Tag Archives | Poverty

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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