Chronicle Project » homeless http://chronicleproject.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 20 May 2010 17:51:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Friend of CP hitting the road on behalf of homeless http://chronicleproject.org/2009/07/14/friend-of-cp-hitting-the-road-on-behalf-of-homeless/ http://chronicleproject.org/2009/07/14/friend-of-cp-hitting-the-road-on-behalf-of-homeless/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:44:31 +0000 dave http://chronicleproject.org/?p=169 A good friend of the CP team, Mark Horvath, is heading out on a roadtrip across America to capture and tell the stories of individuals who are homeless.   We met Mark through our work with Union Rescue Mission.  Mark spent several years homeless and is now celebrating 14 years of sobriety.  He is the creater of invisiblepeople.tv, a website that brings awareness to the growing problem of homelessness.  He is a dear friend and we encourage you to follow his journeys across the country.

Here is more information about the Invisiblepeople.tv Road Trip USA.  I know Mark would appreciate your support and encouragement.  Also, I think he is still looking for a couple more sponsors.  Already he has received sponsorship from Ford, Hanes, and many others.

Connect with Mark:

Twitter, Facebook, his blog, whrrl, YouTube, or Ustream.tv.

invisiblepeopletv_roadtrip_01

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Beatriz | Stories from Skid Row from Union Rescue Mission on Vimeo.

To help tell the story of this process, we produced a short documentary that follows Beatriz, a young single mother, as she transitions both physically and emotionally into her new home. This is a short in the ongoing “Stories from Skid Row” series that we do for LA’s Union Rescue MIssion.

Music was graciously provided by Eluvium – www.eluvium.net
Tracks: “The Unfinished”, “The End”, and “Taken”

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See how the overwhelming homeless issue in Los Angeles provided an opportunity for one person to make a difference in the lives of thousands of people.

How Should We Respond?
According to the Los Angeles Union Rescue Mission.

1. Don’t give cash to a homeless person.
If a person is hungry, give food, coupons, and gift certificates. Or refer them to an agency that can provide food and shelter.

2. Talk to them with respect.
Taking time to talk with a homeless person in a friendly, respectful manner can give them a wonderful sense of dignity.

3. Recognize that homeless people (and their problems) are not all the same.
The person you meet may be a battered woman, an addicted veteran, or someone who is lacking job skills. The list goes on. Encourage them to get help through a mission. Rescue missions offer immediate food and shelter, and many offer long-term rehabilitation programs that deal with the root causes of homelessness.

4. Support local homeless ministries your donations.
Most missions receive little or no government funding. They are supported by caring individuals, churches, businesses, and civic groups. Donations of food, clothing, personal items (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, combs), diapers, toys, etc. are very needed.

5. Volunteer your time. This supports the work of homeless shelters/missions, and it allow you to get to know and love those people in need.

6. Pray for the poor and homeless in your community, as well as the residents and staff at rescue missions.

Other Views
Links to articles outside CP

To the Parks
Relevant Magazine
A congregation that takes church to the homeless.
http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life_article.php?id=7217

The Government’s Strategy
Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants
Review of the implementation of the government’s integrative and preventative homeless strategies.
http://www.homelessagency.ie/downloads/publications/115.pdf

The Criminalization of Homelessness in US Cities
The National Coalition for the Homeless
How some communities are trying to make homelessness a crime. Includes a list of the worst offenders.
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/crimreport/report.pdf

Don’t Feed the Homeless
Tompaine.com
Another view on feeding homeless people.
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/08/30/dont_feed_the_homeless.php

Other Resources
On the topic

Union Rescue Mission: www.urm.org
Los Angeles Youth Network: www.layn.org
Housing and Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm
National Coalition for the Homeless: http://www.nationalhomeless.org/

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