In my quest to continue to help the homeless, I have created a new campaign called What Can I Do?, a movement that will raise awareness and compassion about homelessness through art and social action.
In my quest to continue to help the homeless, I have created a new campaign called What Can I Do?, a movement that will raise awareness and compassion about homelessness through art and social action.
When communities rally around the homeless, miracles happen. And it looks like Canada and the U.S. are going to rally.
Not everyone who panhandles is homeless but every homeless person will have a much harder time finding housing if their homelessness earns them a criminal record.
This is the final part in "The Quality of Whose Life?" series. It focuses on the proliferation of repressive and discriminatory "quality of life" laws...
Governments at every level are cutting or even eliminating funding to a multitude of programs serving the homeless and those living in poverty. So the need is real. But the people are real, too.
Much of the country is in a dither over the Supreme Court decision (Brown v. Plata) that requires California to release up to 33,000 inmates in order to reduce prison overcrowding.
As with most anything there is a paradox in life. As I find the courage to face my fears, I am also finding freedom.
So this past January, in the quiet of the night, volunteers spanned across cities to count homeless persons. The results are being announced now.
Homelessness in America is staggering and shameful any day of the year and it ought to be brought to our attention every day of the year.
The VA's passive system forces veterans to figure out on their own what benefits they are eligible for. It is outrageous that after all these brave men and women have done for our country that our government allows so many of them to fall through the cracks.
The pending budget deal could cut over $100 million from services for the poor, disabled and homeless. The safety-net is already so tattered that homeless mothers with infants in tow have been given bus fare to ride buses all night rather than shelter.
If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to end a family's homelessness. Neighborhoods can work together to help people get into permanent housing.
Homeless advocates are often asked about welfare cheats and folks who abuse the system. So here's just one story about what happens when the poor are caught playing fast and loose with the rules.
By no means are MTA riders obligated to give, but if someone touches your heart, it shouldn't be illegal -- helping someone out should never be illegal.
Cutting funding to the ESFP and other safety net initiatives that may be the difference between life and death closes the door on those who suffer from the plagues of unemployment, homelessness and hunger.
After decades of this country's struggle to end American homelessness, a business approach could very well be the tipping point to resolution.
I work in a homeless shelter and daily learn stories that prove few folks in power think about the poor when they are making the rules which effect them.
The myth that homeless people make millions or thousands of dollars is a myth of gigantic proportions.
Across the nation, cities are responding to poverty and homelessness not by creating programs to enable people to survive these harsh times, but by persecuting the victims of an economic downturn of historic dimensions.
Homeless mother, Tanya McDowell, returned to the Norwalk, Conn. State Superior Court for her pretrial hearing regarding her "stealing education" case.
Fear of economic loss by having homeless people on the premises is a concern for any business. But, until everyone has a home, we will have homeless people among us. What is a business to do?