Love Street Hotel.

May I say thanks to each and everyone whom has supported His Love Street and our vision to open an awesome homeless hotel for the glory of God. From Denver to Hollywood many are finally taking notice and offering their help. Thank you! http:Lovestreethotel.com/

Cher

“Cher” had me in mind when she wrote this song; listen to the first few lines. Even though many stars from Reba McEntire to billionaire Icahn aren’t interested in my cause I would not wish this upon them or anyone else. Am not saying that the homeless deserve special treatment but we in the greatest country ever deserve a warm place of our own to sleep. Don’t count me out for I have been pushed way past the point of breaking, but this is far from over. You haven’t seen the last of me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FM5Akcjraw

Message Sent In My E-mail. All I need is a chance.

I am a 30 year old single mother to four beautiful children. We have been homeless for a year to today and the reason being my last child had to have heart surgery and it required me to be at the hospital 24/7 so my job didn’t understand oh did I mention that I have not worked in about 9 Months. Lord knows I’m trying but every time I step forward I move back 2 steps to but I know God has his hands over us each and every day he is the reason that I have made it thus far...But I’m praying for some kind of help for me and my four children. Please give me a job and chances to get a home for I and my children...Can someone help? "Help Us Make A Difference In A Life, His Love Street Hotel". Http://Hislovestreethotel.com/

Stronger I Become.

We shall open "His Love Street Hotel" and restore hope to many whom no longer see hope. May I say I thank God, for the rejection and trials I encounter from many whom have not believed in this cause “if” only we would realized that many are only one pay-check away from experiencing the same, I get many emails from those whom had an income of over a quarter of a million to living in a one room hotel with their three or four children. Praise, the name of God for this has only made me stronger and more determined to do what God has called me to do.(http://Hislovestreethotel.com/

"You Haven't Seen The Last of Me"

As I did my walk today listening to my I-pod I was feeling broken and lost’’ then I said God on countless times many have told me to give up this fight for the homeless; and many times I wanted too but when God gives you a vision you can’t let it go! Then Cher’s song came on and “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” times barely holding on but something inside me wouldn’t let me quit. I’ve been brought down to my knees countless times to the point of breaking but I must stand my ground and fight to the end, so don’t count me out yet for “You haven’t seen the last of me”.

Some 190,000 families needed shelter last year.

Needy and homeless people eat a free Easter meal provided by the Los Angeles Mission in downtown Los Angeles last year.Recession drove more families into homeless shelters in 2010, a new federal report has found.

Some 190,000 families needed shelter last year, up from 159,000 in 2009, according to an annual survey from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. There were 595,000 people in those families.

Over the course of the past year, the number of people in homeless shelters dipped slightly to 1.92 million, from 1.8 million a year earlier. This translates into one of every 200 Americans.
"As a nation, we appear to be doing a better job sheltering those who might otherwise be living on our streets, but clearly homelessness is impacting a greater share of families with children," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan.

The economic downturn has most likely spurred the surge in homeless families, which numbered only 131,000 in 2008. Homelessness rises with job loss, said Mercedes Marquez, an assistant HUD secretary.

It's likely that many more homeless families are staying with friends or relatives and may wind up in shelters in the near future. Some 32.4% of adults in families who entered shelters in 2009 said they had been staying with relatives, up from 24.2% in 2007.

One reason for the overall drop in homelessness is the increased federal effort to help those chronically on the street. Nearly 147,000 long-term homeless were on the streets on a single night in January 2010, down more than 18% from a year earlier and nearly 39% from 2009.

Marquez attributes the decline to the construction of additional permanent supporting housing: Some 59,000 beds were added between 2007 and 2010.

Families need more help
Families also stayed longer in shelters in 2009, with the median number of nights rising to 36, up from 30 a year earlier. Most of these families are headed by women under the age of 31, and more than half of children in shelters are under the age of 6. But more families with two adults and more headed only by a father also fell into homelessness, indicative of the recession's toll, Marquez said.

By contrast, homeless individuals are overwhelmingly male and over age 30. More than 10% are veterans and more than 40% have a disability.

Homelessness is heavily concentrated in large coastal states, with California, New York, and Florida accounting for 51% of the single-night count in January 2009.

Nevada had the highest concentration of homeless people, with 0.89% of its population without permanent shelter. The state, which is also at the heart of the housing bust, is followed by Oregon, Hawaii, California and Washington. Meanwhile, Kansas, South Dakota, and West Virginia had the nation's lowest concentrations of homeless.

'Feed A Friend,' A Program To Feed Homeless, Shut Down By Houston Health Department

Give a man a fish," and you may get served with a citation.

