Sentences with phrase «taken homeless people»

I've personally taken homeless people for meals and sat with them to eat.

Governor Cuomo's mandate to take homeless people off the streets and into shelters when frigid temperatures strike has raised some questions among those who work with homeless individuals.

If I wanted to take a homeless person off the street, and let them move into a spare room / house, do they have any tenant's rights (i.e. I can't kick them...

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«Walking a mile in someone's shoes takes on a much different meaning when that person is homeless,» Hanes chief branding officer, Sidney Falken, said in a statement.

Another way we keep our employees engaged is by inviting them to take part in company events, like the Virgin Mobile Live Freefest, a free music festival we hold every year to raise money (through donations) for homeless young people.

I would also, if possible, take some of the time, energy, and money that previously went toward the activity of attending church, and put that time, energy, and money aside toward loving needy people around you — neighbors, coworkers, homeless people, and the poor.

We do simple things, like take bags for homeless around in our car and hand them out to people when we see them.

The BBC reported on Wednesday that volunteers from a community group have been collecting leftover items to take to homeless people.

The really bad thing about what they're doing is that it takes resources away from those who really need them, the real homeless people, and gives cash to a guy who is pulling down $ 60K annually by posing as homeless.

You understand why I'm taking the time away from the unending needs of what one person told me is «the garbage of humanity» (the homeless, and this includes homes youth) to write these kids» stories.

It takes conscious effort to just love people, be they the homeless, our neighbors, store clerks or our cranky relatives.

They don't give 2 chits about starving kids, or homeless old people... But they do take time out of their busy schedules to whine about how oppressed they are, which is also fantastic, and helps society tremendously.

Take the time to get to know at least one homeless person.

If every household took in one homeless person, there would be no need for shelters or a welfare system.

So if these people aren't taken up in the rapture this Saturday, will they be renouncing God, and more importantly, will they attempt to become a drain on society now that they're broke, homeless and without jobs?

Meanwhile, Chapter One's Street 2 Feet Homeless Football Tournament essentially brought in lots of homeless people from around England to take part in a football touHomeless Football Tournament essentially brought in lots of homeless people from around England to take part in a football touhomeless people from around England to take part in a football tournament.

What started as an idea to keep homeless people warm during colder months has become a project that is empowering homeless individuals to take better care of themselves and their loved ones.

«No one would choose to be homeless or in a bad situation like that so it's our duty as a community to take care of those people to love those people and support those people and do our best with our gifts and what we're privileged to have and support them,» said Carr.

«One of the most gruesome things we hear at the Ali Forney Center is our young people who have been recently diagnosed in their desperation to get shelter and housing will forsake taking the medication because they want to be eligible for the current HASA guidelines,» said Carl Siciliano, executive director of the group, which helps homeless LGBT youth.

An executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo that will require homeless people to be taken to shelters when the temperature is freezing goes into effect today.

Cuomo, answering questions after his remarks at the church, says the state will have a plan to potentially take over the management of the growing number of homeless people.

Cuomo took another swipe at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's handling of the homeless, charging that people live in the streets because they're afraid of the city's «dangerous» shelters.

Dozens of homeless people interviewed by The AP this week made it clear that it will take more than the expanded outreach programs announced recently by the mayor and governor to bring them in from the cold.

Cuomo's executive order mandating shelters bring homeless people in from the cold when temperatures sink below freezing takes effect today.

«We heard that many homeless people seeking support from their council are made to feel as if they were at fault and that councils can take steps to discourage applications.

Rick Henderson, the chief executive of Homeless Link, said: «With the welcome focus on homelessness prevention in the Homelessness Reduction Act coming into force next week, we are pleased the government has listened to us and the sector and taken this important step to remove a barrier to accommodation for young people at risk of homelessness.»

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

It's terrible how other courntries, and states are being taken care of; bail outs are handed out, and there's so many HOMELESS PEOPLE HERE IN THIS STATE.

In this city, if you take the thirty percent of the people who are homeless and working and give them a real affordable housing unit, I mean a real, low - income affordable housing unit, that's how you reduce the homeless in this city.»

In a City Council Hearing last week, Taylor could not give an accurate number for the amount of people living on city streets, or for the number of admissions to city homeless shelters since de Blasio took office.

An annual census of unsheltered homeless individuals called the HOPE count, which is taken each January, showed at the beginning of this year that the number of unsheltered people on the city's streets had stayed roughly the same, from 3,180 people in 2014 to 3,182 in January of 2015.

On Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a new Executive Order related to homelessness that appears to be the opening salvo in his plan to take aim at the issue, most pressingly in New York City, where he's criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio's handling of the crisis that includes about 60,000 homeless people.

