Homelessness

It was a cold night in November. There I lie, huddled up in my car hoping that I wouldn't run out of gas before morning. I would turn my car off anytime I woke up for thirty minutes or so, or at least until I started to shiver. I couldn't wait until summer, when I could sleep under the stars knowing that at least I wouldn't freeze to death.  Read More »

Naturally, if I came upon a blog entry about a real-life homeless person, I’d have certain expectations. I would immediately think that blog would be an enlightening look into the hardships of a homeless person, or a tale of how such an unfortunate person is a good person in a bad position.

This is not one of those tales.  Read More »

I know it's easy to make judgmental statements about homeless people:

Get a job.
They brought it on themselves.
Why should I contribute a quarter to someone's drug habit?

Generalizations don't make for very good arguments in other situations; why should it be any different for the homeless population?  Read More »

As I sit here and listen to The Beatles and let my mind wander around the landscape of todays current events and the freshest of fresh minds writing and thinking hard (to show us they are the best, not to actually BE the best) I really wonder if the majority of this country could really be as stupid as the news anchors and public speakers in the loop may make them out to be. Then I realize...  Read More »

The Coachella Valley is home to thousands of homeless. Organizations such as Martha’s Kitchen, The Well In The Desert, Food In Need Of Distribution , Food Not Bombs and many others help support these less fortunate people. I have worked with the homeless for a few years and I know some of them are really there because of addiction, because of themselves and no one else.  Read More »

It's dark outside and as you sleep, you feel the cool, damp air wash over you. Just like every other night as you lie in the doorway trying to sleep, your stomach starts to grumble. It's then that you realize you haven't eaten in four days. You look next to you to make sure your little sister is alive.  Read More »

This is the continuation to http://www.progressiveu.org/224151-child-abuse-japan-part-ii, and is part of a research paper about child abuse.  Read More »

Does it really matter that we walk past a homeless person and don't even see them?
Does it really matter that we walk away not giving it a second thought?  Read More »