Sentences with phrase «up as a homeless»

Many of the «homeless» on the street the weekend before Christmas (the homeless have told us it is one third to one half of the «homeless» present) are not homeless, but people who dress up as homeless to get the free items.

And I did not deal with all this math mumbo jumbo to end up as a homeless yet tragically fit yet still homeless person.

SEE MORE: Chelsea have # 23m bid accepted for Serie A star Cristiano Ronaldo dresses up as homeless man Liverpool transfer news

It's diverting for a while to see Blanchett done up as a homeless man, wandering through industrial rubble as she shouts Situationist dogma at the lens in a Scottish accent, but there's nothing to it beyond technique.

Not exact matches

This is your chance as a student to stand up for homeless kids and teens, many your own age, and let them know they're not alone.

While living as a homeless wanderer through Israel, Jesus was himself an outsider and spent his time with social pariahs: people who were in some way racially, financially, physically or morally different than those making up the majority in Judea.

It's not a negation of truth or absolute truth, it's just a recognition that we might be as confused over things as our kin in the faith who chained up Bibles, burned the bones of reformers, tossed bombs into the basements of black churches and burned crosses on the front yards of black people, who ignore the plight of the homeless and the poor while we struggle to decide between the 36 and 72 inch plasma screen tv.

So for those of you giving up sweets because you have a sweet tooth and it will be «tough» to put the cookie down, think instead about making a dessert for your local homeless shelter and sharing in that dessert with those who aren't as fortunate as you.

Mine was wrapped up in work, in sitting among the homeless in their hidden camps, and just treating them as my equal, and in my extended family.

I was outraged that the videographer would be trying to make a point by embarrassing those walking by not noticing their family members dressed up as «homeless».

The wages of this national sin are beginning to show up as the colossal national debt, the huge financial deficits of savings and loans associations, high unemployment and escalating numbers of homeless and hungry citizens.

As churches, we set up soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and outreach centers for individuals in crisis.

I grew up in a city and I had never seen a homeless or hobo as I have the past 15 years.

The radio show host was there as well, and he said that the food was hot and ready to serve, the homeless were all lined up ready to eat, when all of a sudden, the whole event had to stop so that local newspaper and magazine publishers could take pictures of some «Models for Christ» serving food to the homeless.

Proving the old retail adage that location is everything, despite sky - high prices for hotels and restaurants, as well as the disgraceful city - allowed muck in the streets resulting from the homeless crisis, the stunning beauty of the San Francisco Bay and The City's splendid tourist attractions support a huge convention industry and vacuum up tourist money from around the world.

I plan to read the book «Under The Overpass», but I also wonder about what you're bringing up — Is living like the homeless for a few weeks really the same thing as really being homeless?

``... Up to 40 % of all homeless youth identify as LGBT,» she writes, «and of those, almost 80 % left because their families rejected them when they came out... There are more than 1100 federal benefits denied to same - sex couples... LGBT youth are five times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers... That's a real injustice.»

My career options as a homeless exmonk are limited but I manage to be interviewed for posts as a rat catcher, a person who picks up litter and a railway signaller.

That would perk everybody up, and nobody would notice as Jesus slipped out the back of the building to go hang out with the homeless under the bridge a few blocks away.

For example, when we close our eyes to elements of society such as the homeless, the unemployed, the mentally ill, and others who do not seem to fit into our idealization of social order, or if we forget the sufferings of past generations, we end up with sketches that are inadequate to God's own vision of the future.

New York City wants elected and community officials to speak up about potential locations for new homeless shelters in their neighborhoods as it enters the second year of its effort to build 90 citywide.

Hevesi says the homeless projects are caught up in a larger dispute over how to renew a special tax break for real estate developers who include affordable housing in their projects, known as 421a.

He's always coming up with ways to screw the homeless out of help... as if somebody becomes that down and out just to get a «free» spot to sleep in a shelter.

Managers of Tallahassee's Kearney Center are sheltering up to 400 Big Bend homeless residents per night and expecting 20 to 50 more as Hurricane Irma approaches.

He says he's in agreement that lawmakers should get a modest pay raise, but says he wants other items finished as well, including freeing up $ 1 billion more to help the homeless and the expansion of the state's hate crimes law, and the State Police authority to enforce them.

Mary and Joseph are sent to Bethlehem by a census designed to improve the tax take; they end up homeless; after Jesus is born, they are forced by the threat of political violence to flee - as asylum seekers - to Egypt.