A volunteer group that distributed food to the homeless was shut down by the the Houston Health and Human Services Department, reported The Houston Chronicle.

Houston volunteers Bobby and Amanda Herring operated their "Feed a Friend" program undisturbed for over a year before officials shut it down. Amanda told the Chronicle that she was incredulous over the timing.

"I'm just really sad. I can't believe for a year we were right out in the open and never had anybody tell us to leave, to stop, to tell us it was wrong. I'm blindsided with it."The volunteers said that they cleaned up the surrounding area where they fed those in need. However, because they used food prepared by local volunteers in informal settings, their philanthropy wasn't up to code.

Kathy Barton of the Health and Human Services department told the Chronicle the reasoning behind the codes. She said that along with the food itself needing to be certified, it had to be prepared in a certified area as well, all for the good of the homeless. "Poor people are the most vulnerable to foodborne illness and also are the least likely to have access to health care."Along with the cost of bringing their program in line with city code, Bobby Herring told CNN that the permit would cost about $17 per day of operation. They rely on volunteerism and donations just to provide the food. Herring was unsure of where the additional funds could come from.

"There's no government funding or church funding. It's purely organic."
The Herrings are not alone. A battle erupted in Los Angeles, Calif. last year over the same themes.

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AdvertisementIn June of 2010, members of World Agape Church were approached by law enforcement and health department officials after operating their Skid Row soup line for over five years. They were shut down due to lack of permit, like the Houston program.

After joining together with the Los Angeles Community Action Network, World Agape members connected with other activist groups that experienced similar treatment and claimed a perceptible rise in police citations.

Local public health officials maintained that the volunteer groups had inadequate provisions and disregarded safety regulations. According to the LA Times, LAPD Officer Deon Joseph equated feeding homeless persons with enabling crime and drug culture.

"When you give them food in an area where there are so many other resources for foods, you're incentivizing the streets and keeping them on the streets and nearer to their vices, like drugs."
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry told the LA Times that she supported the law enforcement's position.

"Feeding people on the street is not hygienic, it's not sanitary, it's not good for their health."
Unhappy with liaison attempts with their local government, community activists organized an event in protest. On Sept. 30, "The Right To Share Food Extravaganza" was held on Towne Avenue in Skid Row.

Volunteers distributed food and services freely, with no reported incidents of unrest. Local police and public department officials did not inhibit or shut down the event.

Michael Hubman, a familiar face in Skid Row, has been passing out water to the area homeless for over five years. He helped organize the event and told the LA Times that distributing food to those in need is a part of a citizen's basic freedom.

Homeless Families Need to Be Given a Chance.

For some, being homeless sounds like a nightmare - for others, being homeless is pure reality. How many of you have witnessed a homeless person holding a sign up on the side of the road? You try not to look at them, you try to look the other way - you do not want to look into their eyes. They notice that you are doing this. They know that you do not want to look at them. Some choose to shout mean things at them, like "get a job, " or worse. They're just people that are trying to survive. Sure, you live in a world where you get up each morning and go to work, then come back to your home.

Yet, there are some that do not have this opportunity. They apply for jobs and get frowned upon. Not many employers give homeless people a chance to work for them. They are too afraid that they will take things from the company, when in all actuality, this may solve a lot of problems. In this day and age, we are seeing more and more homeless families walk into the shelters with nothing more than the clothes on their back and the shoes (if any) on their feet.

When you look at a homeless family, you see a family that has been stricken by sadness and parents that have been stricken with guilt. They feel as if they are the ones to blame for their children having to suffer. Some leave their children in the shelter in hopes that they will have a better life, while others choose to stick beside their children.

They may have become homeless because of a house fire. Their mother and father could have lost their job or maybe they had an addiction, but we are not here to judge them. We are here to lend a helping hand just like you should be doing. Below, we are going to look at some facts on homeless families.

When you take a brief look at the background of these families, you will see a high amount of traumatic stress. We're going to start by looking at homeless mothers.

Fact number one: ninety two percent of the homeless mothers have experienced some type of sexual or physical assault in their lifetime.

Fact number two: Forty four percent of them have lived outside of their homes at some point when they were kids. Of these forty four percent, twenty percent of them were put in foster care.

Fact number three: Thirty six percent of the homeless women have experienced what is known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at a rate that is three times higher than other women. There are three facts on homeless women. Now, we are going to look at some facts on homeless children.

Fact number one: Thirty four percent of the school-aged children that have been homeless have lived away from their families at one point in their life.

Fact number two: Homeless children are known for suffering from behavioral or emotional problems. These problems have an effect on their learning.

Fact number three: Homeless children that are between the ages of six and seventeen years of age struggle with a high amount of mental health problems. As an example, forty seven percent of them have depression, anxiety or withdrawal.

