Action GroupJoin the End Homelessness Action Group. Please send me an email with your comments,suggestions or enquiry - go to Contact us. More >Homeless FactsIn the 2008 Homeless Count there were AT LEAST 3,062 people homeless in Metro Vancouver. Since 2002,there has been a shocking 137% increase in overall homelessness and a 373% increase in the number of people sleeping outside. /. | A homeless man waits to get food donations beside a street in Las Vegas on Nov. 13. The Labor Department said the economy managed to break away from three months of 9.1 percent unemployment in October,but that jobs are being generated at a pace that offers little succor to the 14 million Americans looking for work. US officials have launched an independent review process in which individuals can challenge foreclosures carried out by 14 major lenders in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. Independent consultants would assess if borrowers lost out financially “through errors,misrepresentations or other deficiencies in foreclosure practices,”the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. A homeless man eats outside the Hospital San Juan de Dios in Guatemala City Nov. 29. According to the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction more than 1,400 homeless people have sought refuge in 13 shelters around the country due to low temperatures. (Jorge Dan Lopez/Reuters) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Pakistanis walk past a homeless woman resting on a railway bridge in Rawalpindi on Nov.13. A United Nations report on global poverty,has pointed to higher poverty levels in India rather than Pakistan and India,the world’s second fastest growing economy,has been ranked as poorer than in Pakistan. (Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Residents sift through the ruins of their houses after a fire in Makati city,Metro Manila. Fire razed at least 900 shanty houses leaving more than 2,000 families homeless,police said. (Erik De Castro/Reuters) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Shoppers pass a homeless woman on Fifth Avenue on “Black Friday”Nov. 25 in New York City. Marking the start of the holiday shopping season,“Black Friday”is one of American retailers’busiest days of the year. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. 20 in Barcelona. Spaniards are going to the polls today to vote for Spain’s new Prime Minister and 208 directly elected seats in the Senate,the Spanish Parliament’s upper house. (David Ramos/Getty Images) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. A homeless man warms his foot by the flames of a fire in Kabul,Afghanistan. (Ahmad Masood/Reuters) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Homeless Egyptian children play near electoral campaign posters in Giza,southwest of Cairo on Dec. 13 ahead of the second phase of voting in parliamentary elections. (Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Wiley James Hickman peeks over the school bus seat on his way to school at Libby Booth Elemantery in Reno,Nev. By Washoe County School District’s definition,Wiley is a Child in Transition,or homeless. (Andy Barron/Associated Press/The Reno Gazette-Journal) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Beverly McKinney,63,sleeps in her wheelchair at St. Martin de Porres Church in Yorba Linda,Ca.,because a knee injury prevents her from sleeping on the floor,she said. Her possessions include two blankets,food,spare clothes and her husband’s ashes. She has been homeless since his death in Aug. (Mindy Schauer/Associated Press/Orange County Regsiter) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. A homeless man keeps himself warm near a bonfire on the pavement in New Delhi,India,Dec. 13. According to a news agency,India’s Supreme Court has directed state governments to build adequate number of night shelters to ensure that no homeless person has to sleep under the open sky this winter. Though India is famous for its brutally hot summers,temperatures fall sharply for a few weeks in Dec. and Jan. Poor people,particularly those living on the streets,are the worst hit. (Mustafa Quraishi/Associated Press) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. John Filliger who has been homeless for the past five years,lies wrapped in bedding on Washington Street in the heart of the Downtown Crossing area of Boston Dec. 12. Filliger,who was offered a bed in a shelter for the evening,stayed on the street for the night and was counted in the annual homeless census. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press) To learn more about homelessness,click HERE. Dr. Nancy Hall brought a professional and family member voice to issues that needed to be addressed in ways that professional and the public can understand. She was grounded in the lived experience of people and had a strong core value of empowerment. She brought new learning and research to the attention of local,provincial,and national health leaders and was a trusted advisor of many organizations. An endowment fund has been set up at Simon Fraser University in Honor of Dr. Nancy Hall. Contributions to the fund can be made directly to the University Advancement Office,8888 University Drive,Burnaby,BC,V5A 1S6 or on-line at www.endhomelessnessnow.ca. For more information,click HERE. Our work on homelessness and affordable housing is our highest priority,and has been since we were elected in 2008. Today’s numbers show that what we are doing is working. The number of street homeless is Vancouver declined by 82%:the number of homeless people on the street in Vancouver is 145,down from a high of 815 in 2008. This is great news for the people who no longer have to sleep outdoors in bad weather. It’s great news for our most vulnerable neighbourhoods. It’s great news for our city as a whole,as we make progress in ending the blight of street homelessness in Vancouver. For more information,click HERE. Dan Mangan reminded us at SMORGASBORD of the need to volunteer to support young people who experience homelessness. End Homelessness Now would like to tell you about a few volunteer oportunities available; Volunteer for a Video Project. Homeless Action Week is only a month away and they are launching an exciting project to raise awareness about the soluntions for homelessness. Click here to sign-up. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RFX26J9 | |
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