tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38361942012-02-16T15:42:58.188-05:00news, opinion and information concerning homelessness and related mattersMorgan W. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09896169768557914108noreply@blogger.comBlogger1861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836194.post-32184998536415237682011-02-22T23:38:00.002-05:002011-02-22T23:44:51.646-05:00

View Free Speech TV streaming coverage of the 2011 Homelessness Marathon broadcast originating live from Kansas City, Missouri beginning at 7:00 PM (EST) on Wednesday, February 23rd and going until 9:00 AM (EST) on Thursday, February 24th, 2011:

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North American Homeless News Network (NAHNN) is back online via Twitter, here: News & information concerning homelessness & related matters, ...

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When I lived in Rutland, Vermont from the Spring of 1988 thru the Spring of 1991 I had eaten many a meal at the free nightly community suppers held at the Rutland Open Door Mission, which were open to anyone in need of a good meal as well as socializing. They also held a free community Christmas dinner every year as well of course. Read the transcript or listen to the archived radio broadcast as

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Read an excellent article concerning urgent matters on the rise both in the Burlington area, as well as elsewhere within Vermont, here [via Seven Days (weekly alternative newspaper); Local Matters news section; Burlington, Vermont; Wednesday, December 12, 2007].The article is relatively short, too the point, yet with plenty of lean meat (read: good quality information as well as behind the scenes

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A Salvation Army volunteer bell ringer says a homeless shelter is going to evict him for not finding gainful employment.[above news clip via YouTube; posted by WPTZ - Channel 5 TV - News, here (November 30, 2007)]

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Description (via Stuck in VT):6/18/07: The Identity Project is a show of photographs and oral history interviews on display throughout June at the Metro Gallery in Burlington's City Hall. The artwork was created by homeless and at-risk youth and this show gives the community a rare glimpse into their world.Spectrum Health and Family Services and the Community Health Center of Burlington joined

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*Updated*What: Follow-up radio show re: *resources* re: Homelessness in Vermont + Mental Health ... (following up on the September 25th show)When: Tuesday, December 11, 2007On-air from: 9:00 AM - 10: 00AMWhere: WGDR 91.1 FM Radio (also listen online via Website):Gathering Peace radio showJoseph GainzaDay: TuesdayTime: 08:30 AM - 10:00 AMwww.afsc.orgGathering Peace offers music, commentary on news

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Living under a bridge at age 15, Squatter woke at the crack of dawn to earn a living to get off the streets. There are over 1 million homeless youth in America. November is National Homeless Youth Awareness Month. [...][via YouTube, here; posted by HomelessYouthAmongUs (October 26, 2007); length: 1:15 minutes/seconds]fyi: HomelessYouthAmongUs.org

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Homeless since she was 12, living on the streets became the norm. There are over 1 million homeless youth in America. That's 1 million too many.[...][via YouTube, here; posted by HomelessYouthAmongUs (October 26, 2007); length: 1:43 minutes/seconds]fyi: HomelessYouthAmongUs.org

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JUNE 23, 2007 C-SPAN[via YouTube, here; posted by CSPANJUNKIEdotORG (June 24, 2007); length: 10:56 minutes/seconds]

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Walter Reed and Beyond follows the care and treatment of the men and women who came home from battle in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere. It examines the promises made, and the reality lived, in the aftermath of war. The most recent series describes the struggles of the wounded who are returning with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).Read the Washington Post series: Walter Reed - The Wounded

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This morning's (Monday, November 12, 2007) edition of the local newspaper serving my region (i.e., Barre - Montpelier Times Argus) included an article reporting on a luncheon held yesterday in honor of military veterans hosted by the Hedding United Methodist Church, located within the neighboring City of Barre, after which Rev. Ralph W. Howe, Hedding's pastor, and Richard Schroeder, Hedding's

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Read an article by Betty Reid Mandell concerning homelessness and responses to it, which was published within the Summer 2007 edition of NewPolitics, here.According to the bio listed at the bottom of the article page, the author is co-editor of New Politics and co-author of Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice, 6th edition (Allyn & Bacon).Came across the article by way of the

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Read a news article concerning a recent study that finds veterans are a quarter of the homeless, here [via Barre - Montpelier Times Argus (November 9, 2007)].Read the report: Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans [via National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH); Thursday, November 8, 2007].

