Most people have heard of the DVDs and YouTube videos promoting “Bum Fights” – pay two homeless people a certain amount to fight each other. Sometimes handcuffing them together or tying their legs together would be in the mix to add a new twist to the deal. Violence against people who are homeless happens far [...]
Discover the importance of support services for Child Development..
Nobody really remembers what it is like to be two years old. It is hard to remember your favorite toy when you were two or who was #1 on the Billboard Top 100 List at the time. BUT, from 0-3 years old is one of the most important stages for children. According to Zero to [...]
Homelessness and the lack of resources…
What if you said you couldn’t help someone jump their car because you didn’t have the cables? That isn’t too hard to get over. You just didn’t have the resources to help them, but maybe somebody else will come along with jumper cables. It is a pretty common tool to keep in a car. What if you [...]
Homelessness can happen to Anyone
Rarely do we think about a homeless person once being rich or successful or even stable. What if I told you that there are even many star athletes who are now homeless? In reading a Poverty In America blog post on change.org, there is a story about a former WORLD CHAMPION Middleweight boxer named Iran [...]
Homeless Hate Crimes?
“It’s just that we’re there, and they don’t really think of us as real people, kind of part of the scenery. They attack us just like they vandalize a stop sign, basically.” I came across this quote while scanning an article on NPR. The article was speaking about how many states are starting to consider [...]
The Face of Homelessness
What is the image that comes to mind when thinking about a homeless person? “Usually dirty, drunk, and very stupid sounding, they just ask for money, or demand it.” This was a quote taken from Thehomelesspresident’s Blog. The author of this blog is a man who became homeless when he was 12 years old. He [...]
Prevent Child Abuse, Have a Party!
Planning on some fun with family and friends? Add some FUNdraising to your next party. Healthy Families America is a program that is part of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA), and before Healthy Families America opened a branch in Indiana, children in our community had to be reported as being abused or neglected FIRST before a family [...]
Foster Care.. Fostering a gap that must be filled!
Most children are supported by family beyond the age of 18. What about those who are on their own beginning on their 18th birthday? Check out Preventable Tragedy: A Hawaiian Teen’s Suicide after Foster Care,” an article written by Natalie Wendt. In this article Natalie Wendt speaks about a 19-year-old from Hawaii who had just [...]
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