Homeless World Cup: Can a Ball Change Lives?
There are one billion homeless people living in our world today. The Homeless World Cup exists to end this, so we all have a home, a basic human need. The Homeless World Cup is an... More »
There are one billion homeless people living in our world today. The Homeless World Cup exists to end this, so we all have a home, a basic human need. The Homeless World Cup is an... More »
Each year, up to 2.8 million youth experience homelessness-a group roughly equivalent to 1% of the U.S. population. The causes of homelessness are numerous and range from being orphaned, fleeing chronic abuse or simply escaping... More »
According to the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, about 3.5 million adults & children are homeless over the course of a year. This astonishing statistic has inspired a number of designers & innovators... More »
Root cause of homelessness - Alcohol & drug abuse, addictions, loss of a job, the economy, bankruptcy, family problems and break-ups, lack of education - not being qualified for well paying job, poor judgement, making... More »
Have you seen The Soloist yet? If not - DO. And if so, you'll be interested in reading another perspective on the Skid Row Community by Linda Milazzo: Joe Wright's The Soloist Exploits the Skid... More »
The Art of Understanding is a slideshow inspired by The Soloist that debunks some all-too-common myths about homelessness and mental illness. It also features some awesome tunes by Nuttin But Stringz and artwork by current... More »
When Steve Lopez, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, saw Nathaniel Ayers playing his heart out on a two-string violin on Los Angeles' skid row, he found it impossible to walk away. More than... More »
Heart of the Treasure Valley - Idaho Statesman Article, Dec. 8, 2008 by Katherine Jones A t precisely 6 p.m., she opens the doors. More than 100 people are waiting outside to come into the... More »
A friend and colleague sent me the following article this morning. With permission, here's the article with some related links. What do you think? I was troubled by the story of MTV’s Reality show on... More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Dalai Lama began the spiritual leg of a tour of the United States Thursday with a visit to a shelter for women in Washington, where he humbly brought himself to the... More »