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... film was produced as a collaboration with other filmmakers in the co-op who were eager to share their stories while challenging preconceived notions about homelessness. All three films, “I Am Levester Joe Green II,” “Fairness Rising,” and “Late Show,” can be viewed on Vimeo here. The female directors’ showcase ...
... then once you have that record, it makes everything that much harder.” Dank said she thinks the first step in addressing the problem of LGBT homelessness is to have more affirming spaces like Corado’s group house, which allows residents to stay for up to 18 months. She says that ...
... for the poor. In a letter delivered Monday, the White House reminded lawmakers of recent rioting in Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods and said the measure would "set back our efforts to end homelessness and shortchange housing support for very low-income households, including families with children, the elderly and disabled."
... he’s ok, don’t mess with him. HARI SREENIVASAN: Willard has been working in Sandtown for the past eight years. Helping people out of homelessness and drug addiction, and coming to understand the depths of their anger. REV. JOHN WILLARD: The people in this community feel hunted, they’re ...
... neighborhoods Newborn Holistic Ministries has been serving Baltimore for nearly 20 years. This Baltimore-bred organization runs a recovery program for women overcoming addiction and homelessness. It also revitalizes vacant and dilapidated buildings, turning them into gardens and murals for the community. “When you have a community-driven effort, it ...
... for turnaround, a 12-year-old’s fragile success Metropolitan’s required course for ninth-graders addresses some of the students’ most potent problems, from homelessness to gun violence to drug addiction. By bringing experiences into the open and allowing all the teens to hear what others have been through ...
... men facing adversity. Riley Beres, a 17-year-old senior at Port of Los Angeles High School in San Pedro, California, summarizes her investigation of homelessness in Los Angeles with her "sockumentary." She created Socks for Souls, Inc., to help those experiencing hardship, one pair of socks at a time ...
... account. I didn't have to worry about nothin',” David told Making Sen$e last week. “People think that ‘oh, it's a joke,’ it's [homelessness is] not gonna happen to 'em. … It did happen to me. I never thought it would.” Like millions of Americans, David took out a ...
... District. Here in the church’s meeting room, the volunteers listen to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser optimistically declare that the city will end chronic homelessness while members of HUD rev up the crowd. We pack up to head out. Volunteers are armed with down jackets, granola bars, maps, surveys ...
Public Libraries have become more than just a makeshift day shelter for the homeless, they are actively reaching out to them to provide services. Here are seven examples of what libraries across the nation are doing to serve the homeless.
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