Spending hike sought to help end veterans homelessness | McClatchy Darren Spencer a former homeless veteran and his 18yearold son Lamont Spencer pose in their Tacoma Washington apartment Wednesday April 4 2012 | Lui Kit …
In Tacoma: Help needed to send homeless to college
Chalaia Smith is determined to become something more than a statistic.
“There’s a stereotype with homeless youth – that we are all troublemakers, that we’ll always be homeless,” said the graduating Foss High School senior. Smith has other ideas. The 18-year-old is headed to Washington State University, with her eye on a career in veterinary medicine.
Helping the Homeless Sleep With a Purpose
A good night’s sleep makes all the difference. When you’re homeless, any sleep would make a difference; a bed to sleep on, I would imagine, is what dreams are made of. Making dream come true for many people transitioning out of homelessness across America is the mission of a new social enterprise called Sleep With a Purpose (SWAP).
45 Percent Of Homeless Veterans Are Black
A shocking 45 percent of the nation’s estimated 131,000 homeless veterans are African-American, according to a new report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a well-known advocacy and research organization.
Previous Stand Down Event
The community living and working to the east of Seattle U will learn more Monday night about a plan to create 18 units of “transitional” housing for military veterans. CHS reported on the plan to provide services for the veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at the East Spring facility earlier this year…
Groups decry food stamp cuts to pay for teachers
Advocates for the poor are sharply criticizing a bill championed by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., that will give states $26 billion for education and health programs – including more than $500 million for Washington state…
Source: http://blog.seattlepi.com
Attack Homelessness, Not Homeless People
As unemployment and foreclosures continue to drive record increases in homelessness, many cities are stepping up efforts to criminalize it. That’s wrong, ineffective and costly. But some communities are bucking the trend, demonstrating that there is a better way.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com
Targeting Chronically Homeless Veterans with HUD-VASH
Hundreds of veterans are sleeping on the street or in the emergency shelter system in the District of Columbia. This brief examines data from the vulnerability index survey, completed by the DC Department of Health and Human Services and Common Ground, a nonprofit supportive housing provider.
Veteran nourishes the homeless with food, words of hope..
Amos Allen recently gave out 50 gift bags to the homeless, filled with toiletries, food and a Bible, paid for out of his own pocket.
Source:www2.tbo.com
Sen. Sessions Wants To Cut Food Stamp Program, Claiming It Has ‘Surged Out Of Control’
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is pushing a new amendment that would make it more difficult for people to receive food stamps by restricting eligibility requirements and eliminating a planned $9 billion funding increase for the program…
Source: http://thinkprogress.org
Association Against Homelessness in America 