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A new study says that 1 in 4 homeless people is a veteran, so Fox 5's Bob Barnard spoke to a local homeless veteran to hear his story.[via YouTube, here; posted by myfoxdc (November 08, 2007); length: 2:23 minutes/seconds]

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[via YouTube, here; posted by NamGuardianAngel (October 09, 2007); length: 4:00 minutes]

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This is in salute of Memorial Day and how the government treatsmilitary veterans. By serving our country they should be among ourmost honored of citizens. Instead, this happens.[via YouTube, here; posted by ksol1460 (May 30, 2007); length: 7:33 minutes/seconds]

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[...] From the CBS Evening News, Sunday, March 25, 2007.[via YouTube, here; posted by lscott7224 (March 25, 2007); length: 2:39 minutes/seconds]By way of Think On These Things, here (11/10/2007).

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Joseph Gainza -- who is the Program Coordinator for the Vermont chapter of the American Friends Service Committee and whom also hosts a radio show on WDGR - FM in Plainfield -- has asked me to be on his radio show once again to talk about homelessness and related matters (something which I have done it at least two different times years ago).When we communicated about it together, he was

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This is the intro to a daily broadcast by Kevin Barbieux, the author of the blog, TheHomelessGuy. thehomelessguy.wordpress.com[via YouTube, here; posted by thehomelessguy (August 25, 2007); length: 2:21 minutes/seconds]fyi:The Homeless Guy blogHomeless Guy Channel, YouTube

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[...] Directed by Jody Spence for Veritas film & video[via YouTube, here; posted by veritas67 (February 18, 2007); length: 7:09 minutes/seconds] Came across the above video via The Homeless Guy blog, here.

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Watch the video, here [via ESPN Video Beta].Came across the video via The Homeless Guy, here.In addition, during an online search I found a Sports Illustrated article published within an edition last year, here.fyi: Racing for Recovery

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Read a news article concerning John Dancy's short film about Housing for New Hope and homeless people in Durham and Chapel Hill, here [via KnowledgePlex; via The Herald-Sun;Durham, NC; August 26, 2007].fyi:John DancyHousing for New Hope

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In a recent column of his (Friday, August 10, 2007), Wichita Eagle editorial writer and columnist Randy Scholfield asks the question: Why are libraries homeless shelters?My answer to such a question is that libraries are not homeless shelters, they are libraries, plain and simple.Libraries do not provide nighttime sleeping quarters and other needed services for people living homeless (e.g.,

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The Homeless OnePosted TodayPlease support homeless Organization[via ifilm, here; posted by CMTN (Thursday, August 9, 2007); length: 1:06 minutes/seconds]

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*Updated 2x*During an online search within the archives of the Homeless People's Network discussion listserv for items from around this time of year back in 2002 concerning people living in homeless encampments within Burlington, Vermont, I managed to stumble upon an old op-ed of mine posted there, one which I had completely forgotten about.Since I was not blogging until later that same year, I

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Read this must-read article, here [via New York Times (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)].[by way of LA's Homeless Blog, here]

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Read about how Cal State Long Beach's Visual Communications senior class graphic design students were out to make a difference in their community, here [via Associated Content; Thursday, May 17, 2007].Read caption for above photo, here [via Associated Content].

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For those interested in catching up on some of the previous blogging I have done -- especially during the time of my absence in posting to this blog -- concerning homelessness and related matters here and there until now can be found here [via Norsehorse's Home Turf], here [via Homelessness Marathon blog], here [via Norsehorse's Old Home Turf] as well as, here [via Norsehorse's Older Home Turf].

