident and sociologist and education technology entrepreneur. Adler's uncle suffered from schizophrenia and died about 10 years ago after spending 30 years of his life homeless. After visiting his uncle's grave site a year ago, Adler began thinking about the people who live on the streets and are ignored daily.
"The goal is to build empathy, enable the non-homeless to walk with a homeless person for a few moments, and to explore how a camera lens associated with 'hardcore' activities like snowboarding and surfing can showcase courage and difficulty of another sort," Adler wrote on the project's website..."
"According to their website, Homeless GoPro "outfits homeless volunteers with donated high-definition personal cameras, which they use to capture the world as they see it." The project was first conceived by Kevin Adler, a 29-year-old San Francisco resident and sociologist and education technology entrepreneur. Adler's uncle suffered from schizophrenia and died about 10 years ago after spending 30 years of his life homeless. After visiting his uncle's grave site a year ago, Adler began thinking about the people who live on the streets and are ignored daily.
"The goal is to build empathy, enable the non-homeless to walk with a homeless person for a few moments, and to explore how a camera lens associated with 'hardcore' activities like snowboarding and surfing can showcase courage and difficulty of another sort," Adler wrote on the project's website..."
Friday, July 11, 2014
(UPDATED) SHACK, CAVE, and TREE HOUSE DWELLERS IN SILICON VALLEY NEXT TO TECHIE MILLIONAIRES UPDATE!
DAILY MAIL UK : THEY THINK WE'RE SCUM OF THE EARTH - SILICON VALLEY MILLIONAIRES
EXCERPTS:
Several hundred homeless people live in shacks, caves and tree houses
San Jose has a seven-year, 20,000-person waiting list for housing support
EXCERPTS:
Jennifer Loving, executive director of the nonprofit housing agency Destination: Home, is spearheading a new, concerted effort in San Jose to house people and keep them housed, not just out of compassion, but to save money.
A homeless person can cost an estimated £35,000 a year, including trips to the emergency room and jail. The cost of housing someone can be just £9,300 annually.
In a 24-month pilot, they've housed 630 people, 76 per cent of whom were still in their home a year after moving in.
New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta have seen similar success with Housing First initiatives.
UPDATE DEC 2014 as we hear it this encampment is being forcibly removed. Some of those who have been working while living Homeless have gotten housing. We wish everyone luck with this!
NEW YORK TIMES - SAN JOSE CLEARING OUT HOMELESS ENCLAVES
UPDATE DEC 2014 as we hear it this encampment is being forcibly removed. Some of those who have been working while living Homeless have gotten housing. We wish everyone luck with this!
NEW YORK TIMES - SAN JOSE CLEARING OUT HOMELESS ENCLAVES
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
DO YOU PRACTICE SAFER SEX BY USING RUBBERS EACH AND EVERY TIME YOU HAVE SEX?
H.I.V and A.I.D.S is still out there and killing people. STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) are becoming drug resistant. Best option is to use RUBBERS each and every time you have sex, even if you also use contraception (birth control) to prevent pregnancy.
MEN and WOMEN should ask their doctors for blood tests for STD's at least once a year, more often if you change partners. Each and every time you break up with someone you should be tested before you take any disease to the next person!
We want to know! DO YOU PRACTICE SAFER SEX BY USING RUBBERS EACH AND EVERY TIME YOU HAVE SEX?
Or are you taking your own health and other people's health to risky behavior?
MEN and WOMEN should ask their doctors for blood tests for STD's at least once a year, more often if you change partners. Each and every time you break up with someone you should be tested before you take any disease to the next person!
We want to know! DO YOU PRACTICE SAFER SEX BY USING RUBBERS EACH AND EVERY TIME YOU HAVE SEX?
Or are you taking your own health and other people's health to risky behavior?
Monday, July 7, 2014
SAM SIMON FOUNDATION GIVING AWAY VEGAN FOOD ON TRUCKS, SERVICE DOGS TO VETS, and MEDICAL CARE FOR YOUR DOGS and CATS
Wow! We heard that SAM SIMON, who got rich from the cartoon The Simpsons and was diagnosed with Colon Cancer, had decided to give away his fortune before he passes but we just found out HOW he's doing it!
Get ready for this!
If you are a Veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder SAM SIMON FOUNDATION is going to give you a service dog who is trained! Or if you need a HEARING DOG...
If you are suffering from food insecurity and VEGAN - something Sam Simon would like us all to become - you can receive vegan food from a food truck!
If your pet needs to be spayed or neutered to keep the pet population down (and to prevent all those killings of unadopted animals at LA COUNTY SHELTERS) they will do it for you and if your dog or cat needs other surgery, say the removal of Cherry on the eye or a hematoma on the ear, they will do so too!
