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Let's All Go To the Movies | December 19th 2009
PLOT: In 2005, the only thing hurting Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez more than his face from a recent bike accident was his pressing need for story ideas. That is when he discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician wh read more
Free Christmas Dinner At Martha’s Village And Kitchen
Palm Springs Freebies | December 19th 2009 by Steve Stewart
Martha’s Village And Kitchen in Indio will serve a Christmas Meal On Christmas Day consisting of a nice, hot, roast-beef meal is given to everyone that comes through their doors. Also, all children, under the age of 13, receive a new toy. Tee read more
My Shelter Is You – Toi, mon refuge
And They All Rejoiced! - The Blog | December 19th 2009 by Cendrine Marrouat
Poem/poème: My Shelter Is You – Toi, mon refuge MY SHELTER IS YOU Deep into the night, He staggers along the shady street. Bruised all over, He can barely feel his body. Darwinian obduracy Allowed them to catch him dastardly. Who will love hi read more
Violinists perform for the homeless
Michaelann Land | December 19th 2009 by michaelann bewsee
Lovely, sad little story by Daniel Wakin at the New York Times this morning. Artists from the Music Kitchen bring Bach, Brahms and Appalachian tunes to overnight shelters. The concerts have an air of authenticity and directness that sometimes read more
Small Business Loans: Easy Business Money Advanced
BUSINESS CONFERENCE | December 18th 2009 by MARIA GORETH VALENTIM
Ben Gannon asked: Running a big commercial venture is not that tough as running a small venture is. Here you need to be far more cautious and you can’t do a single mistake in planning for your venture. You may need to take finance from the lenders read more
Where Have All the Homeless Gone?
The National Scene | December 18th 2009 by SteveK
America was constantly reminded about the issue of homelessness during recent Republican presidencies, but when a Democrat is in the White House the homeless mysteriously disappeared. Did Obama give homes to all the homeless? Newsbusters reported a read more
The Ghost of Christmas Future
Meditations in a Toolshed | December 18th 2009 by T.M. Fleming
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”—Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)The last spirit to appear to the greedy and gloomy Ebenezer Scrooge is the Ghost of Christmas Fut read more
In Bold Recession Era Marketing Gambit, Buick Re-Signs Tiger Wood…
Politicomix | December 17th 2009 by Roberto De Vido
At The End Of The Day
http://caughtinacatastrophe.wordpress.com/ | December 17th 2009 by Erin
So, even though we’ve moved away…even though we’re far gone and he knows not where we are, he continues bothering us. Apparently he told my mother’s bank that his wife had written her a ‘bogus’ check and some way t read more
Hundreds of AZ foster children in danger of being homeless
Legally Kidnapped | December 17th 2009 by LK
Hundreds of AZ foster children in danger of being homelessTen-thousand and counting. That's the growing number of children and youth currently in Arizona's foster care system. read more
Melvin Basnight, Homeless American
Despite All Obstacles | December 17th 2009 by mj
So last night my wife and I have a big blowout fight. I grabbed my truck keys and left without a plan, in the direction of Waffle House and fresh hot coffee. Well, apparently, someone tore the Waffle House down and forgot to tell me. So I'm back t read more
Baby, It's Cold Outside
New York Portraits | December 17th 2009 by kittylittered
Photo by myself just inside the entrance to the subway near Bryant Park, at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. Temperatures are dropping here in New York City. Just last week, we had days that felt warm. Recent windy days, however, must have been sent read more
It’s A Miserable Life: A Three Part Look at Homelessness Part 3
GivMusic | December 17th 2009 by GivMusic
“It’s A Miserable Life” is the third and final part in the “No Room at the Inn” series on homelessness by Chad Houck of http://share5.org During this series, we have been encouraging you to actively participate in Mark Horvath’s 12 read more
We are the homeless people
Homeless with a name | December 17th 2009 by Amber
It has been a simple truth for me, the realization that even I, the secure, take all I own for granted, wanting more, person can end up with nothing. The push of debt, struggling pay check to pay check, cutting back in times of hardship. The truth li read more
I Just Wanna Go Home
http://caughtinacatastrophe.wordpress.com/ | December 16th 2009 by Erin
We got our out date today. We’re to be booted out of here by December 28th. Not even before until the end of the year are we welcome. I’m worried…I’m worried our car won’t be up and running before we’re put out. It read more
Shop & Give to the Mission
Mission Dish | December 16th 2009 by Phoenix Rescue Mission
If you shop at Bashas’, now you can shop local and give locally to the Mission with their year-long Shop & Give Program. All you need to do to participate is link your Bashas’ Thank You Card to Phoenix Rescue Mission’s group ID number 27 read more
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Three Part Look at Homelessness Part 2
GivMusic | December 16th 2009 by GivMusic
Hidden in Plain Sight is part two of a three part series on the plight of the homeless written by Chad Houck of http://share5.org specifically for the GivMusic.com blog. As we approach our Christmas and New Year’s festivities, may we be mindful an read more
PLEASE . . . . somebody, anybody. . . . PLEASE HELP ME!