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An original poem of mine from last year (previously posted, here [via Norsehorse's Old Home Turf; Sunday, June 18, 2006]):homeless sneakersrestless thoughtstoss and turn,without enddeep withinmind, body and soulwhether day or night,about once againbecoming homelessknowing the onlyplace to then callhome 24/7, will beone pair of badlyworn out sneakers,long overduefor replacementtruth be toldhowever

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Midnight Mission homeless dumping footageSurveillance footage showing a team of paramedics unsuccessfully trying to drop off a paraplegic patient at the Midnight Mission on Skid Row. Several hours later, the patient was dropped off in the Gladys Park area a few blocks away.[via YouTube, here; posted by trojan502 (April 21, 2007); length: 48 seconds]Carol Reyes homeless dumping footageSurveillance

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While I cannot promise how frequently I will be able to post to this particular blog, after a rather lengthy hiatus of three and a half (3 1/2) years or so, the North American Homeless News Network (NAHNN) is back again.In addition, just also wanted to note that many of the links included within previous blog posts are most likely outdated and, as such, non-functional in one form or another.

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Eleanor Rigby Project During an online search pertaining to blogs and homelessness yesterday evening (Monday, November 17, 2003), I came across the Eleanor Rigby Project. This is "an online collaborative project for middle school students from around the globe. The focus of our project is learning about those who find themselves living on the street. The Eleanor Rigby Project will help students

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Among the Forgotten Faces Most people seem to think homelessness mainly exists in the bigger cities with its large urban centers, as if it is chiefly a problem with the higher populated regions and states within the US. There are those whom say that people who live the homeless are vastly different than one may commonly choose to think or believe, including where they may live: i.e., anyone

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Fighting City Hall in Kalamazoo Monday (November 17, 2003) found over a hundred people, including many who are living homeless, over at the City Hall in Kalamazoo, Michigan demanding that the city government do something to meet the growing need for affordable housing that exists there, especially among those most in need: Homeless press City Hall for housing funds.

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Newspaper Gives Homeless a Voice, Income Yet another article, this one featured in the Monday, November 17, 2003 edition of the Washington Times, concerning the newly established street newspaper, Street Sense, published in Washington, D.C.: Newspaper gives homeless a voice, income.

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Read All About It:Street Papers Flourish Across the US Article in the Monday, November 17, 2003 edition of the Christian Science Monitor concerning the newly established street newspaper, Street Sense, published in Washington, D.C., as well as about street newpapers in general: Read all about it: street papers flourish across the US.

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Join the Homeless Blogs Webring Are you a person who is either living homeless or were formerly living homeless? Do you have your own Blog (i.e., an online journal)? If you have a blog: is your blog focused on homelessness and/or life in general -- yet does include a focus on matters relating to homelessness or experiences of being homeless, based on your own personal lived experience and

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Homeless Pop-under Experiment:Sharing NAHNN Visitor'swith theBringing America Home Campaignduring this coming season of giving In the spirit of what the Internet and especially Blogging gave birth to as well as the coming season of giving, today begins an experiment in sharing visitors who come to this blog with the Bringing America Home Campaign via what are known as Pop-under windows.

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Announcement: Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS)Sponsored EventNational Hunger and Homelessness Awareness WeekBurlington, VermontWednesday, November 19, 2003

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Must Read! The below item is the introductory of a must read essay authored by Dana Szegedy, one of five Sterling College students who spent a night out together one cold rainy evening in Montpelier, Vermont during April of this year. They began their education that evening in several indepth discussions spanning a variety of matters, including homelessness, housing, mental health, disabilities

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The Homeless Guy Is BackBlogging Once Again After taking about a month or more off, and his blog virtually disappearing, The Homeless Guy is back blogging once again. It is really good to have Kevin Barbieux blogging once more. When it has been up and active, I visit The Homeless Guy blog often and have always enjoyed reading his blog posts. In fact I was seriously bummed out when The

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As part of Nashville Film Festival’s Tennessee Film Night I presentation this evening (Wednesday, April 30, 2003),a 'Local filmmaker shows homeless [click here]'in the debut of a new movie by the name ofJeremiah Strong [click here for movie narrative]. Profiled in Nashville's One Paper in last week's edition,the film is Expecting a ‘Strong’ Showing

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Homelessness And Planning:American Planning Association adopts policy guideaddressing homelessness To read more, go to: Friday, April 18, 2003 PLANetizen Community/Economic Development section Homelessness And Planning [click here] The American Planning Association has adopted a policy guide on how planners can play a significant role in reducing homelessness. To access the American Planning

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Sterling"Honorary Homeless First Timers"College studentsexperience homelessness first-handduring night outon the streets of Montpelier Friday afternoon (April 11, 2003) found five Sterling College students begin their 24-hour experience of homelessness first-hand, as part of a night out on the streets of Montpelier. This was done in conjunction with their community service project portion of

