added 2007 Thu May 3 0:14:46 by Alexia
Every Sunday morning in a second-floor apartment in Astoria, Queens, the Rev. Louis Braxton Jr. rouses a half-dozen sleeping bodies from bunk beds in two cramped rooms littered with stiletto heels and skimpy dresses. The groggy young adults reach for their makeup kits and fight for the lone bathroom. Once their makeup, hair and clothes are just right, they trudge into the living room, holding handbags and teetering on high heels, and sit facing an altar set up by Father Braxton.
Every Sunday morning in a second-floor apartment in Astoria, Queens, the Rev. Louis Braxton Jr. rouses a half-dozen sleeping bodies from bunk beds in two cramped rooms littered with stiletto heels and skimpy dresses. The groggy young adults reach for their makeup kits and fight for the lone bathroom. Once their makeup, hair and clothes are just right, they trudge into the living room, holding handbags and teetering on high heels, and sit facing an altar set up by Father Braxton.
added 2007 Mon Apr 16 17:53:01 by gatitabonitasen
Three years ago, when he returned from Iraq and a stint in the U.S. Army, Herold Noel thought he'd be treated as a hero. Instead, he faced a series of degradations, including learning he was ineligible for public-housing assistance. That's when Noel went back to the red Jeep that had become his home at night. That's when Noel - fueled by alcohol
Three years ago, when he returned from Iraq and a stint in the U.S. Army, Herold Noel thought he'd be treated as a hero. Instead, he faced a series of degradations, including learning he was ineligible for public-housing assistance. That's when Noel went back to the red Jeep that had become his home at night. That's when Noel - fueled by alcohol
added 2007 Sun Apr 8 23:16:23 by STONERS
It was a balmy night, the sort that brings the homeless out from the shelters, when the police were summoned to America Street. On the driveway of a condo, just a few paces from the gutter, lay a man. A dying man.
It was a balmy night, the sort that brings the homeless out from the shelters, when the police were summoned to America Street. On the driveway of a condo, just a few paces from the gutter, lay a man. A dying man.
added 2007 Sun Apr 1 2:27:33 by bubba2
A battered tent, pitched on a Navy parking lot, is reflective of a problem that almost certainly will worsen as more troops come home from Iraq and Afghanistan and leave active duty: There aren't enough beds for those who end up homeless. According to the Dept of Veterans Affairs, there are about 195,000 homeless veterans on any given night.
A battered tent, pitched on a Navy parking lot, is reflective of a problem that almost certainly will worsen as more troops come home from Iraq and Afghanistan and leave active duty: There aren't enough beds for those who end up homeless. According to the Dept of Veterans Affairs, there are about 195,000 homeless veterans on any given night.
added 2007 Fri Mar 30 19:53:51 by populist
A homeless day laborer was recovering in a hospital Friday after two 10-year-old boys and an older teen were accused of attacking him on a street and smashing a concrete block into his face.
A homeless day laborer was recovering in a hospital Friday after two 10-year-old boys and an older teen were accused of attacking him on a street and smashing a concrete block into his face.
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 5:21:27 by STONERS
Dorie-Ann Kahale and her five daughters moved from a homeless shelter to a mansion Thursday, courtesy of a Japanese real estate mogul who is handing over eight of his multimillion-dollar homes to low-income Native Hawaiian families.
Dorie-Ann Kahale and her five daughters moved from a homeless shelter to a mansion Thursday, courtesy of a Japanese real estate mogul who is handing over eight of his multimillion-dollar homes to low-income Native Hawaiian families.
added 2007 Mon Mar 5 17:54:47 by Aidenag
As in the Vietnam War era, when thousands of vets ended up homeless, there are already signs that the recent wars are taking a traumatic psychological toll on some service members. Many veterans' advocates said that despite unprecedented attempts by the military and Veterans Affairs to care for veterans, increasing numbers are ending up homeless.
As in the Vietnam War era, when thousands of vets ended up homeless, there are already signs that the recent wars are taking a traumatic psychological toll on some service members. Many veterans' advocates said that despite unprecedented attempts by the military and Veterans Affairs to care for veterans, increasing numbers are ending up homeless.
added 2007 Wed Feb 28 13:10:19 by okitech
There were an estimated 754,000 homeless people in the United States, in shelters or living on the streets on a single night in January 2005, U.S. officials said in a report to Congress released on Wednesday.
There were an estimated 754,000 homeless people in the United States, in shelters or living on the streets on a single night in January 2005, U.S. officials said in a report to Congress released on Wednesday.
added 2007 Sat Feb 24 23:43:14 by TimALoftis
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are ending up homeless. How could this happen? Newsweek reports.
