~ * Heather on Homeless Holiday Hype * ~
Twittering One
The New York Post
December 7, 2002
By Heather Mac Donald
It's the holiday season — the time when New York's press likes to
scarf up the homelessness industry's lies even more eagerly than
usual. Thanksgiving week saw a cornucopia of made-for-the-media
whoppers.
(more hype follows ...)
http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_nypost-homeless.htm
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More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...
http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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Twittering One
> Homeless Holiday Hype
>
> The New York Post
> December 7, 2002
>
> By Heather Mac Donald
>
> It's the holiday season — the time when New York's press likes to
> scarf up the homelessness industry's lies even more eagerly than
> usual. Thanksgiving week saw a cornucopia of made-for-the-media
> whoppers.
>
>
> ~ * ~
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Our annual Homeless Holiday Hype of 2009 here provides an historical
link to the 2008 Hype ~
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.support.attn-deficit/browse_frm/thread/9b73c241d63772e7?hl=en#
Twittering One
>
> - Show quoted text -
The NYPD violated every official regulation here but two, when they
pepper-sprayed me in October 2008.
Did you know the pepper spray NYPD uses contains antifreeze ~ ? If
this was a "calculated" attempt to give me a reason to sue NYPD, it
was also intential harm with resulting injuries to me; that is called
premeditation to harm, with intent.
NYPD and use of pepper spray report ~
http://www.nyc.gov/html/ccrb/pdf/pepperreport.pdf
Twittering One
> pepper-sprayed me in October 2008.
>
> Did you know the pepper spray NYPD uses contains antifreeze ~ ? If
> this was a "calculated" attempt to give me a reason to sue NYPD, it
> was also intential harm with resulting injuries to me; that is called
> premeditation to harm, with intent.
>
> NYPD and use of pepper spray report ~http://www.nyc.gov/html/ccrb/pdf/pepperreport.pdf
NYPD deliberately hurt me in that incident; and because I reported
these injuries to the FBI unit that works JOINTLY with NYPD, in 2006,
and many times after, they KNEW I was already hurt when they did that
to me.
Twittering One
>
> The New York Post
> December 7, 2002
>
> By Heather Mac Donald
>
> It's the holiday season — the time when New York's press likes to
> scarf up the homelessness industry's lies even more eagerly than
> usual. Thanksgiving week saw a cornucopia of made-for-the-media
> whoppers.
>
>
> ~ * ~
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Let's check back with the city of Atlanta & the Task Force fo the
Homeless, who last year had their water shut off amidst turmoil with
city governement and community hostility ...
Lawsuit Moved To Federal Court
October 30, 2009
The lawsuit posing the Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless v. The City
of Atlanta has been moved from The Superior Court of Fulton County to
Federal Court.
...
Please Bring and Send Water!
November 3, 2009
Please call me, Jim Beaty (404 787-1086) to talk aboiut WATER. It is
imperative that the Task Force for the Homeless have on site millions
of gallons of WATER. We must have every kind of water from bottled
water to water buffalos, the kind used at disaster sites. The Task
Force for the Homeless, Inc. is under seige.
Ratchet Rob “I’ll turn your water off” Hunter, Director of the City’s
Department of Water Mismanagement will turn off the water on December
1. Please call me for any leads to get donations of water. The next
bill of $6,100 is due the last day of November. It would be so nice to
have drinking water on Christmas. Thank you, (404) 787-1086.
http://drjimbeaty.wordpress.com/
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More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...
http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&pz=1&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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pithydoug
Yo twit, is there some reason you feel compelled to cross post this
totally unrelated, unwanted topic to r.r? if someone is hot to trot on
this topic let them go to you. Please, give us fuc*ing break!
-D
Twittering One
Monroe News, Michigan
by Michelle Swartz
November 12. 2009
Homeless Awareness Week is a national event that will be held Sunday
through Nov. 21 and encourages communities to recognize the serious
issues of homelessness and hunger.
The Monroe County Network on Homelessness — a collaboration of human-
service agencies — is sponsoring local events throughout the week.
Laura Papenhagen, director of Fairview, is the chairman of Homeless
Awareness Week in Monroe County.
"We have a 10-year plan to end homelessness. We’re making great
strides in the community, but we still have a long way to go," she
said.
Homelessness goes beyond people living on the street. Many individuals
and families who cannot afford housing live with family or friends, in
shelters or in a place not meant for human habitation.
(more)
http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091112/NEWS01/711129967/-1/NEWS
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> Homeless Week begins on Sunday
> Monroe News, Michigan
>
> by Michelle Swartz
> November 12. 2009
>
> Homeless Awareness Week is a national event that will be held Sunday
> through Nov. 21 and encourages communities to recognize the serious
> issues of homelessness and hunger.
>
> The Monroe County Network on Homelessness — a collaboration of human-
> service agencies — is sponsoring local events throughout the week.
> Laura Papenhagen, director of Fairview, is the chairman of Homeless
> Awareness Week in Monroe County.
>
> "We have a 10-year plan to end homelessness. We’re making great
> strides in the community, but we still have a long way to go," she
> said.
>
> Homelessness goes beyond people living on the street. Many individuals
> and families who cannot afford housing live with family or friends, in
> shelters or in a place not meant for human habitation.
>
>
> ~ * ~
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Everyone should have at least a room to sleep in and a place to get
cleaned up. Without that, how can one ever re-enter society?
Double-A
Homeless
Twittering One
Interim services available for post-hospitalization care
By Kristine Guerra Journal Correspondent
Auburn Journal, CA
11/16/09
Auburn homeless residents who have been hospitalized and discharged
won’t have to camp out while recuperating, thanks to a new program.
The Placer County Interim Care Program provides services to homeless
patients after they are discharged from the hospital.
Managed by The Effort, Inc., Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital and Sutter
Roseville Medical Center in partnership with the Gathering Inn and
Placer County, the program provides a place for homeless patients to
recuperate for six weeks and directs them to community organizations
that help with issues such as domestic violence, anger management,
substance abuse and court justice.
“We give them a safe, clean and dry place to recuperate so that they
don’t need to worry about their illness,” said Suzi deFosset,
executive director of the Gathering Inn, a Roseville-based homeless
organization. “It’s difficult to take care of yourself when you’re
camping out.”
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More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...
http://news.google.com/news/search?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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Twittering One
[the better-late-than-never social service] ~
Grant Helps Hospice Let Vets Die With Dignity
By Rebekah Allen
Pensacola News Journal
November 16, 2009
John Gilbert died on Oct. 28.
He had been a homeless fisherman.
It wasn't always that way. Gilbert enlisted in the Navy and fought in
the Vietnam War.
He died unable to talk, but he did not die alone. He did not die
homeless.
Gilbert passed away in a warm bed that October day at the Joyce
Goldenberg Hospice Residence off University Parkway.
In the hours before he died, a Covenant Hospice caretaker presented
him with a veteran's pin and read two paragraphs of appreciation for
his service to his country.
"He came to us from a homeless shelter where he had been dropped off
by one of the hospitals and was in great pain, sleeping on a pallet on
the floor," said Julie Patton, a Covenant social worker. "We were able
to relieve his pain and allow him 10 days of comfort and dignity."
Gilbert was one of seven terminally ill homeless veterans who have
come into the care of Covenant since February through a grant funded
by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
There are an estimated 250 homeless veterans in Escambia and Santa
(more)
http://www.pnj.com/article/20091116/NEWS01/911160310
Twittering One
man or woman to stay out here," said Mason Peeples.
Mason Peeples and his friends [from south Georgia] say this is the
least their generation can do to help others who sleep this way every
night.
(more)
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=11503577
Twittering One
by Tommi Avicolli-Mecca
Beyond Chron, San Francisco
Nov. 17‚ 2009
Talk about spite. The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. said
that it will stop offering social service programs for the poor and
homeless if the district passes a proposed gay marriage law.
The legislation, which is slated to be approved next month by the City
Council, would not force the church to perform same-sex weddings. But
it could mandate that they extend medical benefits to gay couples, as
well as let members of the LGBT community adopt children and rent
space in its churches and other properties.
The Church serves about 68,000 people through its Catholic Charities
programs. Among them are many homeless who sleep in the Archdiocese’s
shelters. Unless the church is given an exemption that allows it to
discriminate against queers, “all of those services will be adversely
impacted,” said Jane G. Belford, chancellor of the Archdiocese.
(more)
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=7558
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More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...
http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
~ * ~
Twittering One
By Geraldine Gittens
Herald, Dublin
Tuesday November 17 2009
People sleeping rough on the streets will be able to use a new shower
service provided by Dublin City Council.
The free service will mean that Dublin's homeless now have access to
showers seven days a week, in three different homeless centres in the
city.
Staff which run homeless services such as emergency accommodation in
Beech House, 62 Amiens Street; Maple House, 595 North Circular Road;
and Oak House, 55 Benburb Street, will be running the shower service
-- at no extra cost to the council.
Volunteer organisations and outreach teams are now spreading the word
to invite people to use the showers between 10am and 5pm.
Accessible
A spokesperson for Dublin City Council said: "We wanted to ensure that
shower facilities were available and accessible to people seven days a
week.
"There is no additional cost involved, as they are located in three
existing Dublin City Council homeless services."
(more)
http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/free-showers-for-the-homeless-1945664.html
Twittering One
November 19, 2009
The Neediest Cases ~
For Her, the Long and Winding Road Led to the Street
By STEVE KENNY
Suzanne Kaplan did not become homeless overnight. It happened
gradually, beginning in 1993 with her mother’s death and becoming more
or less a permanent condition four years later.
Ms. Kaplan, now 59, has found shelter where she could: friends’
couches, hospital emergency rooms, bus stop benches. Until recently
she was steadfast in her refusal to seek government help.
“To me, that was for a real broken-down person,” she said. “I didn’t
want that to be my mentality.”
It was a way of thinking nurtured where she grew up in the 1950s and
’60s, first in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn — she graduated from James
Madison High School nearby — and later in Greenwich Village, where she
lived with her mother for more than a decade. The West Village lives
large in her memory.
“Whatever you needed, you got what you needed,” Ms. Kaplan said. “You
needed an apartment? You got it. You needed a job? You got it.”
After her mother died, she said, “I was on my own.”
She continued to work, in temp jobs all over the city. But there was
never enough money. “I had reached the point where I managed to pay
the rent, but then had no food in my refrigerator,” she said.
Martha Pollack, the director of social services for the United Jewish
Council of the East Side, said Ms. Kaplan’s “downward spiral” began
after she was evicted from an apartment on Grand Street in Lower
Manhattan in the mid-1990s. There was help available, she said, but
Ms. Kaplan “tried to do it on her own.”
