Homelessness
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Philanthropic Corporations Provide Homeless Help
Even with the current economic woes, some international corporations have discovered their philanthropic efforts engender customer approval and loyalty.
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Olympic Games Homelessness & Civil Rights
Olympic Games carry a history of celebration along with displacement of local residents in the rush to create new developments. Civil rights may also be challenged.
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For the Homeless There's No Place Like Shelter
A nice fire, hot cocoa, popcorn and a DVD on TV - these are the reasons many people enjoy winter. Yet, for homeless people, winter is a time of extreme hardship.
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Healthy Food for the Homeless
People are finding ways to provide healthy, nutritious food to the homeless. Local, organic produce takes over lower quality goods in food banks.
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Homeless in Las Vegas
With more 14,000 people sleeping rough, Sin City contributes to making Nevada a state with a very high homelessness rate.
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54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless
Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff's book, 54 Ways You Can Help the Homeless, debunks myths about homeless people and offers practical solutions.
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Youth Homelessness in America
To many people, the face of homelessness is the man standing along side of the road asking for money. Unfortunately, that face is changing.
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Ulica Magazine Fighting Poverty In Macedonia
The Ulica magazine, published in Macedonia, aims to tackle poverty. Homeless people and the unemployed sell the magazine on the streets.
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What Happens to Homeless Children?
No one really wants to be homeless. For many it has just become a way of life. What happens when children are involved, and how can you help?
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Denver Day Shelter Gets Families off the Streets
A unique daytime drop-in center in Denver, Colorado helps women and their children in distress acquire the strength and confidence needed to succeed in the world.
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Protecting the Legal Rights of Homeless Voters
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) outlines identification requirements for first-time voter registration. The law risks disenfranchisement of society's most vulnerable.
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How to Help Homeless People Vote
Voter turn out is low among those suffering from poverty. Homeless people encounter significant hurdles in voter registration. What are rights of homeless voters?
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Charities Helping the Homeless in the U.S.
No one really wants to become homeless. Learn about the charities that are doing something to help people who fall victim to homelessness in the United States.
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Primary Reasons for Homelessness
Homeless advocacy groups argue that a lack of affordable housing, mental illness, and poverty are the main reasons for homelessness.
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Austin, Texas Group Aids Homeless
Mobile Loaves and Fishes provides food and essentials to the poor by traveling to where they live. The group plans to expand in 2008 to provide housing as well.
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Manila’s Cemeteries for the Living
With rising real-estate prices and 35% of the city's population living below the poverty level, the dead help the living poor in the Philippine's Capital city, Manila.
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Struggles of the Homeless
Simple things like finding a job, taking a shower and answering the phone are things we take for granted, but are problems for many homeless people.
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