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are ending up homeless. How could this happen? Newsweek reports.
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Elizabeth Gilmore stopped dead in her tracks on the greeting card aisle of her local Target. There, big as life, was a card with her picture on it. A 45-year-old picture, from when she was a 3-year-old living in a San Jose homeless shelter
Elizabeth Gilmore stopped dead in her tracks on the greeting card aisle of her local Target. There, big as life, was a card with her picture on it. A 45-year-old picture, from when she was a 3-year-old living in a San Jose homeless shelter
added 2007 Thu Feb 15 14:21:32 by TimALoftis
In a crime prosecutors say showed "exceptional depravity," two San Francisco women stand accused of dousing a longtime homeless woman with gasoline and burning her alive in an apparent witness retaliation slaying.
In a crime prosecutors say showed "exceptional depravity," two San Francisco women stand accused of dousing a longtime homeless woman with gasoline and burning her alive in an apparent witness retaliation slaying.
added 2007 Sun Feb 11 21:08:35 by gatitabonitasen
What happened next startled even the residents of the city's address of last resort, a place where poverty, sickness and desperation define what passes for daily life. As a group of homeless people looked on, a middle-aged paraplegic in soiled green hospital garb struggled to get out, a colostomy bag dragging behind him, his belongings tucked in
What happened next startled even the residents of the city's address of last resort, a place where poverty, sickness and desperation define what passes for daily life. As a group of homeless people looked on, a middle-aged paraplegic in soiled green hospital garb struggled to get out, a colostomy bag dragging behind him, his belongings tucked in
added 2007 Sun Feb 4 9:19:26 by STONERS
Flooding that has killed at least nine people and forced some 200,000 from their homes in the Indonesian capital showed no sign of abating Sunday, as overflowing rivers sent muddy water gushing into homes and shops across the city.
Flooding that has killed at least nine people and forced some 200,000 from their homes in the Indonesian capital showed no sign of abating Sunday, as overflowing rivers sent muddy water gushing into homes and shops across the city.
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 7:17:13 by PinkyPie
The proposal instantly became a lightning rod for debate when it was unveiled this week, winning praise from some homeless advocates but drawing comparisons from others to leper colonies and internment camps.
The proposal instantly became a lightning rod for debate when it was unveiled this week, winning praise from some homeless advocates but drawing comparisons from others to leper colonies and internment camps.
added 2007 Sat Jan 20 14:42:08 by pagey
St. Petersburg Police have torn down the tents of homeless people. Police officers with box cutters showed up where St. Pete's tent city residents had moved to and set up. They slashed their tents to the ground as residents watched in shock.
St. Petersburg Police have torn down the tents of homeless people. Police officers with box cutters showed up where St. Pete's tent city residents had moved to and set up. They slashed their tents to the ground as residents watched in shock.
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 20:27:49 by moemebe
A high-end antique dealer on the Upper East Side is suing four unnamed homeless people for $1 million on the grounds that they've driven away customers by loitering on the sidewalk in "old, warn, and unsanitary clothing and cardboard boxes and old blankets which they convert into sleeping accommodations."
A high-end antique dealer on the Upper East Side is suing four unnamed homeless people for $1 million on the grounds that they've driven away customers by loitering on the sidewalk in "old, warn, and unsanitary clothing and cardboard boxes and old blankets which they convert into sleeping accommodations."
added 2007 Wed Jan 17 15:17:22 by TimALoftis
William Abrams never felt in danger sleeping on his bedroll in hidden alleyways or along one of the city's viaducts. That all changed last week. The discovery of the bodies of two homeless men in a manhole south of downtown on January 9 made Abrams
William Abrams never felt in danger sleeping on his bedroll in hidden alleyways or along one of the city's viaducts. That all changed last week. The discovery of the bodies of two homeless men in a manhole south of downtown on January 9 made Abrams
added 2006 Fri Aug 25 17:38:45 by okitech
Communities in southeastern China are straining to resettle more than 15 million people left homeless by four devastating typhoons in recent months, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. The storms caused $3.6 billion in direct damage, Xinhua said, citing provincial officials in Fujian, the province wo
Communities in southeastern China are straining to resettle more than 15 million people left homeless by four devastating typhoons in recent months, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. The storms caused $3.6 billion in direct damage, Xinhua said, citing provincial officials in Fujian, the province wo
added 2006 Sat Aug 12 7:28:41 by schestowitz
Svoboda says he is glad he discovered open source software. He had only heard of Linux before getting involved with this development project
Svoboda says he is glad he discovered open source software. He had only heard of Linux before getting involved with this development project