Star Log White | December 16th 2009 by EelKat
They just now, just called again. Again demanding that I come into the the bishop’s office at the church tonight, again demanding that I meet with the Stake President. And again it has triggered a mass panic attack. It’s happeni read more
As If Driving Wasn't Hard Enough
Just Humor Me | December 16th 2009 by Diane Laney Fitzpatrick
What’s with the soldiers begging for money in the middle of the road?I’m assuming you have this where you live: Guys in fatigues standing in the road at big intersections collecting change from drivers. Don’t get me wrong; I’m all for handing read more
With Nothing.
http://caughtinacatastrophe.wordpress.com/ | December 15th 2009 by Erin
I ran into a friend after school today. I don’t have many since I left all my close friends back in Oregon when we moved. But I’ve managed to make a few. This isn’t normal I’d like to say, I usually make friends easier than ea read more
Bitter cold and hungry: A lot of people are hurting in Small Town…
BlogEvolve.com | December 15th 2009
It's a sight that seemed almost unthinkable here in northwestern Minnesota just a few years ago -- but I saw it. read more read more
No Room at the Inn: A Three Part Look at Homelessness Part 1
GivMusic | December 15th 2009 by GivMusic
The following is the first of a three part series on the plight of the homeless written by Chad Houck of http://share5.org specifically for the GivMusic.com blog. As we approach our Christmas and New Year’s festivities, may we be mindful and pur read more
1John4 Project
T Shirt screen printing printing. Low cost, high quality rel… | December 15th 2009 by FaveurINK
There are 700,000 people without shelter tonight and on any given night in the United states alone. All of us at FaveurINK and Faveur Clothing believe we can make a difference. 2.5-3.5 million people will experience Homelessness this year, and the n read more
Web address without a home address
Homeless with a name | December 15th 2009 by Amber
I read an article a while ago about the homeless people who were online. People with nothing else but a computer. Some used the local libraries to go online and surf the net. Some had old laptops that they cherished and carried around with them. We l read more
Donated Soap Makes the Holidays Smell Better
what gives!? | December 15th 2009 by whatgives
(a special post from WhatGives!? Guest, RoryG) As a college student (Rochester Institute of Technology; hometown of George Eastman!) about to graduate in a less than hospitable job market, I am, how should I say, flat broke. I have so little money read more
Hearts with a Mission PSA
Confessions of a Juvenile Detention Worker | December 14th 2009 by Cynthia Ford
Vignettes – 14/12/09
The Year Zero | December 14th 2009 by Milo
I’ve blogged about the homeless before. They congregate early evening on the Strand on the confluence of Agar Street and William IV Street, outside Ryman (the stationers), just down from Charing Cross (high security) police station, itself oppo read more
Think INside the Box...
essays & utter nonsense | December 14th 2009 by Lily Robinson
...a simple way to make a difference.If you read my past blog posts, you know that I advocate helping the homeless and the poor. On my sidebar are a couple of links to organizations that do just that.... one large, one small. This is the read more
Robin Hood
My Social Relevance | December 14th 2009 by My Social Relevance
Here is a great charity called Robin Hood. As the story goes, it takes from the rich and gives to the poor. This is exactly what they do, helping those in need in New York. More than 2 million people in New York are living in pover read more
Homeless Guy Sings Creep
JazJaz | December 14th 2009 by Danny
Watch ”Homeless Mustard” belt out his own angsty rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep” on The Opie & Antony Show. Edit: NSFW lyrics. Follow JazJaz on Facebook | Twitter. See also: Wild Beasts – Surreal Mu read more
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