Street Sense DC

We were all put on this earth to help each other out, so why are there so many innocent lives that go without? Torn from their families by disasters, famines, or wars, they are the ones that suffer the most......

The government and international agencies urgently searched for sites to build tent cities on Port-au-Prince's outskirts to shelter hundreds of thousands of the homeless staying behind before springtime's onslaught of floods and hurricanes.

Have you ever stopped to look around you in the blinding glare of neon light, when at last a city has been emptied in the middle of the night? Have you ever felt the death like stillness as along the deserted streets you crept, after all the noisy d

A poem about those who are homeless.......

I walked by a homeless man today sitting in the street. He was covered in pain and despair, as he asked me if i had change to spare. I tossed some coins into his hat and started to walk away, when a feeling came over me, and i decided to stay. He sai

Anchorage, AK is experiencing a rise in homelessness & public inebriation. This year, after the deaths of at least 13 homeless people since the spring, there has been a widespread sense that the city’s response has been inadequate and must change.

Following a unique challenge issued by the First Lady, The George Washington University and VolunteerMatch have partnered to launch a new Web site that will enable the GW student body to inspire and track the 100,000 hours of service

Starting October 14, the Corporation for National and Community Service will no longer invite individuals and organizations to post their volunteer opportunities directly through Serve.gov, a federally operated Web site.

Traumatic brain injury is common amongst homeless people and is associated with poorer health, found a study of more than 900 homeless men and women in Toronto.

A new state report reveals a mental health system hampered by poor communication, a critical shortage of hospital beds and commitment laws that don't adequately address complex needs.

Days after Justice Clarence Thomas highlights Walmart's policy of allowing RVs to utilize their parking lots they tow a homeless woman's trailer, despite her having requested and been given permission to stay by the store manager.

Escape From New York's cult hero to the working class and disenfranchised, the poor and the homeless, where are you when we need you Snake Plissken?

Formerly homeless woman recommends Dignity Village as an example of supporting the poor in their own solutions to homelessness. Part of Street Voices project.

A post-modern mystic describes how she learned to accept — and appreciate — financial ruin, homelessness, and terminal illness

Formerly homeless woman discusses the measures she believes can end street homelessness within two years.

Formerly homeless woman discusses how finances squandered on homeless research could be put to better use.

A soul both dark and deep.

Homeless man discusses spiritualism and education as part of the Street Voices project.

British game design student simulates homelessness in Sims 3 with moving results.

Remarkable true story of how two homeless people found each other on Twitter and came together despite living on opposite sides of the Atlantic ocean.