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Updated PostAdded Another Linkto lower fyi section[following announcement]Announcement:Lifetime Original MovieHomeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story[click here] Airs Monday evening, April 7th, at 9:00 PM ET/PT on the Lifetime Cable TV Channel "At age 15, Liz Murray found herself out on the streets, destitute and alone. But instead of crumbling, this troubled teen clung to hope — and her

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Updated Post:Thursday, April 3, 200312:30 P.M. [ET] Announcement: Vermont Homeless Journal Announcing the creation of a new blog (i.e., an online journal or diary) as part of public informational and educational outreach efforts for the Vermont Homeless & Affordable Housing Group: VT Home. It is the Vermont Homeless & Affordable Housing Group Blog aka Vermont Homeless Journal. While I will

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Highly Recommended Reading Came across an article last week concerning one persons experiences of living homeless and being HIV Positive in the Dust Bowl within the March 2003 edition of Art & Understanding (A&U) Magazine, which I found laying on someone's desk. Written by Carolyn Steinhoff Smith, "I Thought I Was Invincible [click here]" profiles Jerry Tom and some of his life experiences as

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In its Tuesday, March 18, 2003 edition, the Burlington Free Press (Vermont) published an article about a person that had been living homeless in Burlington who hung himself. As the Burlington Free Press usually only archives news articles for a one week period from the date of publication, the following forwarded article has been archived online at the Homeless People's Network (HPN) and is

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The Homeless GuyOnce Again Featured InUSA Today USA Today made the AP article, concerning Kevin Barbieux and The Homeless Guy blog, available on its online edition: Homeless man caught between cyberspace and the streets

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Updated Post Webraw recently posted up an article, entitled "Talking With The Homeless Guy [click here]", concerning an interview Eric Janssen did of Kevin Barbieux. There is also a print version of the online article available too. Kevin, who lives in Nashville and has experienced living homeless, is the man behind The Homeless Guy blog. Another excellent indepth article about Kevin, this

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Berkeley, California Mayor Tom Bates will experience being homeless for twenty-four hours next week on March 19, 2003. This event will be postponed however if war begins on or before this date. In explaining the event, an official press release [click here] states, “[w]e face a homeless crisis in Berkeley and throughout the country,” said Mayor Bates. “I need to learn first hand about the

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Officials in Hudson County New Jersey are inviting members of the public to attend the 2003 Homelessness Forum being held on Monday, March 3, 2003 at New Jersey City University's Gilligan Student Union. The following announcement for the above listed forum is available on the Community Calendar of WWOR TV, UPN 9 - New York & New Jersey: Friday, February 28, 2003 Jersey City and Hudson County

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Nationwide U.S. & Canadian Radio BroadcastsFebruary 5 & 6, 2003Concerning Homelessness & Poverty Homelessness Marathon Nationwide U.S. Radio Broadcast February 5 & 6, 2003 Now Across the Nation of Canada Too with their very own Canadian Homelessness Marathon On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, beginning at 7:00 PM US eastern time, for fourteen hours the sixth annual U.S. Homelessness Marathon [

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Climbing to its "highest level in 30 years" in the King County region of the State of Washington, a Tuberculosis 'outbreak hits Seattle's homeless [click here to read article]'. ~~~Article informational sidebar excerpts: How TB spreads and its symptoms Tuberculosis bacteria are usually spread through tiny droplets when an infected person coughs and a person nearby inhales the germs. TB is

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NAHNN Homeless News & Information NotesSummaries & Links for Tuesday, January 28, 2003 'Homeless man finds purpose in website [click here]' is an article concerning Kevin Barbieux and The Homeless Guy blog. Kevin lives in Nashville, Tennessee. The article was published by Brigham Young University (BYU) NewsNet. Learn more about BYU NewsNet, read: NewsNet: Behind the scenes [click here] ~~

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Formerly from Crystal Lake, Illinois, Chris - who is 28 years old - now lives homeless in the City of Woodstock. Chris has lived homeless on and off for 13 years. Read an article entitled Days cold, long for homeless [click here to read article], which was published today (Monday, January 27, 2003) in the Northwest Herald about him and homelessness as experienced in that part of Illinois.

