A crime to give away your money…

In Texas a politician wants a law against giving money to pan handelers so the poor will leave town. Wow. I didn’t know that NOT GIVING CHARITY was the CURE for HOMELESSNESS. Thank you Councilman John Clamp. for that bit of news! Read more ♥♥♥ More on John Clamp http://www.sanantonio.gov/council/d10/ http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/give-to-the-homeless-commit-a-crime-/?src=keyword_s=ggl_K=Homeless_C=Responsibility_G=HelpingHomeless_Homeless_M=broad#fbid=1pDacgc6LH9

PATH says women are half the street population

in downtown San Diego and they are homeless because of lost employment ->lost rent and mortgage funds->homelessness. ♥♥♦♦♥♥♦♦♥♥ read more: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/02/survey-counts-homeless/

homelessness in the news June 1

Formerly Homeless Teen graduates at the head of his class! Residents of The Bronx in favor of shelters and know someone who has become homeless in the past 6 months Vancouver Canada “Ambassadors” refer to the homeless as “scum of the earth” and are happy when a homeless resident is reported dead. Colorado buys 11 […]

ACLU vs Santa Monica

A federal judge in Los Angeles dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice on Friday, which means the ACLU is prohibited from bringing the suit again on the same claim. ACLU says Santa Monica made it a crime to be homeless and harasses the homeless. Read more:http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/05/28/aclu-settles-santa-monica-homeless-civil-rights-su/

Martha and

The donated Cheetah from Dress For Success

Beat up the Homeless then volunteer with them

That makes legal sence – right? It does in South Carolina if you are two police officers who abused members of the homeless population. You can get 3 years of probation and have to do community service with the Homeless. They poked a deaf man because the sounds he made were “amusing” to the officers […]

What’s in a name Hobo . Homeless . Bums.

Hobo, Tramp and Bum are all vulgar words that demean the people they describe. Using these words is easier than saying “migrant worker”, “person without a home”, “wanderer”, “someone down on his luck”, “unemployed and out of housing”. But, they were not always vulgar. They are names in a caste system of wanders and migrants. A Hobo […]

iHobo – Your own Homeless Man for iPhone

Want to own a Homeless Man? There’s an App for that. The UK has a FREE app that gives you 3 days of caring for a virtual homeless man . you have to feed him and give him his sleeping bag in real-time. Sometimes at times inconvenient to the user. If your iHobo isn’t fed […]

Sleeping in your car – part 2

If you have to sleep in your car – do so in a place that is safe. Many people suggest a Wal*Mart parking lot. Others have suggested a “rest stop” such as the ones along California’s highways. They have running water, restrooms, and power outlets as well as many truck drivers catching naps in their […]

Art, Outreach and kids

Taylor “Tae Tae” Davis is a tween who does art as outreach and engagement with children who are living in a homeless shelter. Rock on! Read her story :http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/25/1647314/village-student-brings-joy-of.html