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

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...

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 :)

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...

If You're Homeless with Children, Read This...

If you are, or know someone who's homeless and has children, we want to help you escape the shelters and build your life again.

Over the last 18-months we've developed a system to give homeless people and their children a home of their own so they can get a new start. We opened a Crowd-funding project to create the seed funds, but in almost six weeks it raised less than $1500.

That made it pretty clear that the people who have homes couldn't care less about those who don't, so we now want to talk to those who truly understand the pain of being homeless and want it to stop as much as we do.

The plan is simple: We're going to buy foreclosed homes from the banks, clean them up, then donate them to Homeless Shelters all over the country so their clients with children can move in and restart their lives.

And you won't get stuck with a mortgage; If you're chosen by your Shelter, you own the house. You can then make it your home.

People tell us this is the most ridiculous, expensive and crazy idea any Non-Profit ever had. We say it will give thousands of people their lives back, and help those who are this nation's very future get the well-rounded education they deserve. And that's not so dumb.

We've faced endless greed and indifference from everyone else who could help, but if you like the idea, leave a comment and share this page with friends. Then follow us on Twitter and watch our dust; Together we can make this happen and prove it's time homeless folks got a decent break. And some respect...

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