The protest, which at times grew tense and disorganized with residents shouting over elected officials, comes on the same week the city announced the number of homeless people has grown to 60,000 people, an increase of nearly 10,000 since de Blasio took office and the highest it has been since the city began keeping count.

There's all kinds of crime that occurs in their homeless shelters and other undesirable outcomes for people in that shelter system in New York City... They don't take [the issue] serious enough.»

It was all I could do to obtain my freedom.I knew the Mayor and Court Clerk the Sheriff, and Most of the County Comissioners and State law makers and many Federal Reps from Around the Nation, and some Militray Officals from The US and other Nations, I had a small Photo Ablume, I was able to show, After being treated as a criminal and having my rights trampled on I was let go, the people who was in charge of the shelter where I was wisked off to in the Middle of the night, housed most substance abuse people, and those who are homeless, all of htis because of the great healing low cost product Kefir, I later returned in 2010 a Neighbor had Breat Cancer, She tired the kefir and had great results, my Son was relucent to try it, So I added it to salad as a dressing, he recently got his degree in Computer tech and is preparing to go for his BA this month, My cronological age is 70 evryone take me for 40 - 45, I have not seen a doctor for any health issue since the 80's except dental repair, and cleaning, The question of Constipation I have heard will result if the fermentation is longer then two or three days, But if issues do occure, a one day fermentation will correct it.Hope to get a following, for my unique expereinces and discovries, kefir is a healing product, The one I have comes from Kazastan.

I tell my boyfriend often that I'd like to take my leftover food and give it to a homeless person in my city.

I used to take all my own shots but my old tripod broke, plus I used to live on a super busy street that made me feel really silly while out there taking pictures with bunches of passersby apologizing and homeless people asking me for money and such.

So I wasn't sure whether to take him seriously when he told me over dinner in Silicon Valley in March this year that he was creating a social network for homeless people.

This absence takes on a more instructive shape in subsequent films where the documentary filmmaker as objective observer begins to imply more forcefully that «we» (filmmaker / audience) are not the same (ethnicity, culture, class) as «them» (homeless person / child, unemployed, marginal «other»).

It's not a given that a middle - class family would take in a homeless bear, despite Paddington's aunt Lucy (voice of Imelda Staunton) assuring the young bear that the British people took in orphaned and homeless children and treated those children as their own during a great war many years ago.

When I took a group of at - risk high - school boys from the inner - city of Chicago to volunteer at a homeless shelter, numerous residents commended the boys, telling them «It's so great to see you all in here helping people instead of being out on the street gang - banging.»

Therefore, discuss the stigma and stereotypes of homeless people, learn about unfair housing policies, and reflect on solutions that will reverse the problem in a lasting way and encourage students to take action.

Homeless people in general find it more than difficult to do the every day rituals most of us take for granted.

And just as you might offer money to a homeless stranger, smile at a person walking down the street, or invite a new family from your church over for tea or dinner, take the types of actions online that will help you to get to know the people who follow you and want to connect with you.

For the next part of our research, we decided to take a closer look at how homeless people in the U.S. compare demographically.

Hey Mark for your information, not everyone is not a «deadbeat» for filing bankruptcy or whatever, For me I worked for over 32 yrs, and in 2004, I got divorced in 2005 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the meantime I was waiting for approval for disablity, which took over a year or so, I had to live off my 401k, my savings, had to pay whopping Medical bills, and by the time I finally got my disability check, I owed over 70,000 in charge cards, to survive on or in would of been homeless, So before you judge other people, please be careful you know what your talking about, Not everyone is a deadbeat or trying to get a free ride...

Those people were homeless trying to find places for themselves and unable to take their pets along... this is the gov «ts fault.

I WISH more people were aware of the terrible 3rd world and worse plight of dogs on our Indian Reservations — I just can't take guests to Canyon De Chelly any more, because I feel so saddened by the hundreds of homeless dogs in Chinle and Ganado, and all along the way there.

AZBR's mission includes: • Preventing the euthanization of Beagles throughout the state of Arizona • Finding Forever Homes for homeless Beagles • Providing beagles and their companions the opportunity to interact with other beagles and beagle fans • Helping beagle guardians better understand their beagle's temperament and traits • Guiding people who have found a stray beagle in the appropriate and legal step to take • Assisting those who need to find their beagle a new home, when they can no longer keep their beagle • Educating the public on the importance of spay and neuter

Taking It To The Streets with Lori and Shira started out as a mother and teen daughter driving around Riverside, California giving waters, snacks and dog treats to homeless people and their pets.