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Monthly Archives: October 2010
Homeless Youth, PIT Counts & Breaking the Cycle of a Youth Social Service System that Just Doesn’t Work
Every year, the City of Lowell and thousands of communities across the country have the very difficult task of performing a Point in Time count of all of the homeless men, women and children in any given community. We are … Continue reading
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Hollywood on Board with Hiring Those That are Least Employable?
Another great article over at http://www.change.org The Bold & the Beautiful to Feature Homelessness & Povertyby Becky Blanton October 27, 2010 Does Hollywood imitate life? Or does life imitate Hollywood? For the most watched television soap opera in the world … Continue reading
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Kids Brains CAN’T Handle Homelessness
great article over at http://www.change.org by Josie Raymond October 28, 2010 Homelessness can wreak havoc on the adult brain, causing mental disorders like depression and post traumatic stress disorder in addition to being caused by them. Imagine what going without … Continue reading
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Elders in Poverty
Came across this article on the issue of poverty amongst our elderly, in the Los Angeles Times. While the premise of this article is based in California, I contend we could apply this to any community across the country. A … Continue reading
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Work First Models Taking Hold Around the Country!
I had posted about this concept a while back on Boston’s Work First program and just ran across this article on a work first initiative in Atlanta and First Step Staffing. I really appreciate this type of enterprise as it … Continue reading
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Homeless Children Like Halloween Too!
I was tickled pink when I came across this article over at http://www.change.org about this Daisy Girl Scout Troop and their efforts to provide Halloween costumes for children that are staying in homeless shelters. Every kid deserves a little Halloween … Continue reading
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Institute for Health & Recovery Seeks Director of Clinical Operations
The Institute for Health and Recovery (IHR) is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Director of Clinical Operations. The Director of Clinical Operations will support IHR’s mission to develop a comprehensive continuum of care for women, adolescents, and their … Continue reading
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World AIDS Day ~ Lowell ~ December 1, 2010
World AIDS Day – Awareness, Remembrance & Celebration Wednesday December 1, 2010 World AIDS Day is not merely a one-day event, but rather serves as a “kick-off” for the forthcoming year to enable individuals, communities, organizations and businesses … Continue reading
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Generation H ~ Why We Should Invest Now!
While organizations across the country, in partnership with state and federal resources, have done much to re-house individuals who were chronic homeless, the next generation, or rather “Generation H”. They are a by-product of a family social service system that … Continue reading
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2011 National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness
2011 National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness (National Alliance to End Homelessness) New Decade With persistent high unemployment, and state and local social services budgets in disarray, more and more of the most vulnerable American families began the new decade … Continue reading
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