SAM SIMON FOUNDATION "SAVING THE LIVES OF DOGS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE"
FEEDING FAMILIES ORG- LOCATON OF TRUCKS
Get ready for this!
If you are a Veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder SAM SIMON FOUNDATION is going to give you a service dog who is trained! Or if you need a HEARING DOG...
If you are suffering from food insecurity and VEGAN - something Sam Simon would like us all to become - you can receive vegan food from a food truck!
If your pet needs to be spayed or neutered to keep the pet population down (and to prevent all those killings of unadopted animals at LA COUNTY SHELTERS) they will do it for you and if your dog or cat needs other surgery, say the removal of Cherry on the eye or a hematoma on the ear, they will do so too!
SAM SIMON FOUNDATION "SAVING THE LIVES OF DOGS TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE"
FEEDING FAMILIES ORG- LOCATON OF TRUCKS
Saturday, July 5, 2014
YALE TRINITY CHURCH ON THE GREEN PROVIDES FOOD AND HOLY EUCHARIST
YALE DAILY NEWS - UPCLOSE HAVEN FOR HOMELESS
Paul and Kirk Bacon are among the 767 homeless men, women and children in New Haven, many of whom count on Chapel on the Green for lunch on Sundays. In 2008, Trinity Church on the Green collaborated with other local agencies to provide a brief Holy Eucharist service followed by a meal...
Yale is known as an institution replete with wealth and prestige, but its position in the heart of New Haven brings urban issues like homelessness to the forefront of students’ daily lives. Last year’s homelessness Point in Time count found that New Haven’s homeless population is nearly double of that in other Connecticut towns of comparable size, like Bridgeport and Stamford. It is also significantly larger than that in other Ivy League towns, including Cambridge and Princeton.
All 25 undergraduates interviewed said that panhandlers asked them for money more than once a month, and more than half of those students said that panhandlers approach them on a daily basis. Even though students do not typically discuss these encounters with their peers, they said grappling with this visible manifestation of income inequality is difficult.
Paul and Kirk Bacon are among the 767 homeless men, women and children in New Haven, many of whom count on Chapel on the Green for lunch on Sundays. In 2008, Trinity Church on the Green collaborated with other local agencies to provide a brief Holy Eucharist service followed by a meal...
Yale is known as an institution replete with wealth and prestige, but its position in the heart of New Haven brings urban issues like homelessness to the forefront of students’ daily lives. Last year’s homelessness Point in Time count found that New Haven’s homeless population is nearly double of that in other Connecticut towns of comparable size, like Bridgeport and Stamford. It is also significantly larger than that in other Ivy League towns, including Cambridge and Princeton.
All 25 undergraduates interviewed said that panhandlers asked them for money more than once a month, and more than half of those students said that panhandlers approach them on a daily basis. Even though students do not typically discuss these encounters with their peers, they said grappling with this visible manifestation of income inequality is difficult.
Friday, July 4, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
SUITS FOR SOLDIERS HELPS VETERANS DRESS FOR THAT IMPORTANT INTERVIEW! MICHIGAN BASED ORGANIZATION STARTED BY HENRI LANDWIRTH EX HOMELESS MAN
SUITS FOR SOLDIERS Michigan start up... A terrific idea... one that we hope can become NATIONAL.
SUITS FOR SOLDIERS CAN GIVE VETERANS VISION and HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
ONE PAST FUNDRAISER VIDEO - THE MAN WHO STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ONCE HOMELESS, HENRI LANDWIRTH - He left a concentration camp and was homeless.
"Very personalized giving!"
DIGNITY U WEAR PROFILE OF HENRI LANDWIRTH full article
"2000 – Dignity U Wear After moving to Jacksonville, FL, thinking he would retire, Henri founded Dignity U Wear, answering the need to supply brand new clothing, underwear and essentials to families and children who are homeless, battered, abused and left behind. To date, Dignity U Wear has distributed over 4.1 million pieces of clothing valued at over $71 million to 354,000 in 30 states. -
SUITS FOR SOLDIERS CAN GIVE VETERANS VISION and HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
ONE PAST FUNDRAISER VIDEO - THE MAN WHO STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION WAS ONCE HOMELESS, HENRI LANDWIRTH - He left a concentration camp and was homeless.
"Very personalized giving!"
DIGNITY U WEAR PROFILE OF HENRI LANDWIRTH full article
"2000 – Dignity U Wear After moving to Jacksonville, FL, thinking he would retire, Henri founded Dignity U Wear, answering the need to supply brand new clothing, underwear and essentials to families and children who are homeless, battered, abused and left behind. To date, Dignity U Wear has distributed over 4.1 million pieces of clothing valued at over $71 million to 354,000 in 30 states. -
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
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