Want to do something to alleviate homelessness?

[Indigo Blue]

Call your Senators @ 877-210-5351 & ask them to co-sponsor S. 2523.


You can find more information here: *********ACTION ALERT*********** National Housing Trust Fund: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3497906


"No matter what other factors may come into play in any individual’s experience of homelessness – without housing, that person will remain homeless.": http://wraphome.org/documents/Without_Housing_20061114.pdf


"open the door and look outside; there's a whole world that needs your attention, a whole world that needs fixing. Do whatever you can, in any way that you can, whenever you can. So many people need you desperately." - Sapphire Blue

[Echo In Light]

1. Again, with Carlin: "Golf courses!"

[sam sarrha]

2. WITHOUT A JOB you cant afford housing, stop the job hemorrhaging.. drug and alcohol treatment

is needed, i was the emergency services coordinator for the north olympic peninsula in WA. our problem was 1/employment which broke down to circumstantial-job loss-health problems-financial chrisis...2/addiction ...3/mental health

we bought "Donated" trailers for a dollar, that way we could charge our Community Action Council the $50 a night and put the the money back into the general homeless fund to help the homeless instead of a corporate motel chain., refit the trailers to all electric.. got a deal from a nearby trailer court as long as they had open slots, church volunteers cleaned them, linens etc.

once the homeless, 50%+ were families who lost jobs, had an address they could get services to housing, food stamps etc, cash aid. we bought them what they needed to get jobs, boots, tools etc, fixed their car, free emergency dental. we got free clothes from the salvation army, household items.. dishes etc when they left.. i ran the Food bank warehouse, i set up, they got plenty to eat. we rarely had anyone stay more than a week.. we had a network of people keeping an eye out for people in need. they didn't have to ask.. i showed up and put 50 pounds of groceries on their porch and left. it was a rural area around a community of about 10,000, jcca covered 2 counties, i was a VISTA (DOMESTIC PEACE CORP)Volunteer, it was the best 2 years of my life.

[Indigo Blue]

3. Thanks for what you've done, sam sarrha. Would you please do one more thing today?

Call your Senators @ 877-210-5351 & ask them to co-sponsor S. 2523.