homeless

http://www.homelessresourcesca.org/ A fairly easy to use website, that lists a large compilation of resources, including Mental Health, Shelters, Laundry, Thrift Stores, Sober Living, and many, many more. Created and maintained by a fellow, named Matt Kennedy, who apparently (if you scroll down...

Under Runyan’s “Emergency Homeless Response” plan, homeless-looking people in the city’s 36-block downtown district will be asked by police to move to a shelter on the outskirts of the Columbia. If a person refuses, they could be arrested on a range of public nuisance laws. Once at the shelter...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/22/columbia-south-carolina-criminalizes-homelessness_n_3795397.html?ir=Impact I know where I'm not going City council members in Columbia, S.C., recently voted unanimously to criminalize homelessness. Concerned that Columbia has become a “magnet for...

Hello, My name is Thorne. I am not new to STP, though it has been a very long time since I last logged in. Those of you who know me know that this is because I have been diligently working towards a PhD in Linguistic Anthropology at the University of Arizona in Too Stoned (Tucson). Those of...

Today, April 23,2013, California Legislature passed the California Homeless Bill of Rights. I feel this is an important developement since only Rhode Island and California have such a protective measure. It paves the way for Homeless Advocacy Groups to help with councel among other things. We...

So in Bath, UK they have set up a social enterprise where homeless people give guided tours of the city. I've heard about it happening in London too. Perhaps a way to make some cash...

Homeless can stay in Des Moines camps Hearing officer agrees with defense that consequences of eviction are worse than unsafe conditions http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130212/NEWS/302120049/Homeless-can-stay-in-Des-Moines-camps?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage I couldn't copy...