tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48640525387522433662024-02-08T11:48:54.721-08:00Highways and Byways Homeless Resource CenterIn loving memory of a Father,Husband,Grandfather,Friend and U.S.Veteran....Raymond MerinoHighways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-46590306029550010162011-08-10T04:08:00.000-07:002011-08-10T04:08:58.284-07:00Recent war vets face risk of homelessness - USATODAY.com<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2011-07-25-homeless-veterans_n.htm">Recent war vets face risk of homelessness - USATODAY.com</a>
<br />Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-21921381081256825502011-08-10T04:03:00.000-07:002011-08-10T04:03:19.960-07:00'Sleep-Out To End Homelessness' Raises Awareness In Venice: LAist<a href="http://laist.com/2011/08/08/sleep-out_to_end_homelessness_raises_awareness_in_venice.php">'Sleep-Out To End Homelessness' Raises Awareness In Venice: LAist</a>
<br />Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-37737071539592256482011-08-10T04:02:00.000-07:002011-08-10T04:02:50.604-07:00Williamstown FC tackles homelessness - People - News - Hobsons Bay Leader<a href="http://hobsons-bay-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/williamstown-fc-tackles-homelessness/">Williamstown FC tackles homelessness - People - News - Hobsons Bay Leader</a>
<br />Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-68284310848450555892011-08-10T03:54:00.000-07:002011-08-10T03:54:53.460-07:00How We Picture Homelessness | Picture This | Big Think<a href="http://bigthink.com/ideas/39665">How We Picture Homelessness Picture This Big Think</a>
<br />Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-53643587003000917222011-08-10T03:52:00.000-07:002011-08-10T03:52:29.178-07:00Set adrift in Houston, WWII vet joins those facing homelessness | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle<a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7690935.html">Set adrift in Houston, WWII vet joins those facing homelessness Houston & Texas News Chron.com - Houston Chronicle</a>
<br />Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-29242615017909382992011-08-10T03:48:00.000-07:002011-08-10T03:48:58.652-07:00New Remarks by Senator Bernie Sanders Announcing $237,500 for Seven Vermont Homeless Shelters<a href="http://politicalnews.me/?id=8681&keys=HOMELESS-GRANTS-HOUSING-SHELTERS">New Remarks by Senator Bernie Sanders Announcing $237,500 for Seven Vermont Homeless Shelters</a>
<br />Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-26609831287807010632011-08-07T10:59:00.000-07:002011-08-07T10:59:51.375-07:00MAGIC: OMYF Community Spotlight: Coalition for the Homeless<a href="http://www.nba.com/magic/denton_omyf_080411.html">MAGIC: OMYF Community Spotlight: Coalition for the Homeless</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-39412379666318726742011-08-07T10:55:00.000-07:002011-08-07T10:55:36.773-07:00PhilroPost: HOMELESSNESS: Life on the Streets<a href="http://philropost.blogspot.com/2011/03/homelessness-life-on-streets.html?spref=tw">PhilroPost: HOMELESSNESS: Life on the Streets</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-85890927036022696952011-08-07T10:47:00.000-07:002011-08-07T10:47:36.886-07:00Homelessness Stories<a href="http://paper.li/f-1299130526">Homelessness Stories</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-26185649466297909482011-05-08T13:38:00.000-07:002011-05-08T13:38:41.366-07:00HOMELESSNESS<h2><hr /></h2><small><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">On any given night in America, anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million people are homeless, according to estimates of the National Law Center on Homelessness and</span> Poverty.</span></small> <br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial;">According to a December, 2000 report of the US Conference of Mayors:</span></small><br />
<ul><li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">single men comprise 44 percent of the homeless, single women 13 percent, families with children 36 percent, and unaccompanied minors seven percent. </span></small></li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">the homeless population is about 50 percent African-American, 35 percent white, 12 percent Hispanic, 2 percent Native American and 1 percent Asian.</span></small> </li>
</ul><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">According to the 1996 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC):</span></small><br />
<ul><li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">single homeless individuals in 1996 reported an average income of $348 during the last 30 days, about 51 percent of the 1996 federal poverty level of $680/month for one person.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">28 percent said they sometimes or often do not get enough to eat, compared with 12 percent of poor American adults.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">44 percent did paid work during the past month.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">21 percent received income from family members or friends.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">66 percent of the homeless have problems with alcohol, drug abuse, or mental illness.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">22 percent have been physically assaulted.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">7 percent have been sexually assaulted.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">38 percent say someone stole money or things directly from them.</span></small> </li>
<li><small><span style="font-family: Arial;">30 percent have been homeless for more than two years.</span></small> </li>
</ul>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-38657246474187532022011-05-08T13:10:00.000-07:002011-05-08T13:22:27.834-07:00Skid Row: Introduction<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A closer look at Skid Row. Watch this Documentary and learn more about the real life of a life in Skid Row.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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Families are the hidden face of homelessness, making up between a quarter and one-third of Australia's homeless population, says the Wesley Mission, which provides crisis accommodation to about 500 people each night</div>Continue reading...<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/families-are-the-citys-hidden-homeless-20110502-1e57q.html">Families are the city's hidden homeless</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-49555941079736856862011-05-03T22:26:00.000-07:002011-05-03T22:26:29.922-07:00Food on Foot - Volunteer in Los Angeles - Feeding the Homeless and Poor in Hollywood - Jay Goldinger<a href="http://www.foodonfoot.org/">Food on Foot - Volunteer in Los Angeles - Feeding the Homeless and Poor in Hollywood - Jay Goldinger</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-72487485734595922382011-05-03T00:17:00.000-07:002011-05-03T22:30:45.655-07:00National Alliance to End Homelessness: Library: State of Homelessness in America 2011<a href="http://www.endhomelessness.org/content/article/detail/3668">National Alliance to End Homelessness: Library: State of Homelessness in America 2011</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-40160474884503860092011-05-03T00:01:00.000-07:002011-05-03T22:31:40.090-07:00Homelessness in America: Statistics and Prevention Programs<a href="http://www.solutionsforamerica.org/thrivingneigh/homelessness.html">Homelessness in America: Statistics and Prevention Programs</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864052538752243366.post-63726234131278335112011-05-03T00:00:00.000-07:002011-05-03T22:32:52.353-07:00United We Stand As 1 - Promise Keepers | Homeless Veterans<a href="http://promisekeepers.unitedwestandas1.com/homelessveterans.html">United We Stand As 1 - Promise Keepers Homeless Veterans</a>Highways and Byways Homeless Resourceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03725372550438386861noreply@blogger.com0