Do you ever wonder who could possibly help a homeless person? The answer is each of us can help. It's called direct service - helping someone in nee...
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011
The charitable giving of food is giving food to a person without charging that person any money for the food. It is true compassion and can be life s...
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011
Raise your hand if you've ever seen a person who you thought was homeless. I can see that all hands are up! I'll be 61 years old this week ...
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011
Experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault often forces women and children into homelessness.
Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that 154,000 veterans are homeless each night, while over 300,000 veterans are homeless at some time during the course of a year.
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011
Recognizing the common bonds among all people, Mama Lee said that the worst treatment a homeless person could receive is to be ignored by people walking by.
Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011
What concerns me most about isolationism among service providers is that service providers tend to criticize solutions to homelessness proposed by service providers other than themselves.
Christine Schanes | Posted 05.25.2011
If every city with an insufficient number of shelter beds were to pass an ordinance against sleeping in all public places, there would be no place for a homeless person to sleep.
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011
It is possible to end homelessness. How? There are three steps to ending homelessness. These steps can be approached individually or at the...
Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011