She found refuge in ever-smaller rooms, until 1997, when she was
living in an S.R.O. at First Avenue and Second Street. Returning from
a job one day, she saw city trucks in front: “I said, ‘Uh-oh.’ They
evacuated the building and packed up all my things in boxes.”
It was condemned and demolished, she said. That was the last permanent
home she had.
She lost touch with family. Acquaintances helped her with money but
would not allow her to stay overnight. She sought refuge in hospital
emergency rooms, only to be turned away because she was not sick.
“The worst I ever saw her was when we had a terrible snowstorm,” said
Ms. Pollack, who has known Ms. Kaplan since 1996. “I took her by a car
service to a drop-in center for homeless people. I told her, ‘You
can’t survive like this,’ but she left and never went back.”
(more)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/nyregion/19neediest.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=neediest%20cases&st=cse
Twittering One
>
> ~ * ~
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Ms Kaplan is 59 years old; what are the chances of her finding paid
work in New York City, until her retirement age?
Twittering One
WEAU 13 News Staff
A Day With Nowhere to Stay
Imagine what it would be like to be homeless and have no where to
stay. Some people in Eau Claire Thursday night are finding that out.
The event, A Day With Nowhere to Stay, is an opportunity for people to
experience what it's like to be homeless and what resources are
available from the support agencies in the Eau Claire area.
Local homeless shelters opened their doors Thursday afternoon for
tours and information. Participants were able to watch a documentary
about homelessness in Eau Claire, enjoy a hot meal and end the day
with a bonfire and sleepover in Wilson Park.
They were also encouraged to raise money sponsoring the number of
hours they can brave the cold with all proceeds going to the warming
center.
The event is sponsored by the Hunger Prevention Coalition, Continuum
of Care and UW-Eau Claire.
http://www.weau.com/news/headlines/70568652.html
Twittering One
>
> ~ * ~
Help Stop Rising Hunger in New York City ~
Organize a Food Drive For Homeless Adults
Urban Pathways is now partnering with organizations around Manhattan
to host food drives. Participating groups will receive grocery bags,
shopping lists, and fliers about the program for all of their
constituents. Urban Pathways will also arrange for vans to pick up
all of the collected goods at participating sites.
Please contact Karen Trella at ktr...@urbanpathways.org if you're
interested in getting your school, office, club, or place of worship
involved.
Our Food Drive Wish List Includes:
Dried Lentils, Black Eyed Peas, and Kidney, Black, Pinto and Red Beans
(large bags)
Peas, Escarole, Corn, Carrots, Beets and Lentils (64 oz cans; low
sodium, low sugar)
Cranberry Sauce, Peaches, Tomatoes and Pumpkin (large cans)
Fruit Cocktail (individual servings)
Pasta and Rice (large format boxes or bags)
Energy Bars (individually wrapped, low sugar, high protein and/or high
fiber)
Fresh Fruit and vegetables (large boxes or bags)
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>
> ~ * ~
Best they should experience standing out all night under a tree in the
pouring rain, or huddled on a park bench trying to keep warm covering
up with newspapers in the snow.
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> interested in getting your school, office, club, or place of worship
> involved.
>
> Our Food Drive Wish List Includes:
>
> Dried Lentils, Black Eyed Peas, and Kidney, Black, Pinto and Red Beans
> (large bags)
Yuck!
> Peas, Escarole, Corn, Carrots, Beets and Lentils (64 oz cans; low
> sodium, low sugar)
> Cranberry Sauce, Peaches, Tomatoes and Pumpkin (large cans)
> Fruit Cocktail (individual servings)
> Pasta and Rice (large format boxes or bags)
> Energy Bars (individually wrapped, low sugar, high protein and/or high
> fiber)
> Fresh Fruit and vegetables (large boxes or bags)
>
> (more)http://www.urbanpathways.org/involved.asp#hunger
How are the homeless going to deal with a lot of this stuff with
nowhere to cook? Convenience food is what we can handle.
Double-A
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> On Nov 10, 11:41 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Nov 10, 11:37 am, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > Homeless Holiday Hype
>
> > > The New York Post
> > > December 7, 2002
>
> > > By Heather Mac Donald
>
> > > It's the holiday season — the time when New York's press likes to
> > > scarf up the homelessness industry's lies even more eagerly than
> > > usual. Thanksgiving week saw a cornucopia of made-for-the-media
> > > whoppers.
>
> > > (more hype follows ...)http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_nypost-homeless.htm
>
> > > ~ * ~
> > > More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> > > ~ * ~
>
> > Our annual Homeless Holiday Hype of 2009 here provides an historical
>
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> The NYPD violated every official regulation here but two, when they
> pepper-sprayed me in October 2008.
>
> Did you know the pepper spray NYPD uses contains antifreeze ~ ? If
> this was a "calculated" attempt to give me a reason to sue NYPD, it
> was also intential harm with resulting injuries to me; that is called
> premeditation to harm, with intent.
>
They mention nothing about antifreeze, nor any of the common anti-
freeze ingredients in this reference.
Mick
Twittering One
That's where I am right NOW & I've never heard him,
EVER ~ !
__________________________
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - A homeless man who began shouting at
New Yorkers in 1985 said that Oprah Winfrey was the inspiration behind
his decision to call it quits in early 2010.
"I've had a good run," said Tracy Klugian, who has barked non
sequiturs at passersby on the corner of Third Avenue and 29th Street
for the past 25 years. "If there's one thing Oprah's taught me, it's
quit while you're on top."
(more)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/inspired-by-oprah-homeles_b_366351.html
Twittering One
Alaska Fairbanks students
by Tim Mowry
Daily News MIner
Nov 21, 2009
FAIRBANKS — Standing in the middle of Constitution Park at the
University of Alaska Fairbanks campus Friday, shivering in the 16-
degree below zero temperatures, Blake Eggemeyer was looking forward to
going to computer science even more than usual.
“I am so looking forward to C.S. class,” said the 21-year-old junior
computer science major. “It’s going to be warm.”
Of course, his classmates, at least those sitting close to him,
probably weren’t going to be too happy.
“At this point, we all smell really bad because we haven’t taken a
shower in a week,” Eggemeyer said, referring to the other three
students — Ingrid Johnson, Stephanie Walden and Teri Anderson — who
were shivering next to him.
Nobody said raising awareness for the homeless was easy, especially
during a November cold snap in Fairbanks. To prove his point,
Eggemeyer pulled a frozen block of cheese out from under his coat
where he had been trying to thaw it.
Eggemeyer was one of seven students in the UAF Honors Program who
spent the past week camping in Constitution Park.
“We were trying to think of a public service project to do during a
meeting a couple weeks ago, and we realized National Hunger and
Homelessness Awareness Week was in a week,” said Johnson, a 21-year-
old senior.
Twittering One
>
> ~ * ~
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Please note that study participants "volunteered," and thusly, may
have represented a healthier cohort sample; as those with more severe
disease may have feared examination. Conclusion: A skewed data sample.
Just a thought ~ !
___________________________
Prevalence of skin disease in a cohort of shelter-based homeless men
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Volume 41, Issue 2,
Pages 197-202
A. Stratigos, R. Stern, E. González, R. Johnson, J. O'Connell, J.
Dover
Abstract
Background: Cutaneous disease is a frequent cause of morbidity in
homeless people. A variety of infectious and noninfectious conditions
have been described in this population that are exacerbated by
malnutrition, exposure to hazardous environment, psychiatric disease,
physical injuries, and limited access to health care.
Objective: Our purpose was to study the prevalence of skin disease in
a selected group of the homeless population. Methods: We evaluated
skin diseases in a cohort of 142 homeless men who were staying
overnight in a major Boston homeless shelter for men over a period of
3 months (March-June 1992). The subjects participated in the study by
volunteering for a free skin examination. Completion of a detailed
questionnaire on age, race, duration of homelessness, and general
medical status was followed by a thorough skin examination performed
by dermatologists.
Results: The most prevalent skin diseases in the examined population
were tinea pedis (38%), pitted keratolysis of the feet (20.4%),
traumatic injuries (19.7%), toenail onychomycosis (15.4%), acne
vulgaris (18.3%), and seborrheic dermatitis (13.3%).
Conclusion: To our surprise the majority of patients had relatively
normal findings from skin examinations with only a few pathologic
findings, most often related to poor foot hygiene and long-term
exposure to moisture. We attribute the relatively good condition of
our cohort to the excellent care provided by the shelter with regard
to clothing, cleaning facilities, and medical care. Our findings may
represent the prevalence of skin diseases in shelter-based homeless
but not in street homeless persons who are likely to have much poorer
hygiene and perhaps more skin disease.
(J Am Acad Dermatol 1999;41:197-202.)
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0190962299700484
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Police officers builld ties with those without food, shelter
By MICHELLE GLADDEN
FREEHOLD BUREAU NJ
November 20, 2009
...
Here in Howell, members of a homeless community and the Police
Department have built a trusting and caring relationship that has
developed over the years. Hill and Steinard are among the members of
the police force, who along with the teen members of the Police
Athletic League, and area churches regularly — about once a week —
bring water, food, and other supplies to the homeless community.
"As police we are expected to move people like this along," Steinard
said. "But (Hill) and other officers have helped to change that
attitude."
At times there as many as 20 people living in the two small
neighboring camps along a manmade stream in those woods.
The Police Athletic League, in conjunction with Monmouth Academy on
Lanes Mill Road, will host a Thanksgiving soup kitchen in the private
school's gymnasium Wednesday from 2 to 7 p.m.
"We always give, but it's another thing to serve," Hill said. "We help
to keep them safe. They have a right to live as well. Some have ended
up here not because of something they did but because of
circumstances."
(more)
http://www.app.com/article/20091120/NEWS/911200350/1004
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> D.C. Archdiocese Throws Temper Tantrum Over Gay Marriage
>
> by Tommi Avicolli-Mecca
> Beyond Chron, San Francisco
> Nov. 17‚ 2009
>
> Talk about spite. The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. said
> that it will stop offering social service programs for the poor and
> homeless if the district passes a proposed gay marriage law.
>
> The legislation, which is slated to be approved next month by the City
> Council, would not force the church to perform same-sex weddings. But
> it could mandate that they extend medical benefits to gay couples, as
> well as let members of the LGBT community adopt children and rent
> space in its churches and other properties.
>
> The Church serves about 68,000 people through its Catholic Charities
> programs. Among them are many homeless who sleep in the Archdiocese’s
> shelters. Unless the church is given an exemption that allows it to
> discriminate against queers, “all of those services will be adversely
> impacted,” said Jane G. Belford, chancellor of the Archdiocese.
>
>
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Editorial
The Church and the Capital
November 22, 2009
...
