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154. Helping homeless via meter

Author

Kendall, Marisa

Subjects
Homeless services -- Finance, Homeless persons -- Services, Charitable contributions -- Laws, regulations and rules, Municipal government -- Standards, Government regulation, Company financing, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Marisa Kendall Converted parking meters now take donations in many cities - but some advocates see trend as far from friendly If you passed a homeless person and a [...]

Published
2010

155. Anxiety grows as shelter deadline looms with no word from province

Author

Stueck, Wendy and Smith, Robyn

Subjects
Social service -- Laws, regulations and rules, Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless shelters -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: WENDY STUECK AND ROBYN SMITH SOCIAL WELFARE VANCOUVER -- Over the past month, housing officials and community groups scrambled to find homes for dozens of people who set up [...]

Published
2010

156. Talks start to dismantle Olympics tent city

Author

Stueck, Wendy

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless shelters -- Management -- Laws, regulations and rules, Government regulation, Company business management, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: WENDY STUECK HOMELESSNESS VANCOUVER -- A tent camp set up during the Olympics to push homelessness into the spotlight could be dismantled as soon as tomorrow, after negotiations between [...]

Published
2010

159. Housing for the homeless in the works for Bethesda

Author

Spivack, Miranda S.

Subjects
Low income housing -- Design and construction, Low income housing -- Social aspects, Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless persons -- Social aspects
Published
2009

166. Homeless shelter on the hot seat again

Author

Jenkins, Chris L.

Subjects
Homeless shelters -- Services, Homeless shelters -- Political aspects, Homeless persons -- Services
Published
2008

171. Barriers to use of services by older homeless people

Author

Vance, David

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

Analysis of responses during participant observation and face-to-face interviews of four homeless, elders and six service providers indicated that the four elders comprehended and used the service environment; however, hopelessness (learned helplessness) appears to be the largest personal obstacle to use of such resources by elderly homeless persons to change their situation.

Published
1994

172. Ready or not, a home of their own

Author

Fisher, Marc

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless persons -- Health aspects, Homeless persons -- Psychological aspects, Nonprofit organizations -- Services
Published
2007

175. Metro Briefing New York: Manhattan: City To Expand Housing Program

Author

Chan, Sewell

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, New York, New York -- Social policy
Abstract

The City Department of Homeless Services yesterday announced a citywide expansion of its HomeBase program, which now serves people in six neighborhoods who are at risk of becoming homeless. The […]

Published
2007

177. Cities go further to help homeless

Author

Jones, Charisse

Subjects
New York, New York -- Services -- Social policy, Social service -- Evaluation -- Services -- Product/service Evaluations, Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless shelters -- Services -- Evaluation, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Charisse Jones NYC shelter has looser rules on conduct; some communities provide housing or rent money NEW YORK -- It took a new kind of shelter to bring Thomas [...]

Published
2007

178. The homeless: Not just a face on a bridge

Author

Wilson, Craig

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Behavior, Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless persons -- Public opinion, Social service -- Evaluation, Social problems
Published
2006

179. Program addresses downtown litter issues

Author

Barry, Tom

Subjects
Litter (Trash) -- Environmental aspects, Litter (Trash) -- Social aspects, Litter (Trash) -- Services, Homeless persons -- Environmental aspects, Homeless persons -- Social aspects, Homeless persons -- Services, Company services, Business, Business, regional, Economics
Abstract

The Research Opportunity Center, an organization that aids the homeless, was involved in The SUPERB Project, a program in which homeless individuals received a certain amount of hourly income for taking litter off the streets of Atlanta, Georgia. Three crews were used to pick up linear from 291 miles of streets.

Published
2002

180. Bringing legal advice to the socially excluded.

Author

Mackenzie, Roger

Subjects
Legal assistance to the poor -- Services, Homeless persons -- Services, Company services, Cooperative agreement for service distribution
Published
2002

181. A capital idea

Author

Webb, Sheila

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Psychology and mental health, Sociology and social work
Abstract

The west London-based Bayswater projects attempt to help around 800-1,100 homeless families in bed and breakfast accommodation to overcome bureaucracy and to relieve their misery in such living conditions. The projects provide campaigning, support, advice and carry out social and health work. Families living under stressful conditions can go to the National Children's Home-funded families centre, where children and mothers can play and are given support. Cooking and laundry facilities are also provided by the centre.