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Must read column published in opinion section of today's (Monday, January 27, 2003) Zanesville Times Recorder entitled A Good Samaritan, a homeless bum [click here]. Zanesville is located in the Central Ohio area.

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An article concerning one woman's quest for better foot and other health care for people who live homeless. First though, is the article's sidebar published concerning: Foot Care Tips Here are some of the tips given for the homeless to keep their feet healthy: * Take off shoes and socks when sleeping so feet can "breathe." Do not sleep in wet socks. If sleeping outside, no socks is better

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To read an article in the Lowell Sun concerning photographer Preston Heller's photographic exhibit focused on homelessness, go to: Friday, January 17, 2003 Lowell Sun [Lowell, Massachuetts] People PicturesPreston Heller's photos bring the homeless from anonymity into vivid reality[click here to read the article]

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An article published earlier this week in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about the lives of two women living homeless in the City of Seattle, Washington and how they were brutally killed. To read the article, go to: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 Seattle Post-Intelligencer [Seattle, Washington] Local News section Detoured lives come to brutal endsA tale of 2 women whose paths led to their murders

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An article concerning panhandling in the Denver, Colorado area. To read the article, go to: Saturday, January 18, 2003 Rocky Mountain News [Denver, Colorado] Local News section Signs of desperate timesSluggish economy, housing costs swell panhandlers' ranks[click here] Related Article: Saturday, January 18, 2003 Rocky Mountain News [Denver, Colorado] Local News section Street corner

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Reposted & Updated Announcement Homelessness Marathon Nationwide U.S. Radio Broadcast February 5 & 6, 2003 Now Across the Nation of Canada Too with their very own Canadian Homelessness Marathon On Wednesday, February 5, 2003, beginning at 7:00 PM US eastern time, for fourteen hours the sixth annual U.S. Homelessness Marathon [click here] will broadcast the voices of people living homeless as

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13 year old LaJessica James and her family, who live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were faced with becoming homeless. Straightaway she took matters into her own hands in the only way that she could: she sat down and wrote a letter [click here to read LaJessica James' letter]. "Then she made a dozen photocopies and sent them off to people like the mayor, governor, President Bush, lawmakers, TV talk

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Along with church Deacon Allen Moody, Reverend Eric Cole, who is founder and pastor of the Shalom Community Christian Church, recently spent a little time walking and living in the shoes of people who reside homeless in Greensboro, North Carolina. To read a recent article concerning their experiences, go to: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 News & Record [Greensboro, North Carolina] Local News section

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Last Thursday (January 9, 2003) found the Cleveland City Council holding a public meeting concerning homelessness during which they heard directly and for themselves from people living homeless in the area. To read an article concerning the meeting, go to: Friday, January 10, 2003 The Plain Dealer [Cleveland, Ohio] Homeless speak for themselves

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Most recent article, from among the many reports appearing in various news sources of late, concerning mouth wash thefts in the Boston, Massachusetts as well as elsewhere in the region. For roughly two or more weeks now, news organizations have been reporting that some people who are homeless may be stealing or otherwise buying what is said to be the cheapest product on the market, using mouth

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Article published in the St. Paul Pioneer Press concerning a forum held Friday (January 10, 2003) in Minneapolis, during which people living homeless in the Twin Cities area met with city and county elected officials. The last forum addressing homelessness in this manner concerning the region, was held over a dozen years ago. To read the article, go to: Saturday, January 11, 2003 Pioneer Press

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The community of Northampton, Massachusetts has been cracking down on people living homeless who have resorted to panhandling [click here to read an article concerning panhandling] as a means of support with which to subsist upon. Controversy has arose in response to the campaign co-sponsored by the city and Northampton Chamber of Commerce being waged against panhandling by people living

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Article published in the Portsmouth Herald concerning the dramatic increase of homelessness in the state of New Hampshire. The increase in cases of homelessness being experienced in New Hampshire is reported by one group to be nearly double the national average recently announced in the latest edition of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 25-city survey. For additional information concerning

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Recently published article featured in The Black World Today concerning a program held that marked National Homeless Memorial Day. The program, hosted at the Judson Memorial Church in New York City, was sponsored by Picture the Homeless (PTH) in conjunction with the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH). To read the article, go to: Friday, December 27, 2002 The Black World Today [

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Test Your Knowledge concerning Poverty and Homelessness: An Exam on Poverty and Homelessness [click here] Multiple-choice exercise The exam is hosted at the Valencia Community College Clemente Course in the Humanities Website. Valencia Community College is located in Orlando, Florida.

