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In 31 States, Rapists can get Custody of any resulting child...

This is absurd, and it needs to be stopped...

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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

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...

Police Shoot Homeless Man for Sleeping Outdoors

A 38-year old homeless guy is shot dead by Police.

His crime? Sleeping outdoors...

Kindergarten Teacher Quits Over Bosses Poor Grades

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...?

New Report says Homeless Shelters in High Demand

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...

SXSW Gives the Homeless a Chance

There are more than 36,000 homeless people in Texas. During the annual music extravaganza that is SXSW, local non-profits give some of them the one thing they all really want - A chance to rebuild and regain their lives...

Help Us Help Them

Our project to rehouse homeless children is now moving forward.

For the last 8-months we have searched for the seed funds to make this a reality, and we found nothing but implacable disinterest and risible attempts at ID fraud.

So we’re now prepping a crowdfunding plan to raise the funding ourselves.

The project can house as many people as might need the chance, at no cost to them or the Shelters in which they might now be living. So if you know a family in need please give them this link.

We launch in April. With your help, the first clients should be in their new houses by June :)

Compassion versus Conviction

Over the last ten years, one county in Florida has spent more than $5-million putting homeless people in jail.

Here's the stupid: It was the same 37 people.

The council of Ocheola County allowed local law-enforcement to arrest and imprison the same 37 people 1,250 times, at a cost to local taxpayers of more than $100 each time, for minor offences like panhandling and sleeping in public places.

For perhaps half that amount the Council could have acquired a suitable piece of Real Estate and given those people a real home, not a criminal record.

It's news like this that makes the compulsion to do our homelessness project just unbearably worse...

Crowdfunding Plan seeks Social Media Wiz...

As you guys know, we've been trying to find a partner for the homeless children project for over six months. We've just been let down by yet another who claimed they had both the money and the interest...then disappeared.

This is clearly not tolerable. Every day we spend searching for the means, 2.7-million children remain trapped in shelters from which they have little chance of a short-term escape. Our project will give them both an exit and a complete education, so we can't waste any more time.

To avoid going in circles with more alleged partners, we're going to create the seed funds through a Crowdfunding raise. It seems to be the only way to raise both the funds and awareness of the project.

Here's the snag: We've never done a Crowdfunder before and have no clear idea how one is done. If anyone has, or knows of such a being we'd love to meet them. It's a paid gig. We especially need help with the social media aspect. It's a crucial element of any raise, so we can't make mistakes.

If you know how to do Twitter and so on, or know someone who does, leave a comment and we'll get back to you quick...

Farewell to a Rare and True Friend

We just learned that one of the few people who always believed in our project, Trevor Vonk, died of a heart attack last night. He was just 57.

Trevor was a true friend with a great sense of humour, and knew more details about more Hollywood movies than anyone we've even heard of. He was going to join the project as CFO when we begin operations next month.

Replacing him will be close to impossible.

Good night, dear friend. You will be missed and remembered...