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Homeless Kids in US Number 1.6 Million
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, child, children, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, environment, government, homeless, hungry, law, politics, rights, safety, society )

Kit
- 157 days ago - alternet.org
Fully 1.6 million children in the United States -- one in 45 kids -- were homeless last year, living in shelters, cars, abandoned buildings and parks, a study released Monday found.
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Tell Hungary That Being Homeless Is NOT a Crime ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, Hungary, protection, crime )

Cher
- 164 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
In Budapest, Hungary, the Mayor of the 8th District, Mate Kocis, recently passed a regulation that makes being homeless a crime. According to the BBC, homeless people can be arrested, imprisoned and forced to pay a $600 fine.
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Free the 3 Jailed for Feeding Homeless People in Orlando, FL and Make It Legal to Feed Those in Need ! PLEASE SIGN ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, protection, environment, rights, society )

Cher
- 351 days ago - change.org
It shouldn't be illegal to feed the hungry, yet three people were arrested and jailed after feeding homeless people in a park in Orlando FL. Orlando has made it a crime to do this. The 3 must serve 60 days in jail and pay a large fine.
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Protect Federal Funding for Homeless Children and Families ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, humans, homeless, funding, protection )

Cher
- 404 days ago - change.org
Each year, hundreds of thousands of American families become homeless, including over 1.5 million children. While homelessness takes its toll on adults, its impact on children is particularly traumatizing. Federal investments in the early education,
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Urge Mississippi To Support Plans To End Child Homelessness ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, children, homeless, environment, protection, rights )

Cher
- 483 days ago - change.org
Twelve thousand and counting. The shocking number of Mississippi's homeless youth, has steadily increased in recent years, according to the National Center on Family Homelessness, and can no longer be overlooked.
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Massive Rise in Homelessness Rates for NJ Families ! PLEASE SIGN PETITION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, environment, protection, rights )

Cher
- 500 days ago - uspoverty.change.org
A new report by the Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness (ICPH) has found that since 2008, family homelessness in New Jersey has increased by over 40 percent. There has been an increase in the number of homeless children by nearly 14 percent.
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Golden-Voiced Homeless Man Captivates Internet - Amplifier
Society & Culture  (tags: homeless, announcer, drugs, alcoholics )

NoNoNoNoN
- 506 days ago - new.music.yahoo.com
This clip speaks for itself -- literally. The Columbus Dispatch discovered a homeless man along Ohio's I-71 claiming to have "the God-given gift of voice." His name is Ted Williams, and ....
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NYC Cuts Funding to Homeless Youth Shelters
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, humans, homeless, shelters, youth, funding, protection )

Cher
- 538 days ago - gayrights.change.org
Last week, the day after thousands of homeless youth around the city relied on drop-in centers and community outreach for a Thanksgiving meal, the New York Department of Housing announced that it would immediately begin slashing funding for youth
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Helping Homeless and Disabled Veterans ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: environment, humans, protection, veterans, homeless, disabled )

Cher
- 540 days ago - change.org
America's hero's cannot be found in a comic book or on the big screen. They are around us. They wore colors to blend in with nature, but often they saw the color red. Despite the intimidating factors of bloodshed, they fought on for their countries
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End Child Homelessness ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, children, homeless, environment, protection )

Cher
- 555 days ago - change.org
The National Center on Family Homelessness estimates that 1.5 million children are homeless at some point each year. These kids don't survive the experience unscathed.
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Tell Government to Standardize Best Practices for Ending Homelessness ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, protection, environment )

Cher
- 558 days ago - change.org
DC Mayor-elect Vincent Gray recently stated that he didn't want to create a housing program so good that would attract homeless people from other parts of the country. He alluded to a program in Paris that proved so effective that it drew homeless
35 comments
Tell SF Chronicle Columnist To Stop Attacking Pro Bono Attorneys For the Homeless ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, protection, attorneys )

Cher
- 562 days ago - change.org
In a recent column, Nevius seems to suggest that if you are homeless, and have been ticketed for urinating on the street, panhandling or public drunkenness, you are clearly guilty and should pay for your crime.
16 comments
Make Poverty History ! Help Pass Bill C-304 ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, Canada, poverty, protection )

Cher
- 590 days ago - makepovertyhistory.ca
In every major city in Canada it is hard to avoid the shocking reality of homelessness even though we live in one of the richest countries in the world. Homeless people on the streets are only the tip of the housing crisis iceberg. Many more poor people
22 comments
Support the Plan to Turn An Abandoned Indianapolis Hotel Into a Homeless Shelter ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, homeless, shelters, protection )

Cher
- 594 days ago - change.org
Tell the Historic Irvington Community Council to allow the hotel to become a shelter, for the good of the community and their homeless constituents.
64 comments
Tell the Church of God Not to Evict Homeless Haitians ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION ! !
Society & Culture  (tags: humans, protection, Haiti, homeless )

Cher
- 594 days ago - change.org
Tell the Church of God that the purpose of a church is to offer compassion and help people when they are in need. They shouldn't evict the displaced people living on their land until those people have safe homes to return to.
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