Housing First Savannah

06/17/2014

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness, and the feeling of being unloved.” ― Mother Teresa

06/15/2014

The Nashville TN 100k Homes (60 Minutes) segment is getting reaired Sunday night at 7 pm ET! Share this please...

Tune in to 60 Minutes at 7pm ET/PT on Sunday. We're excited for a re-airing of the piece on this movement with important updates from How's Nashville and our national data team!

06/13/2014

They're talking about success! / Campaign Reaches Goal as 100,000th Homeless American Housed | 100,000 Homes

http://100khomes.org/blog/campaign-reaches-goal-as-100000th-homeless-american-housed

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06/13/2014

Just general ideas on funding... / Should I Give Money to the Homeless? | Nick Holt, MSW, ASW

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-holt-msw-asw/should-i-give-money-to-th_b_5462975.html

Choosing to give or not to give comes down to our own beliefs as well as many momentary factors. Here are the ways I believe you can do the most good....

06/12/2014

But there's MORE to house in Savannah! / 101,628 People Are Now in Safe and Stable Homes! | USICH Blog


http://usich.gov/blog/101628-people-are-now-in-safe-and-stable-homes

By Jay Melder, USICH Director of Communications and External Affairs Today, Community Solutions’s 100,000 Homes Campaign announced it has achieved its goal to connect 100,000 people experiencing chronic homelessness to safe, stable housing—101,628 people, to be exact. At an event on Capitol Hill,...

06/12/2014

How should we accomplish this in Savannah? / A boost for homeless vets in Kansas City | The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article511258/A-boost-for-homeless-vets-in-Kansas-City.html

By the end of the month, 58 homeless veterans in Kansas City will be moving into a new apartment building and beginning journeys to turn their lives around. The creation of the St. Michael’s Veterans Center is the result of a shared compassionate vision.

06/11/2014

Have you figured it out yet? / Love Wins Ministries Bless Our Hearts |

http://www.lovewinsministries.org/2014/06/bless-our-hearts/

In its most simplistic form, the health and wealth gospel says that God wants to bless everyone. To be sure I agree with this. God wants good things for everyone. the health and wealth gospel also claims that God wants for those who truly believe, for those who are truly following his will, to b...

06/11/2014

We need more micro... / We've Seen Megachurch. But How About Micro-Church? | Rev. Emily M. D. Scott

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-emily-m-d-scott/weve-seen-megachurch-but-_b_5474319.html

What happens around tables designed to encourage the people of God to see one another, face to face? I would argue that justice, too, begins on a micro-scale at our church....

06/07/2014

Do you need proof... / UNM study reveals cost benefits in housing the homeless :: The University of New Mexico

http://news.unm.edu/news/unm-study-reveals-cost-benefits-in-housing-the-homeless

The University of New Mexico Institute for Social Research conducted a study for the City of Albuquerque on the cost and benefits of housing the homeless in the city. Results of the Albuquerque Heading Home Initiative reveal that it is cost effective ...

06/07/2014

A solution we need to explore for homelessness / 7 Microhouses With the Power to Transform How We Live

http://nationswell.com/small-spaces-big-ideas-7-tiny-homes-power-transform-live

Don’t let their sizes fool you. Microhouses are solving many of our national problems, from providing shelter to the homeless to making communities greener.

06/06/2014

Get to know people who are homeless / their stories matter... The Lives of America's Homeless

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/06/the-lives-of-americas-homeless/371847/

An oral-history project seeks to document some of the least-heard voices in society: those with no permanent address.

06/05/2014

Not the solution... / Los Angeles to join New York and 50 other U.S. cities with ban on feeding homeless people

http://www.sott.net/article/269292-Los-Angeles-to-join-New-York-and-50-other-US-cities-with-ban-on-feeding-homeless-people

As the number of homeless people in Los Angeles County continues to rise, the City Council is weighing a ban on feeding homeless people in public areas. City Council members Tom LaBonge and Mitch O'Farrell, both Democrats, introduced the...