As the debate headed towards its conclusion, a young woman in the audience stood up and started shouting about money going on the army when homeless people are sleeping on the street.

As he moves to open 90 new homeless shelters in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is opening himself up to a new level of political risk as he runs for re-election this yeaAs he moves to open 90 new homeless shelters in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is opening himself up to a new level of political risk as he runs for re-election this yeaas he runs for re-election this year.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio finally admitted that «we need to catch up with the reality» of the city's escalating homeless crisis — as he announced the abrupt exit of the commissioner responsible for helping New York's needy.

«This wicked bedroom tax is going to rip neighbour from neighbour, force vulnerable people to food banks and loan sharks, and end up costing Britain more than it saves as tenants are forced to go homeless or move into the expensive private rented sector,» shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne said.

When the homeless shelters fill up, the city send families to private apartments known as cluster sites.

Espada said he grew up on public assistance, has experience being homeless and worked as a tenant organizer.

In April, the city opted to kick out roughly 200 homeless New Yorkers from a two - building emergency shelter on the Upper West Side, freeing up at least 100 affordable housing units slated for low - income residents, as previously reported.

The mayor dismissed the personal criticism from Cuomo as he repeated calls he's made in recent weeks for the state to «step up» and offer more resources to help with the city's growing population of nearly 60,000 homeless residents.

«This hated tax is trapping thousands of families, forcing vulnerable people to food banks and loan sharks, and there is now a serious danger it could end up costing Britain more than it saves as tenants are forced to go homeless or move into the expensive private rented sector.

«As a result of the recent 90 - day review of homeless services and the reforms that were announced this month, we have further increased the funding to address shelter conditions that have built up over many years,» said Lauren Gray, senior advisor for communications for the Department of Homeless Shomeless services and the reforms that were announced this month, we have further increased the funding to address shelter conditions that have built up over many years,» said Lauren Gray, senior advisor for communications for the Department of Homeless SHomeless Services.

He says he's in agreement that lawmakers should get a modest pay raise but says he wants other items finished as well, including freeing up $ 1 billion more dollars to help the homeless and the expansion of the state's hate crimes law, and the state police authority to enforce them.

Team Cuomo promptly upped the ante, as spokeswoman Dani Lever said, «Yes, it's clear that the mayor can't manage the homeless crisis.»

Hevesi said the homeless projects are caught up in a larger dispute over how to renew a special tax break for real estate developers who include affordable housing in their projects, known as 421a.

For years, the industry has rounded up itinerant workers known as «nuclear gypsies» from the Sanya neighborhood of Tokyo and Kamagasaki in Osaka, areas known for large numbers of homeless men.

Several houses were swallowed up whole, others such as the one in our photograph were wrecked, and 2,000 people were left homeless.

Express your kindness this year in the form of helping others by doing deeds such as serving food to the homeless or signing up to walk shelter dogs.

As a single artist (and no, I'm not homeless) of many mediums, I'm currently taking up freelance work in theater and video production, primarily working in set dressing and special - effects makeup.

As Dennis pack up with his son Connor (Noah Lomax) and his mom, Lynn (Laura Dern), the Nashes find themselves stranded at a motel, a pseudo-refugee camp for the homeless as dozens of people like them have nowhere else to gAs Dennis pack up with his son Connor (Noah Lomax) and his mom, Lynn (Laura Dern), the Nashes find themselves stranded at a motel, a pseudo-refugee camp for the homeless as dozens of people like them have nowhere else to gas dozens of people like them have nowhere else to go.

Families are given priority in the process of assimilation, and Dottie wants to speed things up, so she begins assembling her own Perez family, with Juan as her husband and a homeless street urchin as her son.

Throughout there's a myriad of side plots, featuring Jon Voight as a heavily made - up homeless and blind Indian shaman, Power Boothe as a corrupt sheriff (are there any other kind in the desert?)

The final third of the film involves El Chivo, a homeless, dog - loving man who was witness to the accident, who gave up his life with his wife and daughter to pursue a cause as a master terrorist and assassin.

It features a terrific lead performance by Nicolas Cage as a man at war with himself, an equally compelling supporting performance by up - and - comer Tye Sheridan (so engaging in Mud), and a riveting art - imitating - life performance by real - life homeless alcoholic Gary Poulter (who drowned in a lake before the film was released).

These children include students who are homeless, living in poverty, do not speak English, have been diagnosed / misdiagnosed as learning disabled or grow up in isolated communities.

Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, I attended seven schools in two years as my family moved between homeless shelters.