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Skid Row

Changing the World One Family at a Time

Michael Hubbard | Posted 11.01.2009 | Impact

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Michael Hubbard

I've been working with homeless families since I was very young. One thing I've learned is that making a personal connection is just as important as opening your wallet.

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Encouraging the World to Act

Justin Mayo | Posted 10.30.2009 | Impact

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Justin Mayo

The crew from Red Eye, Inc. recently passed out water bottles and PB&J sandwiches to people on Skid Row. This is how I was inspired.

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Capitalism: Never Enough?

Jim Selman | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

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Jim Selman

The epidemic of designer stores is symptomatic of the buying binge we've been on for the last half-century.

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Group Seeks To Open Upscale Bar, Serve Organic Martinis In LA's Skid Row

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 09.26.2009 | Style

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LOS ANGELES — Craby Joe's was once a joint where denizens of nearby Skid Row slouched on barstools over dirty linoleum getting soused on $2.50 m...

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Without A Home: Sisterhood On The Streets

Rachel Fleischer | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living

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Rachel Fleischer

These children did not waste time feeling sorry for themselves. They had instead developed a collective love and compassion for one another.

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Why I Hired the Homeless to Work on The Soloist

Joe Wright | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homeless, Homelessness, Film, Skid Row, The Soloist, Celebrities Talk Politics, Entertainment News
Joe Wright

To have the love that I hold dear for the community of the Skid Row residents called into question is hurtful.

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Joe Wright's The Soloist Exploits the Skid Row Community

Linda Milazzo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment

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Linda Milazzo

Instead of telling the tales of the homeless, the film portrayed them as a Fellini-esque monolith -- a tainted Gomorrah teeming with decadence and dereliction.

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