HAS ANYONE GONE CRAZY ON YOU? VERBAL ABUSE WHEN THEY SEE YOU'RE USING FOODSTAMPS or WIC IN THE CASHIER LINE?

DAILY MAIL UK WALLMART BEZERKER FOUL LANGUAGE ON FOOD STAMP USER

DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE IN THE UNITES STATES one in five to one in seven of your neighbors are getting at least some assistance with food purchases by using FOOD STAMPS.

FOOD STAMPS ARE AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO WORK -  THE AMOUNT OF YOUR INCOME and SIZE OF YOUR FAMILY and some other factors are considered.

STAR STUDDED TASTELESS HOMELESS THEMED BRONX PARTY FEATURED TRASH CAN FIRES and BULLET HOLED CARS

DAILY MAIL UK - WATERFRONT CONDOS PARTY TASTELESSLY FEATURES HOMELESS THEME  - see pics!

"The venue is just down the road from Mitchel Houses, one the largest housing projects in New York City.  

 

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito tweeted on Saturday: 'Lack of empathy and basic awareness are signs of an ailing society. Who thought "Bronx is Burning" theme a good idea?'

 

'Trivializing legit community concerns not welcome. Neither are attempts to erase neighborhood's culture & history,' she added."  (EXCERPT from full article linked above.)   Attending were Carmelo Anthony, Naomi Campbell, Adrian Brody, Gigi Hadid, and Kendall Jenner....  The party was backed by real estate firms Somerset Partners and The Chetrit Group.

 

PHILIPPINE HOMELESS CHILDREN CAGED and TIED TO POLES TO KEEP THEM OFF STREETS

DAILY MAIL - HOMELESS CHILDREN CAGED AND TIED TO POLES - lots of pictures at this link as well.  This is an amazing article.

This article appeared in January of this year, right before the visit of the Pope to the Philippines.  We are not suggesting that the Pope knew anything about this or would approve.  Rather, it was an attempt to keep the streets clear of begging children.

EXCERPT:

'These kids are totally without protection. They have no legal representation. They are just put in jail and left to fend for themselves.'

 

Pope Francis famously washed the feet of inmates in a youth detention centre in Rome in 2013 but Father Shay, who has run a mission to help children in the Philippines for 40 years, said: 'Sadly, there is no way the Pope will be visiting these detention centres in Manila.

 

'They are a shame on the nation. Officials here would be horrified at the prospect of the Pope seeing children treated in this way.' ...

 

 

A survey by Bahay Tuluyan found the so-called 'rescue' operations to round up street children are indiscriminate, targeting youngsters who have committed no offences and do not want to go to detention centres.
 

Children are taken in simply for sleeping on the street, for begging, or for stealing food to relieve their hunger, with no proper judicial process, and are exposed to abuse and exploitation by older children and adults, the study found.

 

POVERTY DOESN'T MAKE FOR GOOD HEADLINES

PATRICK BRADLEY DESIGNS HOUSE OUT OF FOUR SHIPPING CONTAINERS - NOT CHEAP BUT FAB!

DAILY MAIL - GRAND DESIGNS - SHIPPING CONTAINER HOUSE

Farmer and architect Patrick Bradley wasn't homeless or penniless, but what he did with four shipping containers is outstanding and inspiration for those seeking some unconventional or alternative housing.  Some land and one shipping container would do for many!