In an article in The Washington Post on Sunday, the archbishop of
Washington said the diocese “has long made it clear that all people
have equal dignity, regardless of sexual orientation.” But he said the
new definition of marriage laid out in the bill could end the decades-
old partnership between the church and the city in the mission of
caring for the needy.
This has troubled some Catholics, who believe the church is holding
the poor hostage to force changes in the bill. It has also disturbed
other churches and denominations that have long wanted to perform same-
sex marriages but were precluded from doing so by city law.
Critics of the archdiocese’s position rightly point out that other
Catholic leaders have found a way to accommodate same-sex partnerships
without compromising their values.
Twittering One
By Ian Sams
Crimson White
November 13, 2009
Every Alabama autumn since the early 1990s, the Beat Auburn Beat
Hunger food drive has impacted this state in unimaginable ways.
Tackling the issue of hunger, both Alabama and Auburn have cooperated
to raise awareness, money and food to donate to local food banks.
I first became aware of BABH last year, when the Capstone raised more
than 270,000 pounds of food to donate to the West Alabama Food Bank.
Not to be totally outdone, Auburn raised more than 212,000. For
perspective, in 1994, the University won by raising 1,982 pounds. In
1999, the Capstone again claimed the “victory,” tallying more than
31,000 pounds of food. In 2005, UA raised 62,000 pounds. So, in just
three years, we increased the total donated amount by about 350
percent.
The bottom line: This program has been a huge success in creating a
mechanism for students, faculty, staff and donors at two fine
universities to take on hunger in Alabama.
In the end, neither school loses this competition. Both campuses and
their surrounding communities benefit from the hard work of the
dedicated students and staff who, against tall odds, generate interest
and enact change on the most grassroots of levels.
(more)
http://www.cw.ua.edu/help-for-alabama-s-hungriest-1.2065255
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>
> - Show quoted text -
Toiletry packets to help homeless ~
$9.99 bags contain hygiene products
Thom Gabrukiewicz
Argus Leader
November 23, 2009
Toothbrush, lotion, soap, shampoo. They're everyday items most people
don't think twice about when tossing them into a shopping cart.
But for the homeless, those items can be a luxury. And that's why The
Banquet has created "Shower Our Guests With Care" hygiene packets for
it's 2009 Christmas project.
This year, The Banquet stuffed 1,500 of the $9.99 packets.
"We had volunteers pack 1,500 - 500 men's, 500 women's and 500
children," said Tamera Jerke-Liesinger, The Banquet's executive
director. "So far, we've had 200 come back. We think that's pretty
good, considering it's not Thanksgiving yet."
The Banquet has teamed up with Lewis Drugs to provide the pre-filled
packets. People can go to Lewis, buy the packets and place them in a
collection box.
(more)
http://www.argusleader.com/article/20091123/NEWS/911230316/1001/news
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By Rudabeh Shahbazi
ABC.15.com
November 16, 2009
PHOENIX -- A church is fighting to reestablish the homeless breakfast
program a judge shut down last week.
CrossRoads United Methodist Church lost an appeal of a city ordinance
banning charity dining halls in residential neighborhoods, but voted
Sunday to appeal again.
"It's hard to understand how it must feel to spend the night out on
the street," said the church's pastor, Dottie Escobedo-Frank. "They're
tired and they're cold, or in the summer time they're hot, and just to
have shelter, just to have a community."
The hearing officer, retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert
Corcoran, ruled that feeding the homeless at a place of worship can be
banned by city ordinance. The decision affects all Phoenix churches
with underlying residential zoning.
City officials maintained that CrossRoads violated Phoenix zoning code
by feeding the poor and homeless on its property, a use that can only
occur in commercial or industrial zones.
The church appealed and maintained it is a church and is not operating
as a charity dining hall.
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More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...
http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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> Phoenix church fights city so they can feed homeless
>
> By Rudabeh Shahbazi
> ABC.15.com
> November 16, 2009
>
> PHOENIX -- A church is fighting to reestablish the homeless breakfast
> program a judge shut down last week.
>
> CrossRoads United Methodist Church lost an appeal of a city ordinance
> banning charity dining halls in residential neighborhoods, but voted
> Sunday to appeal again.
>
> "It's hard to understand how it must feel to spend the night out on
> the street," said the church's pastor, Dottie Escobedo-Frank. "They're
> tired and they're cold, or in the summer time they're hot, and just to
> have shelter, just to have a community."
>
> The hearing officer, retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert
> Corcoran, ruled that feeding the homeless at a place of worship can be
> banned by city ordinance. The decision affects all Phoenix churches
> with underlying residential zoning.
>
> City officials maintained that CrossRoads violated Phoenix zoning code
> by feeding the poor and homeless on its property, a use that can only
> occur in commercial or industrial zones.
>
> The church appealed and maintained it is a church and is not operating
> as a charity dining hall.
>
>
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PHOENIX - With unemployment continuing to rise, Arizona's food banks
are seeing record numbers of families seeking emergency food boxes.
But contributions are meeting only two-thirds of the need, as the
banks face their most challenging holiday season ever.
~ Public News Service
(more)
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/11305-1
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Canned food drive, S.O.S. luncheon and march planned
By Monica Hooper
Paragould Press Arkansas
Friday, November 20, 2009
In honor of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Greene County
residents fasted Monday to give themselves an idea of what those
without food experience every day.
In the same spirit, the public is asked to bring canned food to
Paragould City Hall starting at 8 a.m. today until late this evening.
Mission Outreach will collect donations on the lawn.
“We’ll close up and go home at 4:30 p.m., but I think they were here
until after dark last year,” City Clerk Judy Reddick said.
“We’re having a soup and salad [lunch] here at city hall from 11 a.m.
until 1 p.m. It’s $5 for a soup or salad, and $7 for both,” she added.
“The Mission will prepare the food, we don’t use taxpayer money for
that. ... We just set up the tables in the common room.”
The public is encouraged to enjoy soup, salad, a drink and desert. All
proceeds will benefit Mission Outreach.
Following the S.O.S. luncheon, Kenny Bearden, case manager for Mission
Outreach, said 150 students from GCT, Paragould and Marmaduke will
participate in a March for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness beginning
at noon at the old Greene County Courthouse, where the mayor will give
a speech. Then students will march to First Baptist Church where they
will have a Hunger and Homelessness Awareness banquet.
(more)
http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2009/11/20/local_news/doc4b06134e56aad704035119.txt
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And after the nice Homelessness Awareness banquet at the church, we
can all go home feeling good about ourselves and forget about the
homeless until next year.
Double-A
Twittering One
Alaska Justice Forum
Who are the homeless in the U.S.?
Of the 1,594,000 homeless who used emergency shelter or transitional
housing between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008:
32% were homeless persons in families.
68% were homeless individuals.
64% of homeless adults were male.
62% of the homeless were a minority.
43% had a disability.
40% of all these individuals were between 31 and 50 years old.
Estimates of subpopulations of the homeless based on the nationwide
single-night January 2008 PIT count show:
About 15% were veterans.
Almost 13% were recent victims of domestic violence.
Nearly 26% were persons with severe mental illness.
37% were persons with chronic substance abuse issues.
2% were unaccompanied youth under age 18.
4% were persons with HIV/AIDS.
The chronically homeless are another subpopulation. The federal
definition of chronically homeless used by HUD states that a
chronically homeless person is:
…either (1) an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling
condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more, OR
(2) an unaccompanied inividual with a disabling condition who has had
at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years.
To be considered chronically homeless, a person must have been on the
streets or in emergency shelter (i.e., not in transitional or
permanent housing) during these stays.
(more)
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/26/2summer2009/b_homelessness.html
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>
> ~ * ~
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Where are the homeless in Alaska?
In 2009, the January single-night homeless count across the state
showed the highest number of homeless was in Anchorage, with 2,962
homeless persons—nearly 65 percent of the state’s total homeless
population.
The next highest number was in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough with 472
persons, followed by Fairbanks North Star Borough with 428 homeless,
the City of Juneau with 403 homeless individuals, and the Kenai
Peninsula Borough with 166 homeless.
The number of homeless persons increased from 2007 to 2009 in all the
above areas, with the exception of the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
(more)
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/26/2summer2009/b_homelessness.html
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safety code violations
By Catherine Saillant, in San Luis Obispo
LA Times
Nov 23, 2009
A San Luis Obispo rancher who for years has illegally housed homeless
people was ordered today to serve 90 days in jail.
A defiant Dan de Vaul stretched out his arms and let deputies place
handcuffs on him before being led out of the San Luis Obispo
courtroom. The 66-year-old defendant was offered probation after a
jury convicted him in September of two misdemeanor violations of
building and safety codes at his Sunny Acres ranch.
But De Vaul refused the terms of his probation because he said it
would mean he could no longer provide shelter for about 30 people who
reside in his sober-living facility. For eight years, he’s operated
the program on his 72-acre ranch, housing clients in mobile homes,
tents, garden sheds and an aging Victorian home.
For a time, he also housed people in a three-story stucco barracks
until it was shut down last year.
“The first condition of probation is obey all laws,” De Vaul said
before the hearing, which was attended by about 30 of his supporters.
“I’m proud to go to jail for housing the homeless.”
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By DEBBIE KELLEY
November 05, 2009
THE GAZETTE, Colorado Springs
The solution to the proliferation of homeless camps on the city’s west
side and along Fountain Creek near downtown might be found in a
proposed ordinance that would ban camping on public land within city
limits.
A draft of the ordinance has been sitting on the desk of Kurtis
Pillard, commander of the police department’s Gold Hill Division, for
about 10 months. It’s now being fast-tracked because complaints from
local business owners and homeowners have been pouring into the police
department. City Council will hear the proposal at an informal meeting
Nov. 23.
The ordinance would criminalize camping under bridges, along
trailheads and near roadways, and outlaw the storage of personal
property on public land. An existing ordinance prohibits overnight
camping in local parks, but transients can live on other public land
under loose squatters’ rights conditions.
...
One problem is that Colorado Springs has only one 24/7 emergency
shelter and does not have enough room to accommodate all of the
homeless who camp, said Bob Holmes, executive director of Homeward
Pikes Peak, which coordinates local homeless services.
The city also lacks emergency housing for people who have been
drinking or using drugs, and transitional housing for couples. A
grassroots movement to establish a tent city — a designated camping
area with oversight, rules and facilities such as bathrooms — is in
the infancy stages.
Colorado Springs is drawing transients because word has gotten out
that the community is sympathetic, Holmes said, adding that stricter
regulations would help curtail the growth and decrease the population.
(more)
http://www.gazette.com/articles/camps-65795-homeless-proliferation.html
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By Amanda Cuda
Connecticut Post
11/12/2009
Perhaps more than any other holiday, Thanksgiving is about food. In
fact, the occasion itself is nearly inseparable from the food served
on the day. A Thanksgiving without turkey, it seems, is hardly
Thanksgiving at all.
