PORT Soccer

PORT Soccer team goes to Washington DC. http://www.annarbor.com/sports/ann-arbors-street-soccer-program-offers-support-on-and-off-the-field/

Protest in Orlando

Over 100 people protested in from of city hall in Orlando Monday against the city ban on feeding the homeless. This is one of the many cities that now either have or are contemplating an ordinance against feeding the homeless.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-orlando-homeless-feeding-protest-20100726,0,3255933.story

Overcoming Hurdles to Jobs

Example of a community internalizing and sharing responsibility ... putting the front yard in the back yard.

Job fair for those who'd been in jail or without a home.

Collaboration and Integration with the Neighborhood Yields Positive Results

The shelter in this story operates under the premise of YIMBY (rather than NIMBY).

This is similar to the neighborhood education program developed by Jeffrey Canada in Harlem, which helped parents to take better care of their children and end generational poverty.

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_15445101

National Coalitional for the Homeless release new report

This new study is focused on the laws and restriction that local governments placed on food providers to the homeless. These are the restrictions that make it a criminal act to help the homeless. http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/foodsharing/pr_2010.html

From the top of the idea(money)-chain

Tent cities might be better understood by the national public within five years, given the work by students and the NCH to study and document their history and resurgence. Until then, they may continue to operate as small start-ups, using -- almost solely -- local money.

On the other side of the food chain, the Fed will hopefully take care of the other need: more permanent housing: Administration broadens effort to fight homelessness

Re-Connecting, Right in our Backyard(s)

Step-by-step re-connection with the local community:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/30/homeless-world-cup-inspir_n_630407.html