Now that we have gotten some of the facts out of the way, there are some other things we would like to discuss with you. Have you ever thought about how a homeless person would go about getting a job? What phone number would they give? What about their address? How are they supposed to get a house if they do not have a recent reference with a landlord and address?

There are many things, such as this, that we take for granted, yet, they are a big problem for the homeless. There are working centers that are giving bus tickets, message systems that are used for getting job calls and resume help. However, there need to be more than this.

Another obvious issue amongst these families is food. If this issue is not addressed first, then everything else will be in the back seat. There are some helping hands that have started community gardens offering their land to those who would like to grow their own food but do not have land in their name.

Those unemployed homeless people are frequently tagged as being lazy when this simply is not the fact. There are homeless people that would love to have a job, but they are faced with numerous obstacles that are impossible to get past. Then, you have to take into account their appearance. The appearance is unkept, their clothes have been weathered and they have not been groomed. Many employers shun them away.

American Idol.

Recently wrote to “American Idol producers to help here in America, as their efforts and good works for Haiti last year are commendable but we have a major problem right here in American that is affecting 4.3 million whom have no home and in many cases no food. As it states “American” Idol the people. I am very sympathetic to American Idols efforts with Haiti, but we have a huge problem here in the States with over four million people who are homeless, hungry and dying. We are working very hard on raising money to open “His Love Street Hotel” a hotel for the homeless with a unique concept. People would clean up and clean out of any addictions and be placed in employment in one of our five different businesses located in the space below the hotel. These would range from restaurants and factory to working on a ninety day program to eventually obtain steady employment, and ultimately through our counselors a home of their own. Shelters are a quick fix, but we must help solve the long term problem.

Why do I ask for American Idol to help us? With the huge star power behind this show they can make a difference in the lives of so many that are in need.
Our web site is http://Hislovestreethotel.com/

Pressure on to get homeless people off streets and into work.

The end of rough sleeping must not result in homeless people entering into long periods of benefit dependency.The government made it crystal clear last week that No one left out, the strategy to end rough sleeping by 2012, must be accompanied by employment opportunities for everyone it helps.

In fact, its stated goal is for ‘the majority of adults who have slept rough to move into work within a year of them coming off the streets’.

Alongside extending and flagging up existing good practice, regional Jobcentre Plus managers will be told to link more homelessness organisations into their work programmes.This means options such as work trials and access to ‘pre-employment training’ should become more readily available to rough sleepers.

Hostels will also be encouraged to be much more proactive in helping homeless people find work – again, working alongside Jobcentre Plus staff. The plan states that at the moment many hostel residents are simply ‘unaware of in-work support’.

‘We want to test new approaches and pathways, including development of a new style of hostel geared towards supporting and stabilising people in employment,’ it continues.

‘These hostels should be a stepping stone, enabling residents to move on from rough sleeping into work or into alternative housing pathways.’

The plan will also encourage employers to take on people who have slept rough.

But several homelessness charities have warned that the strategy could have some major problems.

Grant Everitt, who runs Shelter’s street homelessness project, said there was a ‘danger that there is too much pressure to get people into work’. ‘For most people, going into work right now is not a realistic option,’ he said.

Mark Grant, deputy chief executive of homelessness charity Broadway, agreed. Many rough sleepers would need a lot of support before they were able to take up full employment opportunities, he suggested.

About 85 per cent want to work, but the rest are a long way from working,’ he said.

The current economic downturn might also make things much more difficult, he added. ‘When we get to an economic recession where do you put your focus? Those who take longer to get back to work? And the picture might be worse for migrants who find themselves unemployed and sleeping rough, some suggested.

A spokesperson for Westminster Council said the plan failed to address the ‘plight of new migrants and other groups such as failed asylum seekers, who have no recourse to public funds’.

Such groups made up a third of the people sleeping rough on its streets each night, he said.

But Communities and Local Government department rough sleeping advisor Neil Moreland said the strategy made it clear the government would not ‘just rely on counts’ but use the information collected to tackle wider issues – like unemployment and access to services. ‘The right kind of data will inform what we do,’ he said. Http://Hislovestreethotel.com/

Top Causes Of Homelessness In America.

Posted: November 29, 2010 How Many Homeless People? State by state homelessness data included in new NAEH report. www.endhomelessness.org
As many as 3.9 million Americans are homeless each year. Of these, more than 1 million are children and on any given night, more than 400,000 children are homeless.

