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It used to be that vagrants would remain, unseen and unheard, at the margins of society. They bedded down in tents on the beach or slept on cardboard in the dark corners of staircase landings and void decks.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
This is singapores solution to homelessness, maybe something America can implement. What do you think?
Family Promise of Butler County helps families secure housing, first by removing the barriers that keep them stuck.
An example of a non-profit helping out on reducing homelessness in Butler County.
Homelessness is not a new issue to America's West Coast. But it's getting worse - much worse. On any given night, more than 105,000 people are sleeping unsheltered in some of the country's biggest and trendiest metropolises, driven there by soaring housing costs, rental vacancy rates that...
A report on cities like Phoenix show the rising toll of homelessness in Phoenix.
Who are you to judge what they do with that cash?
whatever you do to the least of these isn’t a joke, friends
“Apathy and austerity kill. Your kindness saves lives.”
An op-ed on why you should give cash to homeless. Do you agree or dis-agree? Do you think it worsens the problem?
Did you know that if you’re homeless in Canada, you can provide proof of residency from a Soup Kitchen or Homeless Shelter in order to vote?
Signal Boost this!! I’m glad there’s still a way for everyone to act of this.
Spreading awareness for a cause
Portland, Oregon just became the first city in America to raise taxes on businesses if their CEO gets paid more than 100 times what their average worker gets. All money raised will be earmarked to combat homelessness in the city.
Succesful lobbying
A mosque in Vancouver is offering free shelter and clothes to everyone that needs it in the Vancouver area.
The cold weather has filled most available shelters to capacity.
Another non-profit at work
Real Change Starts Within Ourselves
We took the summer off but as a part of our back to school efforts, @action will be restarting our Champions of Change series where we work with our partners in media and civil society to profile young people doing extraordinary things in their communities.
To kick off we will be hearing from Leonardo Serrano from Los Angeles School of Global Studies, who participated in Civic Action Project a program of Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Growing up in Mexico as a Mexican-American Citizen was not easy but it offered me the opportunity to witness the struggles people suffer in both countries. Once back where I was born, LA, I realized that even I, a student who barely knew English, could take action. I’m one example that no matter what situation you are in, you can make a difference.
In January I became homeless, struggling with my job, school, and my living situation. When Civic Action Project (CAP) started, I saw a valuable opportunity to be the voice not only for myself but for the growing homeless community of LA.
I first took the initiative to persuade the senior class with my personal experience to choose the topic of homelessness for our CAP. Most seniors from Los Angeles School of Global Studies concentrated their efforts researching policies in two areas: the first, policies that criminalize the homeless community, and the second, proposals to increase access to affordable housing, shelters, and services.
At the end of the project we produced T-shirts to support our action, PSAs, a press conference in front of LA City Hall that was recorded by two local TV stations, and ultimately we delivered concise speeches to the council members. All of this to support, change, or eliminate different policies in the city of LA.
Thanks to this project my peers and I have the basic knowledge to keep striving for positive change anywhere we go. Real change starts within ourselves, we have control over what we do and when. Nobody can tell us or decide for us when we want change or when to take action. For anyone who wants change but does not have the courage to do so I would like to say, don’t be afraid to reach out to people for help. Even if the first few discourage you, keep going you will find someone who will help.
-Leonardo Serrano
A nonprofit at work
San Diego has started washing its downtown streets with bleach in an effort to combat an outbreak of hepatitis A that has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400.
The infectious disease has largely infected homeless people in the coastal California city, and part of the issue is an apparent shortage of public restrooms in areas where the population congregates.
Hepatitis A was first identified in the area in early March, according to the county, and declared a public health emergency earlier this month.
A letter from San Diego County health officials stated that hepatitis A is being spread though contact with a “fecally contaminated environment” as well as person-to-person transmission.
San Diego Washing Streets With Bleach To Combat Hepatitis A Outbreak
Photo: Susan Murphy/KPBS
Example of public government company at work.
Housing chiefs’ warning on effect of flagship Tory welfare reform
With the accelerated roll-out of the new system just weeks away, some warn that rent arrears among tenants receiving universal credit are running at three, four or even five times the level of those on the old system. Three councils whose tenants have already been moved on to universal credit said they had built up about £8m in rent arrears. Croydon, Hounslow and Southwark said that more than 2,500 tenants claiming it were now at risk of eviction.
Some food banks reported that marriages had broken down as a result of the extra pressures of waiting for payments, while some landlords are now choosing not to accept tenants on universal credit.
Figures obtained by the Observer under the Freedom of Information Act also show that half of all council tenants across 105 local authorities who receive the housing element of universal credit – which replaces housing benefit – are at least a month behind on their rent, with 30% two months behind.
Example of a non-profit company at work
A statue of ‘homeless Jesus’ sleeping on a bench was installed in Orlando where the homeless are banned from sleeping on benches.
An example of a symbol
An implementation request
Homeless People Read Mean Tweets About Themselves To End Stereotypes
When celebrities read mean tweets about themselves, it’s funny. When homeless people do it, it’s heartbreaking.
In a powerful PSA by Canadian advocacy group Raising the Roof, people who are dealing with homelessness read actual tweets written about those living without stable shelter. See all of the emotional reactions here.
Watch the full video here.
This PSA aims to end the negative stereotypes towards homeless people.
An example of implementation
Those living outside in Phoenix are most vulnerable to the dangerous and possibly deadly effects of a scorching heatwave swallowing the south-west
Our budget reveals our values. $25 billion can build one useless wall or enough homes to shelter every homeless family in America.
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Hasan Minhaj speaks with Lloyd Pendleton, director of the Homeless Task Force.
“We have reduced our chronic homeless count by 72% since 2005.”