Published
1992

182. Down on the street with Matt Young

Author

Marcel, Joyce and McQuiston, Tim

Subjects
Burlington, Vermont -- Officials and employees, Social services industry -- Officials and employees, Homeless persons -- Services, Business, Business, regional
Published
2001

183. Pictures from life

Author

MacAdam, Barbara A.

Subjects
Comic Relief (Television program) -- Donations, Homeless persons -- Services, Artists -- Donations, Arts, visual and performing
Published
1991

185. A Home for the Homeless and Cause for Thanks in a Season of Thankfulness

Author

Applebome, Peter

Subjects
Thanksgiving Day, Inclusionary housing programs, Homeless persons -- Services, HIV patients -- Services
Abstract

AYEAR ago, there was no Thanksgiving, really, just a day at work as a corrections officer in Florida, with a hacking cough that soon turned into pneumonia. Six months ago, […]

Published
2004

186. City Is Gambling on an Old Program to Cure Homelessness

Author

Kaufman, Leslie

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, New York, New York -- Social policy -- Services
Abstract

To reduce homelessness in New York City by two-thirds, as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg pledged to do last month, the city plans to rely on a broadly expanded version of […]

Published
2004

187. Mayor Urges Major Overhaul For Homeless

Author

Kaufman, Leslie

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, New York, New York -- Services
Abstract

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg unveiled an ambitious plan yesterday to reduce the number of homeless people in the city by two-thirds over the next five years, proposing to build thousands […]

Published
2004

188. Johnson-HUD funds provided for homeless in 9 cities

Subjects
United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Finance, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- Finance, Homeless persons -- Services, Federal aid to human services -- Finance
Abstract

Johnson-HUD Funds Provided for Homeless in 9 Cities Nine cities will receive joint funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation of Princeton, NJ, and the U.S. Department of Housing and […]

Published
1990

189. Being a neighbor to street people

Author

Ousley, J. Douglas

Subjects
Church work with the homeless -- Analysis, Homelessness -- Ethical aspects, Homeless persons -- Services
Published
1990

190. Abraham Residence: a place to stay and start over

Author

Manning, Peter

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Welfare -- Innovations, New York, New York -- Social aspects
Abstract

Abraham Residence: A Place To Stay And Start Over What can a few dedicated people with a good idea and a lot of determination do? Ask Nancy Abraham and her […]

Published
1989

191. The forgotten army

Author

Platt, Steve

Subjects
United Kingdom. Department of the Environment -- Social policy, United Kingdom -- Social aspects, Homeless shelters -- Services, Public housing -- United Kingdom, Housing -- Prices and rates, Homeless persons -- Services, Literature/writing, Political science
Published
1989

192. Cosmic issues, down-to-earth answers

Author

Bartocci, Barbara

Subjects
AIDS patients -- Services, Tutors and tutoring -- Services, Child welfare -- Services, Women volunteers in social service -- Case studies, Homeless persons -- Services, Consumer news and advice, Family and marriage
Published
1989

193. Look who's helping the homeless

Author

Dexheimer, Lynda

Subjects
Trade and professional associations -- Social policy, Homeless persons -- Services, Associations, institutions, etc. -- Social policy, Business, Business, general, American Bar Association -- Social policy, National Association of Home Builders of the United States -- Social policy, American Institute of Architects -- Social policy
Published
1988

194. Hunger in America: independents can help-and do

Author

Zuckerman, David and Blalock, Cecelia

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Restaurateurs -- Services, Soup kitchens -- Services, Restaurants -- Donations, Business, Food and beverage industries, Travel industry
Published
1988

195. The greatest love

Author

Lister, Pamela

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Homeless shelters -- Pennsylvania
Published
1988

196. Angels

Author

Diamant, Anita

Subjects
Suicide -- Prevention, Volunteers -- Personal narratives, Homeless persons -- Services, Age -- Care and treatment, Women in charitable work -- Personal narratives, Travel, recreation and leisure
Published
1987

197. Open Hearts, Open Homes

Author

Bartocci, Barbara

Subjects
Homeless persons -- Services, Charities -- Services, Consumer news and advice, Family and marriage
Published
1988

200. Helping the homeless

Author

Roberts, Jennifer

Subjects
Partnership for the Homeless -- Services, Homeless persons -- Services, Public shelters -- Management, Volunteer workers in social service -- Donations
Published
1985

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