Terry Wilcox, executive director of the Bridgeport Rescue Mission,
certainly thinks so. That's part of the reason why the Rescue Mission
-- which provides food, shelter and other services to the region's
needy -- offers Thanksgiving pantry boxes to its clients, containing
turkeys and all the fixings for a complete holiday dinner. The mission
also hosts a full Thanksgiving dinner for the area's homeless.
"Can you imagine anything more grim than to be so much in poverty
that, here it is, Thanksgiving and you don't have a turkey?" Wilcox
said.
However, more people than ever are in need this holiday, and the
mission is scrambling to get enough turkeys to feed all of its holiday
clients. About 800 people have already signed up to receive a pantry
box and roughly a thousand people are expected for the agency's
Thanksgiving dinner.
(more)
http://www.connpost.com/ci_13766511
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> San Luis Obispo rancher who housed homeless is sentenced to jail for
> safety code violations
>
> By Catherine Saillant, in San Luis Obispo
> LA Times
> Nov 23, 2009
>
> A San Luis Obispo rancher who for years has illegally housed homeless
> people was ordered today to serve 90 days in jail.
>
> A defiant Dan de Vaul stretched out his arms and let deputies place
> handcuffs on him before being led out of the San Luis Obispo
> courtroom. The 66-year-old defendant was offered probation after a
> jury convicted him in September of two misdemeanor violations of
> building and safety codes at his Sunny Acres ranch.
>
> But De Vaul refused the terms of his probation because he said it
> would mean he could no longer provide shelter for about 30 people who
> reside in his sober-living facility. For eight years, he’s operated
> the program on his 72-acre ranch, housing clients in mobile homes,
> tents, garden sheds and an aging Victorian home.
>
> For a time, he also housed people in a three-story stucco barracks
> until it was shut down last year.
>
> “The first condition of probation is obey all laws,” De Vaul said
> before the hearing, which was attended by about 30 of his supporters.
> “I’m proud to go to jail for housing the homeless.”
>
>
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>
> ~ * ~
Giving thanks for helping the homeless through CHEFS
By Michael Baur
Since this is a week to give thanks, I'd like to call out Bill Taylor
and all the people who work at CHEFS, a program of the Episcopal
Community Services.
I've written about this program, Conquering Homelessness through
Employment in Food Service, before, and I'm continually impressed by
what they do to turn about 60 homeless men and women each year into
productive, employed citizens. Unfortunately, because of the tight
economy, they've had to skip a session this year, but are back on
track for next year.
The six-month program trains the homeless to work in kitchens, and
then sets them up in a three-month internship. Places such as
Kuleto's, Nopa, Lark Creek Steak, 1300 Fillmore and Bayview Senior
Center are among the internship sites.
(more)
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/mbauer/detail?&entry_id=52299
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>
> - Show quoted text -
New shoes, foot exams for men at Wheeler Mission ~
Dozens of men at Wheeler Mission welcome Soles4Souls aid and volunteer
doctors
By Will Higgins
November 25, 2009
Indiana Star
Few human body parts are subjected to the harsh treatment that
homeless people's feet endure, say the homeless and their advocates.
"Ingrown toenails, corns, the dampness, the cold," said Donnie
Robinette, who lived on the streets during the 1980s. "You walk
everywhere, and a lot of times the shoes are worn out by the time they
get to you, and they don't fit, either."
On Tuesday, dozens of homeless men at Wheeler Mission lined up eagerly
for free pairs of new shoes and check-ups by physicians who specialize
in treating feet.
Red Wing donated the shoes, and the doctors were volunteers from
Methodist Sports Medicine. Their collaboration was arranged by the
Nashville, Tenn.-based charity Soles4Souls, which since 2005 has given
away more than 5 million pairs of new or nearly new shoes to homeless
people.
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[but WHERE can they LEGALLY brush ~ ?]
Dentistry.co.uk
24th Nov 2009
A scheme providing dental care to people living on the streets of
London looks set to go nationwide as England's chief dental officer
gave it the thumbs up.
The mobile service, which takes dentistry out and about to those
living rough, is being trialled in the capital until May 2010 – and
could be rolled out to other cities with a large homeless community if
all goes well.
A new leaflet, launched today, aims to flag up the free mobile NHS
dental services available to the homeless population, detailing where
the services are available, listing local emergency dental services
and offering tips for keeping teeth healthy.
And Dr Cockcroft was at the Whitechapel Mission in east London to see
the innovative mobile dental service and to meet some of the people
who benefit from it.
(more)
http://www.dentistry.co.uk/news/news_detail.php?id=2388
dizzy
> (snip)
Cross-posting a-hole.
Plonk!
Kevysmom
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[s] yesterday, from turkey & dressing, to fresh fruit & green salad; &
pumkin pie & [I think] a home-made carrot or potato pie, along with
hot coffee and strong tea.
All delivered HOT to my cardboard, by non-professional staff.
Due to numerous physical disabilities, I was unable this year to dine
at some of the places I was able to last year.
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Twittering One
Delaware Cape Gazette
Nov 4, 2009
A statewide campaign for homeless children launched in September
continues to collect sleeping bags for donation to homeless youths in
Delaware as the number of homeless children in the state is growing.
The purpose of the sleeping bag drive is not only to provide warmth
for a child but also security. Many of these children are sleeping
outside, in vehicles or in over-crowded houses. Most of the time they
sleep on a floor or couch.
The goal is to collect 2,600 new sleeping bags for minors ages 3-21,
which would be one sleeping bag for every homeless child in the state
of Delaware. To date, 250 sleeping bags have been donated.
(more)
http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200911/sleeping-bags03.html
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Commissioner proposed that the county donate a nearby building.
By Christopher Curry
Gainesville Sun
November 26, 2009
Construction of the planned one-stop assistance center for the
homeless will not begin for at least several months, but talks have
already started about a possible expansion of the facility and its
services.
County officials have proposed adding a medical clinic to the center
and started discussions with the University of Florida about
potentially having volunteer medical students staff the clinic.
...
County officials said the clinic could offer the homeless some
medical, dental and vision services and cut down on the demand wait
times and costs for emergency rooms at local hospitals.
In a presentation to the County Commission on Tuesday, Jayne Moraski,
director of the Gainesville/Alachua County Office of Homelessness,
said the cost for uncompensated emergency room visits by the homeless
at Shands' two local hospitals ran in excess of $3 million in 2008.
Moraski said the Bond-Vargas Care Clinic in Daytona Beach is a similar
facility, which serves the homeless and has one full-time nurse on
staff.
So far in 2009, that clinic has served more than 3,000 individuals,
she said.
In an e-mail, UF President Bernie Machen urged county commissioners to
consider the clinic as a way to "help those in our community who need
assistance." Machen said UF is interested in a partnership.
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Homeless for the holidays ~
“If someone needs food, they get food,” says St. Andrews food kitchen
volunteer
November 25, 2009
Tosha Sketo, Florida Freedom Newspapers
Destin FL -- St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Destin is experiencing an
influx of Destinites reaching out for help, as more and more people
are out of work and hurting financially.
Jennifer Lee, the social justice chairperson for St. Andrews, said
they offer several programs for homeless and struggling locals,
including a Monday lunch, daily bag lunches, a food pantry, gas cards,
a community shower and a bicycle program.
“We were seeing our Monday lunches running about ten people,” Lee
said. “But now we’re seeing about 20 people.”
In addition to seeing an increase in the homeless population, Lee said
that she has been seeing more families stopping by the food pantry.
While they have homes, many of these families are one paycheck away
from homelessness, and having help with food can be a determining
factor in survival.
“If someone needs food, they get food,” Lee said. “They don’t have to
pray or show proof of their income. We don’t ask anything of them.”
(more)
http://www.thedestinlog.com/news/food-12072-andrews-homeless.html
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The Atlanta Journal is showing a remarkable lack of coverage for some
ongoing issues ...]
___________________
Mission tries to put right face on homeless ~
New director sees growing problem
Charmain Z. Brackett| Correspondent
Augusta Chronicle
Thursday, November 26, 20091
The face of homelessness was not what Rusty Marsh expected.
"Hollywood gives the impression of a homeless person in an alley
hugging a bottle of wine. He usually hasn't shaved in a week," said
Mr. Marsh, who took over as the executive director of the Augusta
Rescue Mission in September.
Mr. Marsh said he has found that the typical homeless person can't be
readily picked out of a crowd. The Hollywood image is false.
"My goal as executive director is to create the awareness that is
needed," said Mr. Marsh, who previously worked as South Carolina
administrator for Golden Harvest Food Bank.
Founded in 1965, the Augusta Rescue Mission offers temporary shelter
to homeless men and programs to help them gain control of their lives
and eventually find jobs and places to live.
The shelter can provide space for up to 140 men a night. The peak time
for services is the winter.
Tracking the number of homeless people in the area and across the
nation is difficult, said Mr. Marsh.
"The numbers are inadequate," he said. "It's greater than what we can
count."
...
Mr. Marsh next plans to add more bathrooms and showers. Two buildings
serve as overnight shelters. The building housing the overflow doesn't
have its own shower and restroom, he said.
The Augusta Rescue Mission is a Christian-based organization, and it
relies on churches and individuals to support its programs.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, the shelter will be open to feed the
poor. Volunteers are needed to serve. Food donations also are needed.
For more information, call (706) 722-2058.
(more)
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/11/26/ric_556891.shtml
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Twittering One
November 29, 2009
The Safety Net
Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades
By JASON DePARLE and ROBERT GEBELOFF
...
"Some people like to camouflage this [food stamp program] by calling
it a nutritional program, but it's really not different from cash
welfare," said Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation, whose views
have a following among conservatives on Capitol Hill. "Food stamps is
quasi money."
Arguing that [food] aid discourages work and marriage, Mr. Rector said
food stamps should contain work requirements as strict as those placed
on cash assistance. "The food stamp program is a fossil that repeats
all the errors of the war on poverty."
(more)
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/29/us/29foodstamps.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=food%20stamps&st=cse
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http://news.google.com/news/search?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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An encampment grows in a “gray area” of Waikīkī.
Kevin O’Leary
Honolulu Weekly
Nov 25, 2009
...
The campers, who hail from Waianae and New York, among a multitude of
other places, have brought the homeless issue front and center for
Honolulu residents, for the tourists who regularly stroll down from
the Waikiki strip into the park, and for city officials, who have in
recent months tried to tighten regulations in an effort to rid the
park of what one City and County maintenance worker terms “the park
users who are there longer than most.”
...
This “if you feed them they will come” criticism is one that Sky St.
John, the pastor of Unity Church, has heard before. He and his
parishioner volunteers distribute the hot dinners at Queen’s Surf
every Monday.