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An article concerning Ms. Kelly Caruso and the organization, The Ripple Effect [click here], she founded in Orlando, Florida. Ripple Effect provides a meals program, outreach, support and services to people who live homeless in the Orlando area. To read the article, go to: Thursday, December 26, 2002 Orlando Sentinel [Orlando, Florida] Orange County News section Brush with homelessness turns

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What do you think? Discussion Survey Question Regarding Ending Homelessness Survey Author: Morgan W. Brown Survey Question: Once the initial process and effort was seriously started, do you believe that ending homelessness in your local area is a goal that could be reasonably accomplished within a ten year period? Note: Due to sincere concern regarding the potential for further use of

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"The face of Vermont's homeless" by Morgan W. Brown Last Thursday (December 12, 2002), the call-in radio news program Switchboard, hosted by Steve Zind, focused on "Vermont's homeless." Switchboard airs twice a week on Vermont Public Radio (VPR). The beginning of the broadcast featured a taped presentation narrated by a VPR reporter who traveled the state interviewing several people who are

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Articles Worth A Read Wednesday, November 13, 2002 Valencia Source [Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida] Vol. 10, Issue 5 Article by Jennifer Gilliam Clemente Course offers new beginning [click here] November 12, 2002 Article [submitted to ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges] by Elizabeth Eschbach and John Scolaro, Professors of Humanities, Valencia Community College [Valencia

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An article concerning homelessness as experienced in Orlando, Florida and upcoming community forums designed to focus on and discuss these matters among those concerned. To read the article, go to: Sunday, December 8, 2002 Naples Daily News [Florida] Florida / State News section Tourist capital grapples with homeless question [click here] Mayor Glenda Hood has scheduled two forums to discuss

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News story in The Tennessean concerning Alice Perley, who lived homeless for eight years in Nashville, Tennessee. Alice recently remembered that she had investments in an account with a firm which happened to have offices located in Nashville. When she inquired about her accounts, eventually she was reunited with her family in North Carolina whom had been looking for her these many years. To

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An article concerning rising numbers of school students attending the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union school district which serves the Bennington, Vermont region. To read the article, go to: Monday, November 25, 2002 Bennington Banner [Bennington, Vermont] More students homeless [click here]

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An article concerning ongoing efforts by homeless squatters at Woodward's tent city in Vancouver, British Columbia. To read the article, go to: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 Vancouver Sun [Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada] Squatters trickle away to new digs [click here] But most determined to make point for affordable social housing For additional information concerning the Woodward squat,

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News from Mexico, concerning the opening of hostels for roughly just over one-third of those who are estimated to be living homeless in Mexico City, as the region experiences its coldest winter in years. The program is set to last for 15 weeks and is intended to assist an estimated 5000 out of the 14,000 people living homeless in the city. To the read the article, go to: Monday, November 25,

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An article concerning a homeless coalition formed by human service organizations in Huron County, Michigan in an attempt to address homelessness in that region. To read the article, go to: Monday, November 25, 2002 Huron Daily Tribune [Bad Axe, Michigan] The "invisible population" [click here]

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An article published in The Birmingham News concerning homelessness as expereinced in Birmingham, Alabama. To read the article, go to: Monday, November 25, 2002 The Birmingham News [Birmingham, Alabama] Homeless feel hard times [click here] Slow economy fills city shelters but lessens contributions

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Recent local television news story concerning people living homeless in encampments in Burlington, Vermont. To read the news story, go to: Saturday, November 23, 2002 WCAX - Channel 3 News - TV [Burlington, Vermont] The Homeless Cope With Winter, Hostility [click here]

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An article concerning homelessness as experienced by some people in the greater Framingham, Massacusetts region and what one concerned individual citizen, along with others he has recruited, has chosen to do in an effort at making a difference in some of these individuals and families lives. To read the article, go to: Saturday, November 23, 2002 MetroWest Daily News [Framingham,

