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NEWS ABOUT: homeless shelter

homeless shelter stories: 11 news summaries

Missing Man Sees Self on TV, Solves Case

60-year-old at homeless shelter recognizes photo

Oct 28, 09 4:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Colorado missing-persons case has wrapped up neatly after a 60-year-old man recognized his photo during a TV announcement. Marvin Allen Fry had wandered out of a hospital and ended up at a homeless shelter for about a week until he saw the announcement about himself and alerted shelter personnel,... More »

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Colorado • missing person • homeless shelter

 Abuse Victim Fights 
 for Homeless Sex Offenders 

Woman, father were behind ordinances that forced abusers under bridge

Oct 12, 09 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The homeless sex offenders who live under Miami’s infamous Julia Tuttle Causeway aren't quick to thank two of their most diligent advocates for working on their behalf. “They know who we are, and don’t like us very much,” says Lauren Book-Lim. Book-Lim was sexually abused by... More »

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Miami • sex offenders • homeless • homeless encampment • pedophilia • homeless shelter • Lauren Book-Lim • Ron Book • Julia Tuttle Causeway

 Chef Brings 
 Gourmet Food 
 to Homeless 

Rising culinary star left posh restaurant for rescue mission

Aug 18, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - At California’s Bay Area Rescue Mission, the homeless dine on grilled artichokes with garlic sherry vinaigrette or vegetable soup with creme fraiche, thanks to the culinary talents of Tim Hammack. The chef left a renowned French bistro to cook at the rescue mission. “I was cooking for very... More »

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food • chef • homeless • soup kitchen • homeless shelter • rescue mission • Jay-ZTV

 Cities Prop Up 
 Homeless Camps 

Squeezed shelters, recession prompt local government tolerance

Aug 11, 09 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - With room tight in homeless shelters, municipalities across the US are allowing tent cities to stand—after years spent breaking up homeless clusters, the Wall Street Journal reports. In some areas, the encampments are even supplied with basic services like portable toilets and medical care. “There is no place... More »

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homeless • tent city • financial crisis • homeless encampment • homeless shelter • recession depression

(Newser) - New York City has quietly taken a new approach to combat homelessness—since 2007, the Bloomberg administration has bought more than 550 families one-way tickets out of town. Social workers help the homeless to find relatives who may take them in, and some have been flown as far as France... More »

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New York City • New York • Michael Bloomberg • homeless • ticket • homeless shelter

(Newser) - Millions of Americans had lost their homes long before subprime crisis plunged the nation into economic peril. Recognizing the plight of the homeless, The Nation offers 10 tips for street survival:
  • Try to relieve passersby of their misconceptions without internalizing their cruel remarks. "Let go of your pride—
... More »

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homeless • soup kitchen • homeless shelter • recession depression

'Defiant' Nun Arrested After Cop Showdown

Sister got between police officer and man with an ice pick

Jun 5, 09 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Miami nun has been arrested after getting in the middle of a confrontation between a police officer and a homeless man wielding an ice pick, WPLG 10 reports. The man had been causing a disturbance outside the shelter where Sister Margaret Anthony works, and when police tried to defuse... More »

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nuns • homeless • arrest • homeless shelter

(Newser) - New York City has quietly begun to enforce a 1997 state law requiring homeless shelter residents who have jobs to contribute to the cost of their temporary housing, the New York Times reports. The move, which follows a 2007 audit that forced the city to return funding to the... More »

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New York City • rent • New York state • Mayor Bloomberg • homeless shelter • working homeless • state law

 21 Killed in Polish 
 Homeless Shelter Fire 

20 injured in blaze; cause unknown

Apr 13, 09 7:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fire at a Polish hostel for the homeless has killed at least 21 people and injured 20 more, many of whom jumped three stories to escape the flames, the BBC reports. Emergency teams are on the scene, as is the prime minister, assessing damages and offering comfort. Some 77... More »

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Poland • Donald Tusk • fire • hostel • homeless shelter

 Blago's Wife 
 Axed by 
 Charity 

Patti Blagojevich paid $100K as fundraiser

Jan 22, 09 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The wife of embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been fired from her $100,000-a-year job as development director of a Chicago charity that runs a state-of-the-art homeless shelter, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Patti Blagojevich had been hired to help double the million dollars raised annually by the Christian... More »

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charity • Illinois • Rod Blagojevich • Patti Blagojevich • Christian Industrial League • ShoreBank • homeless shelter

(Newser) - Barack Obama pitched in at a Washington emergency homeless shelter for teens today, as part of his pitch for greater public service, the AP reports. After touring the facility alongside Martin Luther King III, Obama rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt and helped paint a wall in the... More »

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Barack Obama • Martin Luther King Jr. • Martin Luther King III • President Obama • inaugural events • homeless shelter

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