He seems able to live with the fact that there are many people in the
community (and even in his own congregation) who do not appreciate
what he’s doing.
“We realize that feeding the people is not the answer to homelessness.
It is what we do until there is an answer. The real question is what
is the loving thing to do. And Pastor Bob has set the example for the
rest of us to follow.”
(more)
http://honoluluweekly.com/cover/2009/11/park-place/
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http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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Don’t punish Boise’s homeless
Idaho Mountain Express
November 11, 2009
Boise joins cities all across the nation in coping with the problem of
more and more homeless people camping in public places as the result
of the economic downturn. However, the capital city's solution is
wrong-headed, insensitive and simply compounds the problem.
Boise has been punishing, rather than helping, the homeless by
ticketing them for what in another day would've been called vagrancy.
Homeless individuals and families have been using streets and parks
because shelters are full.
Boise's approach is self-defeating, not to mention inhumane.
Most of the homeless lack money to pay the tickets, which means the
city either must jail them, which will require facilities the city
doesn't have, or release them, which makes the law meaningless.
(more)
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005128748
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One Chicago Woman's Home Videos
Friday, 20 Nov 2009
By Mark Saxenmeyer, FOX Chicago News
[Note: The video version of this story is an extended, "director's
cut" of what we broadcast.]
She left her job, sold her house, and put almost every worldly
possession she owned into storage. Then she set out on a nationwide
search to uncover America's hidden homeless - families and children
who have slid silently into poverty and despair over the course of the
last decade. Diane Nilan, a suburban Chicago woman, is determined to
shake politicians into action with her heartbreaking homemade movies.
With her fully equipped RV, it's always a perfect time for a road trip
for 59-year-old Nilan.
"I'll be gone seven months," said Nilan. "I'll get across probably 30
or so states."
That's one heck of a drive - drive, and determination. It's a journey,
she says, to make a difference.
"Frankly I wanna be everywhere," Nilan says. "I'm gonna be a crazy
woman on this project because I want every member of congress that is
clueless to get a clue."
(more)
http://www.myfoxwausau.com/dpp/news/dpgo-america-hidden-homeless1258815288723
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[they don't just make Straterra, you know ~ !]
By Robert King
Indiana Star
November 19, 2009
Millions of pounds: That's how much more food a local food bank says
it would take to meet the needs of the hungry.
Four hours: That's how little time it takes for a shelter for homeless
families to fill a vacancy.
Thousands: That's how one charity counts the additional people
searching this fall for help with their rent, power bills and
groceries.
Any way you measure it, Central Indiana -- like the rest of the
country -- is reeling from an economic recession that has eliminated
jobs, separated people from their homes and left many seeking food for
their families.
After already pumping $3 million into the social safety net this past
year, Lilly Endowment said Wednesday it would inject an additional $1
million into a local economic relief fund -- a move intended to help
food banks, homeless shelters and other groups get through the end of
the year.
It hopes other big donors will follow suit in supporting the Community
Economic Relief Fund, which is administered by United Way of Central
Indiana.
"The need is obviously still very apparent," said Lilly Endowment
spokeswoman Gretchen Wolfram. "The agencies across town that deal with
these issues face-to-face every day note that the need is still there.
As much as we can help, we would like to."
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Vigil held Sunday;
Task force meets mayor Tuesday
November 30, 2009
BY GREG OLSON
Jacksonville FL Journal-Courier
Alan Bradish and Vanessa Tyus believe their efforts are helping to
raise awareness about homelessness in the Jacksonville area.
“We are trying to educate the public about homelessness,” Tyus said.
“We need to reach the people who don’t think we have a problem. I
think once we educate the community, we will get a much better
response.”
Bradish and Tyus are organizers and representatives of the Greater
Jacksonville Area Homeless Assistance Fund, and they spent the past
month educating the public about homelessness.
...
“I was hoping that there would be a greater number of people who would
come [Sunday] evening,” Bradish said. “I was frankly disappointed in
the lack of church representation, since area churches were given a
personal invitation to declare this Homeless Awareness Sunday, take up
a collection for the homeless and bring it to the vigil this
evening.”
No donations were received at the vigil.
(more)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/vigil-24602--.html
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November 18, 2009
KCCI.com
Des Moines Iowa
...
"Always looking for volunteers, always looking for donations, those
donating can be cash or it could be bus tokens. Our families are
always needing bus tokens. It could be laundry detergent, toilet
paper, just the regular things you use at home is what all of us at
the shelter always use," said Tim Shanahan, executive director of
Hawthorne Hill.
(more)
http://www.kcci.com/news/21655587/detail.html
[also consider ~
skin lotion
shampoo
tampons
socks
gloves
toothpaste
paperback books
lists of legal resources who are effective
usable old electronics, eg, cell phone (it can call 911 even if it has
no other cell phone use, radio, etc)]
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Blankets To The Homeless
InjuryBoard.com
Promoting Safety, Protecting Rights
November 30, 2009
Missouri Trial Lawyers Care (Mo-TLC) will assist in distributing
coats, blankets, hats, gloves and food to the needy in Kansas City
this winter. We need your help!
"Many men slept warmer Saturday night because of your generosity,"
said Lorraine Minor, Associate Executive Director of City Union
Mission. "We found ourselves very short on blankets this year so your
efforts made a huge difference."
Mo-TLC is the charitable arm of the Missouri Association of Trial
Attorneys committed to making monetary donations and providing
volunteer services to charitable causes across the state of Missouri.
Mo-TLC is the only organization of its kind to partner with the
American Red Cross to provide free legal services to victims of
natural disasters.
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Newton Kansan
Nov 06, 2009
NEWTON — Prairie View has received $1.66 million from the Kansas
Housing Resources Corp. to serve homeless and at-risk families and
people in central Kansas.
The funds are part of the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing
Program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
...
Applicants must be able to identify and participate in a plan of self-
sufficiency,” Schmidt said.
“This isn’t long-term assistance. The program will provide immediate,
short-term assistance with rent, utilities and other housing
resources. Participants will need to do their part in order to receive
assistance.”
(more)
http://www.thekansan.com/news/x880808903/Prairie-View-gets-grant-to-assist-homeless-at-risk
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By Jessica Noll
Kentucky Post
11/10/2009
FRANKFORT, Ky. – First Lady Jane Beshear spent the afternoon Monday
cooking, serving and lending a hand at Access Soup Kitchen in downtown
Frankfort as a part of continued efforts to promote community
engagement and giving back to those in need.
Earlier in the day, the First Lady joined homeless advocates and other
state officials to announce Nov. 15-21, 2009 as Hunger and
Homelessness Awareness Week in Kentucky.
"The old saying, ‘cold hands, warm heart’ couldn’t be more appropriate
this winter," said Beshear. "As the temperatures keep dropping and the
holiday season approaches, it’s important to keep the spirit of giving
alive and well inside all of us."
Much of the food prepared by Beshear came from the Governor’s Garden,
which has been a primary source of sustainable, local, healthy food
for Access since last spring. To date, approximately 375 pounds of
produce have been delivered from the garden to the soup kitchen, with
565 pounds harvested overall.
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Facility will house up to 56 people seeking transition
By John Andrew Prime
Shreveport Times
November 21, 2009
...
Louisiana has the second-highest rate of homeless veterans in the
nation at 3.28 percent, the VOA says. "In northwest Louisiana, a 2009
point-in-time survey counted 173 homeless veterans, more than half of
whom had been homeless for longer than three months," a release from
the group says.
"Many of them struggle with substance abuse, post-traumatic stress
disorder or other mental illnesses. While some resources are available
to help them, Shreveport has only 20 beds for those who have nowhere
to live."
...
At the complex, the VOA will provide mental health treatment, connect
people with educational opportunities, job placement and permanent
housing, while the VA will cover many of the medical and substance-
abuse issues the veterans face. Clients will move from the main,
clinical-type building into less restrictive apartments as they
progress through the program.
(more)
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/911210337/1060
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Overflowing shelters, spilling out into the street, under bridges or
in the woods, their numbers are growing
By Eric Russell
11/21/09
Bangor Daily News
The signs of homelessness growing in Bangor are everywhere. They are
just far enough off the beaten path to go unnoticed by many. People
take shelter in makeshift camps under the Veterans’ Memorial Bridge.
In the wooded area off Hammond Street known as The Pines. Inside jails
and emergency rooms and the police station lobby.
The trend is heart-wrenching and perpetual — and just might indicate
the arrival of a perfect storm, according to experts. Bangor’s
shelters are full. State and federal housing subsidies have either
dried up or created unfathomable waiting lists. General assistance,
which is supposed to be emergency and temporary funding, is stretched
paper-thin. Additional social service cuts from the state seem
imminent.
...
Scobie said Acadia recently canceled one of its programs to allow the
facility to increase capacity from 44 to 64 beds. Within the first few
nights, the beds were full by 8 p.m.
“Homeless shelters and service agencies all do great work, important
work, but in the end it’s just a Band-Aid,” Scobie said.
Councilor Geoff Gratwick said the city has a commitment, if only from
a humanitarian standpoint, to do more, and yet there is no funding or
support mechanism to do more.
Many have ended up overflowing shelters, spilling out into the street,
under bridges or in the woods.
...
Despite rumors to the contrary, homeless shelters in Bangor are not
plentiful.
(more)
http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/130434.html
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By LARRY O'DELL
Associated Press Writer
WTVR.com CBS 6
November 24, 2009
RICHMOND, Va. - The governors of Virginia and Maryland, both
Catholics, said Tuesday that it would be wrong for the church to
suspend or reduce social services in the nation's capital if the
District of Columbia approves gay marriage.
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley criticized
the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington's response to the district's
gay marriage proposal during a joint appearance on Washington radio
station WTOP.
The D.C. City Council is expected to approve gay marriage next month.
The archdiocese says that unless the proposal is amended to add a
religious exemption, its Catholic Charities won't be able to continue
contracts with the city to run homeless shelters and provide other
services to needy residents.
"I'm Catholic and I think it's wrong," Kaine, who also is chairman of
the Democratic National Committee, said of the church's position. "I
don't think you take your ball and go home."
Said O'Malley: "It would be very, very sad for all concerned. I don't
understand how they can possibly do this."
(more)
http://www.wtvr.com/news/dp-va--dcgaymarriage-gov1124nov24,0,4902649.story
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>
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
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Homeless giving thanks to those who have helped them
By ALLISON BOURG
11/26/09
Hometown Anapolis
Those who come to the Emmaus Center call it their home away from
homelessness.
Since the shelter opened off Crain Highway in Glen Burnie last year,
roughly 30 homeless people a day stop in to grab a hot meal and escape
the elements.
