Category Archives: Video

When we reject giving housing first to our homeless are we rejecting Jesus? | Is there a call for social justice to the churches & God’s people here? | Sculpture of Jesus the Homeless rejected by two prominent churches | Toronto Star

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

“Homeless Jesus had no home,” says the artist, Timothy Schmalz, who specializes in religious sculpture. “How ironic.” Watch the sculptor share his reaction to finding it so hard to find a home for his Jesus the Homeless piece! You see … Continue reading →

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Have you wondered how to get our homeless working again? | Jobs can come with (or after) Housing First!

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Our friends at Jesus Was Homeless have partnered with Jobs for Life! View the video below & feel free to comment here about how we should  implement this or a similar program for our homeless & all unemployed or under-employed … Continue reading →

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Do you want to help our homeless get “Back on Track”? | Housing for the Homeless: 14 Smart & Sensitive Solutions | WebUrbanist

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

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Asking a few questions, building solutions: City, police remove trash pile near homeless camp – WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say homeless people who are living under the Truman Parkway have been piling up trash for at least five years — and it started to become a health hazard. While there is no question that this was … Continue reading →

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The battle in Pinnelas, Clearwater & all over the US for what the solution for chronic homelessness should be: it’s Housing First guys not upscale prison units

Posted on August 5, 2012 by

The question at hand is, which one of the two videos below provides a place you’d like to “Occupy”? I’ll take Pinellas Hope over Safe Harbor any day of the week, BUT the solution is Housing First, as represented in the … Continue reading →

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Have you played the game of being homeless yet? ABCNews did this story: The Conversation: Homeless Simulation Game Forces Players to Confront Tough Choices – ABC News

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Here’s a story from a little over a year ago about a game that was put together to simulate homelessness (the real organization who put it together is presented too) – people are asked to think about the issues that … Continue reading →

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How to end chronic homelessness with stories, images & video: Haunting Portraits of the Homeless by Lee Jeffries | Colossal

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Haunting Portraits of the Homeless by Lee Jeffries | Colossal. The “getting to know his subjects” & “spending time” is the best part of this – one-on-one conversation is important to the homeless & giving the encouragement along the way … Continue reading →

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The power of HUGS can’t be overstated: Restore Your Faith in Humanity at the Nicest Place on the Internet

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Restore Your Faith in Humanity at the Nicest Place on the Internet. Mashable shared this link earlier & since we believe in the power of HUGS too we thought we’d blast it out here! So give more Hugs, share them … Continue reading →

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It’s not free markets that are on trial, it’s the 1%’s management & use of them that needs our attention!

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Have you seen this ad that Romney is running? No one is attacking per se the free enterprise system! It has worked. When it works it takes care of all the people who it disenfranchises as well! It must, because … Continue reading →

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Students do an excellent job of telling what homelessness is like! More to come from Savannah’s students too!

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

This is worth a watch! Note: even though it is from the UK, the principles they present are realities everywhere with homelessness! We met some students from Savannah last night along with one of their friends who has a passion … Continue reading →

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