The Homeless

The Homeless

Homelessness is a major problem in many parts of the world. Discuss the situation and share stories and news about homelessness and the people and organizations that are trying to improve the situation.

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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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When will homeless people get a break? When will children stop being afraid of the police? This morning the Springfield Republican reported that Bill Miller, Executive Director of the Friends of the Homeless Shelter on Worthington St., has had a sexual harassment charge filed against him by a social worker who had also been employed at the shelter. President of the board Bob Carroll is defending Miller, but the social worker, Holly Bell, has a letter from Bob Carroll that states, "The Board determined that many of your allegations were substantiated and that the Executive Director made comments to you that were inappropriate. The ... Read Full Story
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From Chris Wolf, executive director of A Way Home:Charlotte is experiencing a storm that is a far cry from "perfect." Social services needs are at record levels; agency funding has been cut from the United Way, foundations, corporations, houses of faith and individuals; and agency staffs are stretched to handle the demand. Yet in this horrific landscape, there are rays of light - individuals whose dedication drives the social services sector.  
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It had been in the works ever since the beginning of March and the event couldn't have been more successful. With the help of the Reach Out Center and a select few Service Directors, Hunger and Homelessness Week was created, including a first ever "Sleep Out" at Assumption College.  
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SPOKANE -- Homeless shelters say they got hit hard by the economy this year.  But they are seeing the Spokane area rally around them now.  The Union Gospel Mission says it's seeing more people coming through its doors.  But when they ask for help, it comes through now more than ever. Union Gospel Mission kitchen manager Steve Viers and his crew have been chopping, stirring and cooking for days.  All to serve up a Thanksgiving dinner for the...  
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Last Wednesday, the temperature dropped to a chilly 30 degrees, not unusual for late November. While the cold forced most of us into the warmth of our dorms, 30 of our classmates spent the night on the Hagan Campus Center Lawn. Armed with sleeping bags and cardboard boxes for shelter, the students participated in Assumption's first ever "Sleep Out.  
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Labour will this week move to establish an inquiry into homelessness in New Zealand at Parliament's Social Services select committee, the party’s Housing spokesperson Moana Mackey said "I hope the select committee will agree to examine the pathways ...  
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Some lucky homeless people will be among15 people who had a warm place to eat and sleep, thanks to InnVision's Hotel de Zink program. The unlucky ones are those stuck on waiting lists, waiting the cold.  
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Despite pleas from religious leaders, San Rafael shelters to open later: Temporary women's homeless shelters in four San Rafael churches won't be open Dec. 1 despite pleas from clergy to issue temporary permission to begin operation in lockstep with other...  
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