Today, they'll give thanks to all those who have helped them by
cooking a free Thanksgiving meal at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
in Linthicum. Anyone who wants to come is invited.
"We want to show that we're not here to take, take, take," said Bonnie
Anthony-Garde, a regular at the center.
Her brother, Walt Anthony, said even though they are homeless, they
feel blessed thanks to the center and its volunteers.
"We said, 'Let us give back to the community. Very often the homeless
are looked down upon," Anthony said. "This is a way of sending a
different message, that we really are willing to give back."
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> San Luis Obispo rancher who housed homeless is sentenced to jail for
> safety code violations
>
> By Catherine Saillant, in San Luis Obispo
> LA Times
> Nov 23, 2009
>
> A San Luis Obispo rancher who for years has illegally housed homeless
> people was ordered today to serve 90 days in jail.
>
> A defiant Dan de Vaul stretched out his arms and let deputies place
> handcuffs on him before being led out of the San Luis Obispo
> courtroom. The 66-year-old defendant was offered probation after a
> jury convicted him in September of two misdemeanor violations of
> building and safety codes at his Sunny Acres ranch.
>
> But De Vaul refused the terms of his probation because he said it
> would mean he could no longer provide shelter for about 30 people who
> reside in his sober-living facility. For eight years, he’s operated
> the program on his 72-acre ranch, housing clients in mobile homes,
> tents, garden sheds and an aging Victorian home.
>
> For a time, he also housed people in a three-story stucco barracks
> until it was shut down last year.
>
> “The first condition of probation is obey all laws,” De Vaul said
> before the hearing, which was attended by about 30 of his supporters.
> “I’m proud to go to jail for housing the homeless.”
>
> (more)http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/san-luis-obispo-rancher...
>
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
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Lawsuit alleges San Diego raids tried to drive out homeless ~
Property taken during lunch
By Jeff McDonald,
San Diego UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
December 3, 2009
FEDERAL COURT — Two law firms sued the city of San Diego and its
police and environmental services departments yesterday in federal
court on behalf of homeless people who said their belongings were
illegally confiscated and destroyed.
The 26-page complaint filed in U.S. District Court accuses the city of
conducting “well-planned, ruthlessly executed and mean-spirited raids”
to harass homeless residents and drive them out of town.
Some of the raids occurred during the lunch hour, when homeless people
set aside their belongings to take advantage of free meals being
offered at local churches, the suit contends.
The complaint also names the San Diego Downtown Partnership, a
nonprofit that promotes the central business district. The lawsuit
seeks an immediate injunction ordering police officers and others to
stop the alleged confiscations and harassment.
“The city knew these personal items were not trash,” said attorney
Scott Dreher, who co-filed the legal complaint with the local American
Civil Liberties Union chapter. “They were clearly the entirety of each
of these persons’ possessions.”
Neither the Mayor’s Office nor police officials responded to questions
about the lawsuit late yesterday.
(more)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2009/dec/03/lawsuit-alleges-sd-raids-tried-drive-out-homeless/
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>
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
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Plan approved to stop homeless camping at Kapiolani Park
By Tim Sakahara
Hawaii News Now
Dec 02, 2009
Honolulu (HawaiiNewsNow) - According to the Mayor Mufi Hannemann the
loophole that caused a controversy over homeless camping in Kapiolani
Park has been closed. The city announced it will remove campers in the
park every night from 2:00 to 5:00 a.m. every morning.
There's been a back and forth between the city and the homeless.
Overnight camping is not allowed in Kapiolani Park but about 40
homeless found a loophole and set up tents along a six foot strip of
grass between the sidewalk and Kalakaua Avenue. But now city
attorney's say that land is in fact park property.
Wednesday Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann approved ongoing maintenance
and beautification work there. That means police officers will go
through and remove campers between along that entire stretch of
Kalakaua Avenue.
(more)
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11611485
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>
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
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Police to enforce homeless ordinance
By STEPHEN THOMPSON and YOLANDA FERNANDEZ
Tampa Tribune
December 3, 2009
ST. PETERSBURG - Authorities are poised to confiscate the property of
a group of homeless people camped outside the St. Vincent de Paul soup
kitchen - or at least those belongings the homeless can't carry off on
their own.
A posting outside the kitchen at 15th Street and Fourth Avenue North
appeared Tuesday morning. It gave the homeless until 10:45 p.m.
Wednesday to remove their things or they will be stored by police at
1675 Fifth Ave. N.
On Jan. 24, 2008, the city council passed an ordinance allowing police
to confiscate the effects of the homeless that block sidewalks and
other rights of way. The rule is aimed at eliminating encampments on
sidewalks.
"If they block the sidewalk or some public access their stuff will be
picked up and stored," said St. Petersburg police spokesman George
Kajtsa. "That's what the ordinance says."
The Rev. Bruce Wright, a homeless advocate, said he is aware of
authorities enforcing the ordinance in cases involving specific
individuals, but not specific locations. There is also information
circulating among the homeless that Williams Park and Mirror Lake are
being targeted, Wright said.
Raine Johns, the homeless outreach coordinator for the public
defender's office, was outside the soup kitchen Wednesday to monitor
the situation.
(more)
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/dec/03/na-police-to-enforce-homeless-ordinance/
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> ... & from my hometown
> [the better-late-than-never social service] ~
>
> Grant Helps Hospice Let Vets Die With Dignity
>
> By Rebekah Allen
> Pensacola News Journal
> November 16, 2009
>
> John Gilbert died on Oct. 28.
>
> He had been a homeless fisherman.
>
> It wasn't always that way. Gilbert enlisted in the Navy and fought in
> the Vietnam War.
>
> He died unable to talk, but he did not die alone. He did not die
> homeless.
>
> Gilbert passed away in a warm bed that October day at the Joyce
> Goldenberg Hospice Residence off University Parkway.
>
> In the hours before he died, a Covenant Hospice caretaker presented
> him with a veteran's pin and read two paragraphs of appreciation for
> his service to his country.
>
> "He came to us from a homeless shelter where he had been dropped off
> by one of the hospitals and was in great pain, sleeping on a pallet on
> the floor," said Julie Patton, a Covenant social worker. "We were able
> to relieve his pain and allow him 10 days of comfort and dignity."
>
> Gilbert was one of seven terminally ill homeless veterans who have
> come into the care of Covenant since February through a grant funded
> by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
>
> There are an estimated 250 homeless veterans in Escambia and Santa
>
> (more)http://www.pnj.com/article/20091116/NEWS01/911160310
>
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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Cold-weather shelter for homeless will open Friday
Pensacola FL News Journal
December 3, 2009
A cold-weather shelter for the homeless is scheduled to open Friday
and Saturday at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St., Milton.
Doors of the shelter will open each day from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. No one
will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement.
The shelter will close at 7 a.m. each morning.
The church is seeking volunteers to help staff the shelter. Volunteers
can register at www.ferrishill.org or via e-mail at
bun...@ferrishill.org. Donations of hygiene items for clients, such as
toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, soap, shampoo and deodorant, also
are needed.
Donations can be dropped off at the church from 9 a.m. to noon
weekdays.
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Dec 3, 2009
Homeless Shelter Gets Unanimous Vote To Receive Money ~
Only a 2-year delay for those waiting outside
By Liza Park
WCTV
Two and half years after funds were set aside for Tallahassee's
Homeless Shelter... city commissioners vote to give it to the
facility.
The Tallahassee Commission voted unanimously Wednesday night to
allocate 30-thousand dollars to the Shelter from the Human Services
fund.
This amount was originally set aside for the Shelter in July 2007, but
the city never released the money because the Shelter didn't collect
data from people who stay there.
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services and beds
By David Abel
Boston Globe
November 7, 2009
Boston plans to eliminate nearly 20 percent of the beds at the city’s
largest homeless shelter, the first time it has made such cuts.
Cape Cod’s largest shelter expects to end its day program, meaning
dozens of people are likely to spend their days wandering in the
cold.
Officials at the largest provider of homeless services in Western
Massachusetts intend to cut their shelter’s security detail.
The changes, fallout from the budget cuts announced last month by
Governor Deval Patrick, have stirred outrage among advocates for the
homeless who call them “unconscionable’’ and argue that the state’s
most vulnerable population has been singled out.
The $2.7 million in cuts account for less than 1 percent of the
state’s $600 million budget shortfall, but advocates say the cuts will
have a disproportionately deep impact on programs that operate on
tight budgets.
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shelter
By Kristin Longley
Flint Michigan Journal
December 01, 2009
FLINT, Michigan — The state budget battle has produced a boon for at
least one local agency.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing, said today she is
donating last month's legislative expense stipend to the Greater Flint
YWCA SafeHouse in protest of recent state budget cuts that she says
were too severe.
The donation amount was not immediately available.
Whitmer says she will continue donating the funds to different
agencies each month until government reforms are adopted. She says
legislators should make sacrifices of their own before jeopardizing
other funding.
“Our neighborhoods and communities throughout Michigan have taken huge
hits over the years and I cannot in good conscience sit back while
police officers and firefighters are pulled off our streets," she
said.
(more)
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2009/12/east_lansing_senator_donates_s.html
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Holiday Season ~ !
My thanks go to my local Borders Book Store -- who just added 10 new
soft chairs, where many of us homeless people sit & read during the
day -- and Starbucks -- where many of use the restrooms when we need
to use a restroom.
The Bellevue Neighborhood
New York City NY
10016
Twittering One
Oops, & also, my 24-hour Dunkin Donuts, where I use the restroom when
everyone else is closed, in the middle of the night; and when I can
afford it, I eat donuts wo guilt.
Twittering One
... but the "normal" domiciled people need to learn not to act like
pigs; they leave wrappers and cups behind them, in the chairs, at
Borders; there are several nearby trashcans, so the bookclerks do not
have to act like sanitation staff all day long. [Hint: the bookclerks
are not alloted latex gloves.]
This also goes for the domiciled people who use the restroom at
Starbucks; WHY are there huge puddles in front of the John, and
contents going unflushed?
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By Charles Hallman
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
Twin Cities Daily Planet
November 29, 2009
Thanksgiving -- a day of eating, and sometimes overeating. A day of
gathering with family, friends and loved ones. Non-stop watching
football games on television. A national holiday celebrated by most of
us. But for others, Thanksgiving is just another day.
The holiday season usually puts the homeless on front stage, if only
to briefly bring the issue to public awareness, says Cathy ten Broeke,
the City/County coordinator to end homelessness in this area. "But I
would like to challenge people to realize that people experience
homelessness 365 days a year.
"We get a lot more help in this community around the holidays, and we
certainly appreciate it," says ten Broeke. "But we have just as much
in need on Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day as we do on Christmas
and Thanksgiving. I would like to challenge people to realize that
people experience homelessness 365 days a year.
