Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Homeless Children Plan Now Ready to Roll

We've mentioned our plan to rehouse homeless children several times on this blog. Well, now it's ready.

It's taken almost 18-months, but we finally have a viable, achievable plan that can give every homeless parent with young children a new roof, and the chance to give those children a far better future.

We've faced quite a few problems in defining how the plan should work so it will help as many people as we can find, and now there's a new one - Letting them know it's ready.

We've contacted shelters and posted notices on social media, but the feedback has been modest. If you know a family in need, or have a friend who works at a Shelter, please pass the word. With some cooperation from the Banks and the Shelters we can help every family who needs it.

But we can’t hope to do it alone...

Photo by: Don Graham

Friday, March 28, 2014

Deaf Lady Hears, Dissolves into Tears...

Deaf since birth, 39-year old Joanne Milne was fitted with cochlea implants.

Today they were turned on, and she hears sound for the very first time...

Monday, March 24, 2014

Police Shoot Homeless Man for Sleeping Outdoors

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/video-cops-gun-homeless-man-illegal-camping-article-1.1731764
A 38-year old homeless guy is shot dead by Police.

His crime? Sleeping outdoors...

Kindergarten Teacher Quits Over Bosses Poor Grades

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/03/23/kindergarten-teacher-my-job-is-now-about-tests-and-data-not-children-i-quit/
She's taught Kindergarten for 25-years. But she says, these days the bosses care more about numbers than they do about Children.

So she quit.

What's more important to you; Good data to ensure they get the right education, or the simple needs of the Children themselves...?

Thursday, March 13, 2014

New Report says Homeless Shelters in High Demand

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/12/homeless-new-york-city-shelters-all-time-high
The annual report from the Coalition for the Homeless makes pretty bleak reading; Their research proves homeless shelters are now serving more people that at any time in their history.

One chilling fact shows that 22,712 children slept in a Shelter in January.

And that's just in New York.

Our project will help solve that. Perhaps not before time...