From the Homelessness Law Blog:The willingness to talk to a panhandler reveals V’s story. “Baby, can you do something for me? It’s a big favor.” I nodded, trying to look encouraging. “You see, I’ve got this abscessed tooth on the left side –” She peeled her lip down to show me charcoal gums. “Hurts like…
Read MoreZetaman is an ordinary guy doing superhero deeds in Portland, Oregon. In his spare time, he dons the Zetaman costume and walks the streets looking for ways to help men and women in need.From Zetaman’s Blog: On 5th and Yamhill, we noticed a guy sitting in a doorway. He had a jacket but was trying…
Read MoreFrom 60 Minutes: In some areas of the country, schools are seeing 5-10 more homeless students every day. School buses make regular stops at low-budget hotels to pick up kids whose families have no other place to live. How does homelessness affect kids? How do they survive? What will the long-term effects be on this…
Read MoreFrom L to R: Wrench Raiders volunteer Jacob Martinez, Larry Carver, Wrench Raiders founder C.J. Speelman.(Photos © J. Maus) From BikePortland.org: CJ Speelman has been working with the homeless for about six years. For him, bikes are merely a way to build community and relationships. “I was looking for what I could give folks besides…
Read MoreGabino recently sent us a letter from prison: My name is Gabino. I am currently doing 76 months in prison for 2nd Degree Assault. I have about 3 1/2 years left until I parole. I’ve sent a few donations to you guys when I can. …I grew up in California and was raised in the…
Read MoreTake a few artsy college students, stick them on an old school bus, send them around the country to share with homeless people. That’s the Art Bus! Thanks to the Art Bus folks, around 40 of our men and women in recovery enjoyed a week of art exploration. Each day, the groups experimented with making…
Read MoreFrom Serenity’s “A Day in the Life of” blog:http://coulombefam.blogspot.com/2010/06/felicity.html Our family was walking around downtown with some bags of snacks and water bottles one day. We were headed to where the Rescue Mission was and passed by the unemployment office. And right when I passed the doorway to the office, Felicity walked out, crying. My…
Read MoreChoir of formerly homeless U.S. military veterans gets a standing ovation on “America’s Got Talent”. Watch this inspiring moment.
Read MoreFrom the “Changing the World” blog: http://walking4change.blogspot.com/2010/05/rose-by-any-other-name.html Homelessness wasn’t talked about when I was a kid. It didn’t exist as far as we knew in Connecticut. But then we were the sheltered wealthy where dirty little secrets like poverty couldn’t touch us. Even in the streets of New York where we spent almost as much…
Read MoreFrom the Washington Post article: Out Of The Debris, A Survival Story Photo: Difficult to believe he’s the same man. Danny Glass holds up a photo of him taken just four months ago. He was homeless, living in a tent — and nearly dead. When we first met Danny Glass, he was sitting in a…
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