"[Homelessness] is happening all over the country, and people are
seeing increases of homelessness in our communities," continues ten
Broeke. "Our increases [in Minneapolis] are smaller than most cities
around the country."
(more)
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2009/11/28/thanksgiving-empty-promise-many-among-us
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> Phoenix church fights city so they can feed homeless
>
> By Rudabeh Shahbazi
> ABC.15.com
> November 16, 2009
>
> PHOENIX -- A church is fighting to reestablish the homeless breakfast
> program a judge shut down last week.
>
> CrossRoads United Methodist Church lost an appeal of a city ordinance
> banning charity dining halls in residential neighborhoods, but voted
> Sunday to appeal again.
>
> "It's hard to understand how it must feel to spend the night out on
> the street," said the church's pastor, Dottie Escobedo-Frank. "They're
> tired and they're cold, or in the summer time they're hot, and just to
> have shelter, just to have a community."
>
> The hearing officer, retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert
> Corcoran, ruled that feeding the homeless at a place of worship can be
> banned by city ordinance. The decision affects all Phoenix churches
> with underlying residential zoning.
>
> City officials maintained that CrossRoads violated Phoenix zoning code
> by feeding the poor and homeless on its property, a use that can only
> occur in commercial or industrial zones.
>
> The church appealed and maintained it is a church and is not operating
> as a charity dining hall.
>
> (more)http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/Phoenix-...
>
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Church to feed homeless pending appeal to panel
By Sadie Jo Smokey
Dec. 4, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
The breakfast worship service at CrossRoads United Methodist Church on
Saturday mornings will continue - at least for now.
The church, at 7901 N. Central Ave., appealed the hearing officer's
decision that feeding the homeless at a place of worship can be banned
by city ordinance.
In November, retired Arizona Supreme Court Justice Robert Corcoran,
serving as a hearing officer, ruled that the city can restrict where
the homeless and poor can be fed and that zoning regulations apply to
everyone equally.
The issue now goes to the Board of Adjustment.
(more)
http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2009/12/04/20091204church1204.html
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By Carmen Paige
Pensacola News Journal
December 4, 2009
Some came on foot. Others rode bicycles.
But none left without food.
About 200 homeless people came to New Hope Christian Center in
Pensacola on Thursday to pick up a week's supply of food.
(more)
http://www.pnj.com/article/20091204/NEWS01/912040317
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By Dylan Kristy,
The Windsor Star
December 4, 2009Be
Despite filling 300 backpacks, an annual program to provide winter aid
for the homeless will fall short this year.
“You know the way the community is right now, it’s difficult for
everybody,” said Becky Parent, of Operation Backpack. “We were able to
fill the 300 backpacks for the homeless but we had more requests.”
The campaign, organized by the Homeless Coalition of Windsor Essex
County, began nine years ago with 50 backpacks. Since then, demand has
grown as backpacks are distributed to 14 organizations across the
county.
(more)
http://www.canada.com/news/backpacks+homeless+filled+more+needed/2300378/story.html
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http://news.google.com/news/search?cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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Fall short
By Gary Pettus
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
November 22, 2009
For the first time in its history, the Mississippi Food Network won't
be able to buy turkeys and distribute them to thousands of needy
Mississippians at Thanksgiving.
"We aren't able to provide the turkeys and hams and some of the
special foods we usually have," said Walker Satterwhite, executive
director of the 25-year-old food bank, which supplies more than 300
churches and nonprofits in the state.
The reason: a malnourished economy has caused turkey costs to soar and
charitable donations to sink.
"We are able to meet the needs of all our recipients for food,"
Satterwhite said. "It's just that it's too expensive to pay for the
meat products and other special items this year."
(more)
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20091122/NEWS/911220350/Miss.+charities+struggle+amid+need
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http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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carlos ramos
> Mississipppi charities struggle amid need ~
> Fall short
>
> By Gary Pettus
> Mississippi Clarion Ledger
> November 22, 2009
>
> For the first time in its history, the Mississippi Food Network won't
> be able to buy turkeys and distribute them to thousands of needy
> Mississippians at Thanksgiving.
>
> "We aren't able to provide the turkeys and hams and some of the
> special foods we usually have," said Walker Satterwhite, executive
> director of the 25-year-old food bank, which supplies more than 300
> churches and nonprofits in the state.
>
> The reason: a malnourished economy has caused turkey costs to soar and
> charitable donations to sink.
>
> "We are able to meet the needs of all our recipients for food,"
> Satterwhite said. "It's just that it's too expensive to pay for the
> meat products and other special items this year."
>
>
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Hi Happy holidays everyone. Remember to help someone for we are not
human if we don't. To all my brothers and sister who are homeless just
keep your heads up i'll have you in my prayers. Don't let them get the
best of you remember they can't take away the things you have
experienced.
I am writing this from the belle view neighborhood
carlos ramos
Thanks to all the great workers at Borders bookstore on 31st 2nd ave
for letting me have wi fi
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November 19, 2009
Connectmidmissouri.com
CAPITOL -- This is national hunger and homelessness awareness week.
An event today in the Capitol Rotunda spotlighted awareness posters
created by Missouri School Children.
...
Current estimates put the number of homeless people in Missouri at
27,000.
(more)
http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=379861
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November 26, 2009
Billings Gazette
How To Help
The Montana Rescue mIssion ...
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By Harold Reutter
The Grand Island Independent
December 4, 2009
NEBRASKA -- It was hanky time during Hope Harbor's ribbon-cutting
ceremony on Friday.
Both Ellen Hornady, Hope Harbor president, and Melissa DeLaet, Hope
Harbor executive director, became teary eyed as they recounted the
long list of contributors to the $1.2 million project, which included
both the building purchase and the subsequent renovation of the
homeless shelter.
That list included those who contributed financially, as well as
volunteers who provided renovation labor and help moving from the
permanent shelter to the temporary shelter while renovation was under
way.
...
Hope Harbor has 46 beds for transitional shelter, used by those who
need temporary housing because of injury or illness; domestic violence
and abuse; loss of a job; or lack of affordable housing. It has 10
beds for emergency shelter, plus an education program so people can
maintain a permanent home after leaving Hope Harbor.
(more)
http://www.theindependent.com/articles/2009/12/04/news/local/11055129.txt
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Names Portsmouth NH woman top Philanthropist
By Geoff Cunningham Jr.
Fosters Daily Democrat
Monday, November 23, 2009
PORTSMOUTH NH — Jude Blake doesn't mind opening her wallet for
worthwhile organizations, but the longtime marketing expert's donation
of time is what defines her philanthropic approach.
She wants to be involved, and working for free has become a way of
life for the Portsmouth resident.
"In New Hampshire, one person with time, passion and a little bit of
money can make an impact. I basically work full time, but I don't get
paid ... I love it," Blake said.
The Association of Fundraising Professionals' Northern New England
Chapter recently named Blake the Outstanding Philanthropist of the
Year.
...
Blake — a 1977 UNH graduate — has engaged herself in fundraising
missions and ongoing projects that support UNH, the Children's Museum
of Dover, Families First, the Music Hall and Cross Roads House
homeless shelter in Portsmouth.
The above organizations were responsible for nominating her for her
recent award.
(more)
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091123/GJNEWS_01/711239973
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Charity Begins At The Library
Seatle PI Readers Blogs
By Nancy Mattoon
November 26, 2009
Libraries may be struggling with cuts in hours, staff, and budgets but
that doesn't mean those institutions have forgotten that some folks
are worse off than they are. Below is a very short, and NOT at all
inclusive list of libraries that are sponsoring charitable efforts to
make the holidays happier for everyone:
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas is
asking quilters to make wounded soldiers more comfortable. The â
€œQuilts of Valor†challenge seeks display worthy quilts for an
exhibit on Veteran's Day in 2010. After the exhibition, the quilts
will be donated to wounded troops.
The Red Hook Public Library in New York has raised cash and food for
the local St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank by allowing customers to have
their library fines forgiven in exchange for charitable donations.
The Morris County Library in Whippany, New Jersey is collecting gently
used, winter coats for men, women, children, and infants. The Jersey
Cares Foundation will distribute the donated clothing to needy
families around the state.
The Marion County Library in South Carolina will take $1.00 off of
library fines for every can of food that is donated. The food will
support Manna House in Mullins and the Marion Church of God Food Bank.
The Truro Library in Massachusetts will sponsor an "Angel Tree." The
tree will be decorated with paper angels, with each angel representing
a needy child in the area. Patrons can earn their own "angel wings" by
purchasing and donating a suggested gift for their "adopted" child.
Gifts will be distributed by the Homeless Prevention Council.
The Conneaut Public Library in Ohio will allow patrons who owe the
library overdue fines to expunge their records with donations to the
Conneaut Food Pantry. The program works like this: Whatever the fine,
the amount will be sliced in half if the patron provides a like number
of food items for the Pantry. For example, someone who owes $50 will
be off the hook by providing 25 items.
The Stillwater, Minnesota Public Library is doing what comes
naturally. This year, as in the past, they are collecting new
children's books for distribution through Head Start and the Holiday
Bureau. The public is invited to bring new, unwrapped hardcover or
paperback children's books to the library for distribution to needy
families in the area.
Finally, a bit further afield for Book Patrol, Manurewa Branch Public
Library in Manukau, New Zealand is conducting its annual toy drive.
Toys are collected at the Library and donated to the local Salvation
Army for distribution to families the charity has worked with
throughout the year.
(more)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/bookpatrol/archives/186356.asp?from=blog_last3
Twittering One
By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS
Courier-Post Staff
November 30, 2009
CAMDEN — For the second time in Tracy Adkins' life, she and her
children are homeless.
The 26-year-old has held several jobs, but she's lost them in this
recession. Rent remains expensive, as is every utility, she said. Now
she and her two children, one 6, another 3, are sharing a room at the
Anna Sample Complex in Camden, an in-demand shelter run by Volunteers
of America Delaware Valley.
Adkins' 3-year-old attends preschool in Camden and her 6-year-old
rides a bus to Woodbury Public Schools. Her daughter takes the bus at
Woodbury's expense to minimize separation and missed schooling. If
feasible, federal law requires districts to do what is in the child's
best interests, despite the cost, officials said.
More than a year into the national housing crisis and recession,
Adkins' family story isn't rare. While some recovering economic
indicators such as the country's Gross Domestic Product and stock
market offer hope that the financial crisis is on the rebound, state
and local officials said they expect to see peak counts of homeless
children this year.
Twittering One
Nov 30, 2009
By ABC-7's Jill Galus
KVIA.com
Las Cruces, New Mexico - While the winter weather is making it
difficult on all of us, imagine not having a warm place to stay.
The Gospel Rescue Mission in Las Cruces is getting ready for another
busy night helping the homeless get through the cold weather.
