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The Homeless

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This Monday, Bill Miller, Executive Director of Springfield, MA's Friends of the Homeless, sought out the press for an all-too-familiar story-- area emergency shelters are closing and the Worthington St. Shelter, already overcapacity, is worried. Miller says that the 107 bed men's shelter has been overcapacity 15 of the last 20 days, and I know the women's 26-bed shelter is always full. On June 1st, the 30 bed, 6 nights a week shelter run by the Springfield rescue Mission will also close. Then what? Unfortunately, in terms of publicity, this has not been a great month for the shelter. On April 22, Springfield police ... Read Full Story
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Congratulations! You wouldn't know it by reading the Northampton Gazette article, but skilled and persistent organizing by the new group Poverty is Not a Crime has forced the Northampton, MA City Council to table indefinitely a proposed ordinance which would have restricted panhandling to such a degree as to make it virtually forbidden, and which would have instituted impossible-to-pay fines that could have led to warrants and incarceration. Thanks also to Bill Newman of the ACLU, who also recently stood up against a Springfield City Council proposal which would have recriminalized possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Mayor Claire Higgins said that ... Read Full Story
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The following is a post from the Northampton, MA-based group Poverty is Not a Crime. Host: Poverty Is Not a Crime Type: Causes - Protest Network: Global Time and Place Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Time: 4:15pm - 6:00pm Location: exact congregation location TBD The Anti-Panhandling Ordinance Is Just the Beginning! Stop the Business Improvement District! End Rascist and Classist Gentrification! Community Resources, Now! True Economic Development: For People, Not Profit! Ordinance 285-53 would restrict “aggressive solicitation” and ban solicitation in much of downtown Northampton through severe restrictions on zone. Originally directed only against panhandling, the word "panhandling" was replaced with "solicitation" in a ... Read Full Story
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I started a post this afternoon which I decided not to publish after I read through it because it seemed all whiny and self-pitying. Truth is, there's a good chance I'll be laid off in the next couple of months, but I guess I'll survive..... unlikely I'll wind up in the Friends of the Homeless Womens' Shelter or starving to death in an unheated apartment... but it sucks to be 61 years old and looking for work. Later I went to an Economic Justice Committee meeting at Arise. Liz reported on her contacts with homeless families in motels and Lamont talked about his organizing ... Read Full Story
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Those damn rich people were in town today, giving a round of cheers to Bay State Medical Center for hiring a union-busting law firm and to Health New England for  its membership in America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the lobbying group trying to turn health care reform into a government subsidy for their profits.   Carrying signs reading "Whatever happened to an apple a day?" and "Let them eat Advil," the Billionaires for Wealthfare went to offer their support at HNE's offices at One Monarch Place, Springfield.  That support was not appreciated, however.  The billionaires describe themselves as " a grassroots network of health ... Read Full Story
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FLINT, Michigan — The city is working to educate the community on the issue of homelessness as part of Homeless Awareness Week in Michigan.Mayor Dayne Walling kicked off the education effort at One Stop Resource Center this morning, and the...  
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Today I am live-blogging from Rhode Island's "Yes We Will" Conference on Homelessness and Housing. The first workshop of the day will examine the "new faces of homelessness" - not necessarily new categories of people experiencing homelessness, but groups that have started receiving more priorities and attention from funders and policy-makers. 10:22 - I like the note that we're starting out on: moderator Mike Burk from the RI Dept. of Children...  
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There is no better way to build community power than by organizing the power of a community. Amid these challenging economic times, and with a former community organizer in the White House, homeless advocates should revisit this timely topic. Today's workshop will cover community organizing through a numbers of lenses - classic community organizing, new media, advocacy, etc. First and most important lesson in today's workshop: everyone is an...  
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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 ...  
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The secretary of Veterans Affairs unveiled the department's comprehensive plan to end homelessness among Veterans Nov. 3 by marshalling the resources of government, business and the private sector.  Secretary Eric K. Shinseki made his presentation during the "VA National Summit Ending Homelessness among Veterans." "President (Barack) Obama and I are personally committed to ending homelessness among Veterans within the next five years...  
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Somewhere in Utah tonight a military veteran will be sleeping on the street, in the cold. As part of an ambitious, 5-year plan to end homelessness among veterans, the Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Salt Lake City will host its annual Homeless Veterans Stand Down at the George E.  
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MANITOWOC The Lakeshore Interfaith Hospitality Network is selling luminary kits and asking area residents to light the luminaries at 5 p.m. Dec. 6 as a show of solidarity for those who have lost their homes because of financial hardships in Manitowoc County.  
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