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On the quick, two different news items which I only now managed enough time to post Friday November 22, 2002 Tallahassee Democrat [Tallahassee, Florida] Local News section Working to end homelessness Having a job isn't always enough to make ends meet Thursday, November 21, 2002 Herald News [Fall River, Massachusetts] A lesson in homelessness

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An article, concerning people living homeless as well as how certain communities across the United States are addressing homelessness, published in the Thursday, November 21, 2002 edition of the Christian Science Monitor entitled As homelessness grows, even havens toughen up.

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A new study, Homelessness in Knoxville/Knox County: 2002, is now available at the Knoxville Coalition for the Homeless Knoxville and Knox County, Tennessee

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An article in the MetroWest Daily News which describes one family's experience of what life in the fast lanes, amid the high-tech region of Massacusetts, can be like. To read the article, go to: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 MetroWest Daily News [Framingham, Massacusetts] Local & Regional News section One family's struggle with homelessness

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An article published in The Telegram concerning homelessness as experienced in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. To read the article, go to: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 The Telegram [St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada] Outside our doors

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Announcement from the National Alliance to End Homelessness concerning the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference Series Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference Series The National League of Cities, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National Council of State Housing Agencies, the Council of State Community Development Agencies, and the National Alliance to End

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On Monday, students at the University of Wisconsin, in Madison, engaged in various ways as part of National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week activities being held on the campus. There were some who working to "solicit support for a National Housing Trust Fund Act, which has yet to gain backing from Senator Herb Kohl." To read an article which reports on Monday's event, go to: Tuesday,

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This past Monday evening found Brown University students listening to a panel of five local people from the Providence, Rhode Island area who are homeless or were formerly homeless sharing their stories. The “Faces of Homelessness” panel helped begin a week of awareness building as part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. At the national level, the week long event is being

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In the latest edition of Real Change News, Andrea Iglar writes about the realities of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) encountered by people with disabilities, along with what they can face when dealing with the Social Security Administration (SSA). To read the article, go to: November 14 - 27, 2002 edition Real Change News Bereft How Social

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An article published in the November 2002 edition of the Street News Service written by Al Bliss. Al Bliss is a homeless writer, whose work has been published in Spare Change and Real Change newspapers, as well as Harper’s magazine. To read the article, go to: November 15, 2002 Street News Service Experimental Academies and Provisional Monasteries By Al Bliss Another published offering by

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Food for thought. February 15, 2002 Personal Choices Magazine Resources for Ecovillage Living Issue 3 A Secret In The News: The country's permanent poor By Ben H. Bagdikian A ZNet Commentary, 3 April 2001

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A must read article. Hearts and Minds: A Conversation with the Bush Administration’s point man on homeless policy, Philip Mangano May 08, 2002 Street News Service By Linda Larson of Spare Change, Cambridge, Massachusetts To learn more about the federal agency which Philip Mangano was appointed to lead, go to the Interagency Council on the Homeless (ICH) http://www.ich.gov Another must

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NAHNN Updated New Links Section Added The North American Homeless News Network (NAHNN) has begun work on a links section for those seeking additional information concerning homelessness and related matters. Make sure to frequently browse the NAHNN Online Information Resource Center http://nahnn_links.blogspot.com There will be much more added on a *regular basis* *Please note that these

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Action Alert from the The National Housing Trust Fund Campaign c/o National Low Income Housing Coalition • 1012 Fourteenth Street, NW, Suite 610 • Washington, D.C. 20005 • (202) 662-1530 phone • (202) 393-1973 fax • www.nhtf.org Call To Action Tuesday, November 19, 2002 is National Housing Day of Action Call Your Congressional Delegation Urge Them to Cosponsor the Trust Fund or Thank Them

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Hometown News On a personal note: Though I live elsewhere, besides currently being homeless and having been born in Middletown, Connecticut, this article also caught my eye due to the date of its publication; as my 47th birthday was celebrated on November 17, 2002. To read the article, go to: Sunday, November 17, 2002 Middletown Press [Middletown, Connecticut] Seeking an end to homelessness

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