Shelter resident Greg Johnson said it's "horrible not knowing where to
go, being stuck somewhere. You don't know where you're gonna be."
He had nowhere to go until he found himself at the Las Cruces Gospel
Mission.
"horrible - not knowing where to go, being stuck somewhere, you don't
know where you're gonna be."
Shelter officials say they're expecting a full house for the second
night in a row and they'll make room for anyone who needs a warm place
to stay, even placing mattresses in the dining room.
Nearly two dozen people slept in the dining room last night.
(more)
http://www.kvia.com/Global/story.asp?S=11595523
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> Homeless flock to Las Cruces shelter
>
> Nov 30, 2009
> By ABC-7's Jill Galus
> KVIA.com
>
> Las Cruces, New Mexico - While the winter weather is making it
> difficult on all of us, imagine not having a warm place to stay.
>
> The Gospel Rescue Mission in Las Cruces is getting ready for another
> busy night helping the homeless get through the cold weather.
>
> Shelter resident Greg Johnson said it's "horrible not knowing where to
> go, being stuck somewhere. You don't know where you're gonna be."
>
> He had nowhere to go until he found himself at the Las Cruces Gospel
> Mission.
> "horrible - not knowing where to go, being stuck somewhere, you don't
> know where you're gonna be."
>
> Shelter officials say they're expecting a full house for the second
> night in a row and they'll make room for anyone who needs a warm place
> to stay, even placing mattresses in the dining room.
>
> Nearly two dozen people slept in the dining room last night.
>
>
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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heather- could you please stop crossposting?
Thanks
carlos ramos
> heather- could you please stop crossposting?
>
> Thanks
It's not Heather you dope.
carlos ramos
> Homeless Holiday Hype
>
> The New York Post
> December 7, 2002
>
> By Heather Mac Donald
>
> It's the holiday season — the time when New York's press likes to
> scarf up the homelessness industry's lies even more eagerly than
> usual. Thanksgiving week saw a cornucopia of made-for-the-media
> whoppers.
>
> (more hype follows ...)http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_nypost-homeless.htm
>
> ~ * ~
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
Sitting here with some of my homeless friends planning on changing the
world
keep your heads up and if we focus our energy we can make it happen.
peace my brothers and sisters
and my birthday on Thursday December 10, 2009
carlosr...@gmail.com
become my friend on facebook or twitter & myspace
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>
> become my friend on facebook or twitter & myspace-
You have a bettter chance of making friends if you crosspost less.
carlos ramos
07 Dec 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis Mayor A C Wharton issued a statement Monday
regarding efforts to remove the homeless from downtown and midtown
Memphis.
The following is the statement from Mayor A C Wharton in its entirety:
Given the recent shift in temperatures, finding a humane, responsible,
proactive way to meet the needs of our city's homeless population has
obviously become a major priority.
Starting this week, Colonel Billy Garrett of the Memphis Police
Department and his officers will be working to connect individuals and
families in need with local service providers who can help them.
This is a new, above-and-beyond collaboration with the Hospitality Hub
and other service providers to make sure that we are accommodating and
helping as many homeless individuals as possible.
My staff is working with the Memphis Police Department and local
service providers to ensure we remain coordinated in our efforts to
help the homeless.
I want to assure every citizen and every concerned party that homeless
individuals are in no way going to be targets of a sweep or a round-
up. There will be no crack down on homeless people, as some have
claimed.
Any action that is being taken by the Memphis Police Department will
be protective, proactive, and humane. I will tolerate nothing less.
It must be noted that removing illegal dwellings and encampments is
something that is done on a regular basis by the MPD. However, we
recognize that this alone is not a solution.
Connecting Memphians in need with services that can truly help them
must be part of the process.
Twittering One
We'll take a wait-&-see posture on this ...
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Taht would be a good posture to take, of course, but not the best.
The best posture for you to take would be a non-cross-posting posture.
Linda
X-Post to Alt.society.homeless added.
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Twittering One
8 church shelters in boro reopening
December 8th 2009
NY Daily News
BY CLARE TRAPASSO
THE HOMELESS are getting some mighty good tidings this season.
In a surprising reversal, the city is reopening many of the citywide
faith-based shelters that it shuttered last year. The list includes
eight of about a dozen church-based shelters that homeless advocates
say the city closed in Queens.
"I'm thrilled that my shelter is reopening," said Joe Murphy, who runs
a seasonal shelter at St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Church in Flushing
that reopened last month. "But I am not happy that we lost five
shelters in Queens."
Murphy's volunteer-run winter operation provided beds and warm meals
for 10 homeless men five nights a week for more than 20 years until
the city closed it last year.
The parish shelters were unable to operate on their own because they
depend on the city to screen the homeless, Murphy said. The city also
buses the homeless to the congregations' facilities from citywide
homeless drop-in centers, he added.
After the closure, Murphy joined with other parish shelter leaders to
form the Emergency Shelter Network. The group met with Department of
Homeless Services officials and sent petitions to Mayor Bloomberg
urging the city to reopen the seasonal shelters.
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Memphis draws criticism for effort to get homeless off streets
By Amos Maki
Memphis Commercial Appela
December 8, 2009
[Homeless person] Baker said the shelters were always full, while
[homeless person] Prater said it's often a matter of not being able to
afford the entrance fee.
"I'm homeless. I don't have the money to spend $6 a night," Prater
said. "It's like a million dollars to me."
The city does not have a free homeless shelter, but Wharton pledged
that his administration would work to find the funds to create a
shelter.
[Memphis Mayor] Wharton said he was disturbed by the fact that the
city was able to quickly provide temporary shelter for natural
disaster victims, some of them from hundreds of miles away, such as
those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, while doing very little to house
the local homeless population.
"It's a priority and we'll find it," he said. "I know it's within our
resources."
(more)
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/08/help-or-hindrance/
Twittering One
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> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
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NY Legal Aid Society LAWYER says ~
HOMELESS FAMILIES
STILL GETTING RUNAROUND
Last December, the Bloomberg administration settled a quarter-century-
old lawsuit over the right to shelter. Now clients and advocates
charge that the city isn't holding up its end of the deal.
By Mike Reicher
City Limits.org
December 8, 2009
A year after the city settled a major lawsuit over the treatment of
homeless families, the Department of Homeless Services is still
turning away families for whom it is supposed to offer emergency
shelter, say advocates, the city comptroller and the applicants
themselves.
The biggest problem with family applications, they say, is that
workers at the Prevention, Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH)
center in the south Bronx, where families with children apply for
shelter, consistently overlook evidence indicating eligibility.
Families often have to re-apply many times before finally being
sheltered.
The Legal Aid Society claims this violates a Dec. 2008 agreement
(negotiated in September, finalized in December) to settle the decades-
long litigation known as the McCain case. That agreement established
the right to emergency shelter for families with children, and
specifically outlined steps that the city’s homeless services agency
must take to fulfill that right.
“Regrettably, while the litigation has been settled, the errors and
the suffering continue,” said Steven Banks, attorney-in-chief at the
Legal Aid Society. “It is at this point only a matter of time before
we are going to have to return to court to enforce the underlying
order.”
(more)
http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/viewarticle.cfm?article_id=3843
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> On Dec 8, 12:43 pm, Twittering One <mournenwo...@aol.com> wrote:
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More cross-posted useless crap?
Don't you get tired of posting this to people that are not interested?
carlos ramos
> Homeless Holiday Hype
>
> The New York Post
> December 7, 2002
>
> By Heather Mac Donald
>
> It's the holiday season — the time when New York's press likes to
> scarf up the homelessness industry's lies even more eagerly than
> usual. Thanksgiving week saw a cornucopia of made-for-the-media
> whoppers.
>
> (more hype follows ...)http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/_nypost-homeless.htm
>
> More Holiday Homelesss Hype ...http://news.google.com/news/search?aq=f&cf=all&ned=us&hl=en&q=homeless
>
> ~ * ~
It winter time in New York. Its gonna be 22 on Thursday night so have
some compassion when you see a homeless person on the street or a
hungry person in the train.
Remember its easy to be on top but all of us didn't ask to be on the
bottom.
Twittering One
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"Just as the cold weather hits, New York City is on track to literally
run out of shelter beds for homeless adults.
As of Sept. 30, there were only TWO empty beds left in the entire New
York City shelter system for homeless men and only EIGHT empty beds
for homeless women - 10 available beds in a system of more than 7,000
for homeless single adults."
~ Mary Brosnahan
NYC Coalition for the Homeless
October 19th 2009
Twittering One
Forum begins weekend events
By Jessica Goodman
BlueRidgeNow.com
Henderson NC
Times-News Staff Writer
November 20, 2009
Nanette Runion, community coordinator for My Place, and her 15-year-
old daughter, Kaitlyn, have experienced homelessness firsthand.
"You wouldn't look at us and think we were homeless," said Runion.
"The stereotype of the homeless person needs to change."
For the past 18 months, the Runions have lived in shelters and
transitional housing. Runion added she and her daughter, currently a
sophomore at East Henderson High, were first homeless when Kaitlyn was
3.
"She has maintained a grade point average of almost a 4.0; she plays
her violin and keeps up with her practice," Runion said. "She is just
an amazing kid and constantly wants to do something."
On Saturday, My Place with the Generation "Y" Youth Center will
organize a forum, an informational open house and a "sleep out," all
focusing on youth homelessness in Henderson County.
...
"I know there's a homeless problem in Western North Carolina as there
is in Greenville," Jones said.
The organization is looking for donations, monetary or items, as well
as volunteers to help out with not only Saturday's event, but to help
bring their center's goals to fruition.
"We need volunteers," added Runion. "We need support."
For more information, visit www.MyPlaceWNC.org or call 330-4245 or
693-6875.
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Twittering One
KFWR News
Bismarck ND
11/18/09
But even though it`s not exactly freezing, the reason these people are
standing along Broadway still exists.
To raise awareness of homelessness in Minot, North Dakota.
"It`s important because a lot of people don`t realize that there`s a
population that`s living paycheck to paycheck," the group`s chair
Renelou Gonzalez said, "and that it could just take something to
happen in their lives and they could be homeless."
And so they`re attracting attention - hoping that people will stop by
the parking lot and make a donation to the Minot Area Homeless
Coalition.
They`re taking non-perishable items, cash, and checks to help out
local food pantries.
"Generally we bring about a ton of food in each year," the group`s
advisor Deb DeWitz said.
"That`s the big thing about being in Minot, North Dakota or North
Dakota period," Executive Director of the MAHC Mac McLeod said. "Big
hearts and people helping people."
But they`ll take more than your non-perishables and cash donations.
If you`ve got time to give, you can come on out and hold a sign for
Freezin` for a Reason.
(more)
http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=35672