While the general impression is that the homeless are primarily the chronic and episodic, those unfortunate individuals often seen living on the streets in the downtown areas of our cities, the fact is that more than half the homeless are families with children. The vast majority of these have been thrust into homelessness by a life altering event or series of events that were unexpected and unplanned for. Contrary to the belief that homelessness is primarily the result of major traumatic events or physical and mental disabilities, there are many top causes of homelessness in America.

Homelessness is, in fact, caused by tragic life occurrences like the loss of loved ones, job loss, domestic violence, divorce and family disputes. Other impairments such as depression, untreated mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder, and physical disabilities are also responsible for a large portion of the homeless. Many factors push people into living on the street. Acknowledging these can help facilitate the end of homelessness in America.

For those living in poverty or close to the poverty line, an "everyday" life issue that may be manageable for individuals with a higher income can be the final factor in placing them on the street. A broken down vehicle, a lack of vehicle insurance, or even unpaid tickets might be just enough to render someone homeless.

Divorce costs and the associated lowering of a family's total income can cause one or more family members to become homeless. For families that can hardly pay their bills, a serious illness or disabling accident may deplete their funds and push them out onto the street. Today, the rapid, unexpected loss of jobs and resultant foreclosures has caused great dislocation among families and has dramatically added to the number of people without a roof over their heads.

Natural disasters often cause current housing situations to become untenable and costly repairs are often simply not possible. The results of Hurricane Katrina stand in bleak testimony to the power of nature to displace people.

The great challenge for the newly homeless is to figure out how to return to their normal lives. Organizations that build emergency shelters and transitional housing typically work with a larger number of service providers around the country whose mission is to provide the services, such as job training, social skills training, and financial training, that enable these people to regain employment and return to mainstream lives. The progression for these recently homeless is to first be housed in transitional residences where they can learn these skills, to graduate to assisted living in affordable housing while they build up economic reserves and rebuild their employment resume, and then to graduate to full, market rate housing.

Many of these service provider partners are household names, such as Volunteers of America, Rescue Missions, and the Salvation Army. Many others are local organizations formed to address specific homelessness issues in the community. By carefully vetting the qualifications and financial stability of these service providers, organizations that build emergency shelters and transitional housing are able to assure that their facilities are effectively utilized in the fight to end homelessness. Please help us make a difference in a life. http://Hislovestreetministries.com/

Jobs for homeless.

Last Updated On: 1/29/2011
ATLANTA -- A handful of Atlanta's homeless got a hand in finding work Thursday. But the job fair dedicated to helping them wasn't the first step in getting them on the road to recovery.

When we talk about Atlanta's homeless, images of those sleeping on the streets often come to mind. But many of Atlanta's homeless are actually staying with family, friends or in transitional shelters. Putting those folks back to work is the goal of one Atlanta nonprofit.

"We're looking to get hired and stay hired. Not just a job, but a career path," job seeker Natalie Lambert said Thursday.

Like thousands of Atlantans, Lambert has been hit hard by the recession. Under-employed and living with a friend, she's looking for an opportunity to make a better life. Her search has brought her to a job fair, sponsored by the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency.

After 30 days of job and life skills training, this is Lambert's opportunity to put her best foot forward. "At first I was a little complacent, but once I did get into the search, I just found it very difficult," she said. "Even temp agencies didn't have any positions for me to go to. So I found myself online at the library, Internet."

"It boils down to making the right decisions," said Gordon Ellis from the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency.

This is the first job fair the nonprofit has held. They plan to make it an annual event. But, it's just the most visible part of a long process for the people who go to them for help.

"They come to us and they know that they're ready to make a change," Ellis said. "So, it makes our job a little easier but it's still difficult because you've got to try to reverse some of the habits that they've had for six, five, two, eight years."

"Getting into ACSS has really helped me with confidence, with a great attitude to know that there's something better waiting for me somewhere," said job seeker Tamika Green. "So I am just very grateful for the program."

"I'm a realist. We're going to have another one next year but hopefully none of these clients will be there," Ellis said.

Las Vegas Casino Owners.

I have a vision to open a Homeless Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada area, and for the last three years I have worked hard doing fundraisers in Denver, Colorado but I need your help. We are a 501 c3 non-profit so you can write this off and help your area as well. As your casinos are beautiful and glamorous the need for this hotel is major, every block away from the strip has homeless and thousands living underneath in tunnels.

Please give ear to my call for Las Vegas; has been good to you please give back to the people for my plea will help many that have given up hope and the PR and media shall bring your Casino more prestige than it has ever had. Hislovestreetministries.com is my web site for we are not a religious organization but a an organization as I said that is totally non-profit feeding, clothing, but we need to do more and this hotel would give employment and direct them into a home of their own. Shelters are a quick fix for a short time but it does not take care of the problem; help us take care of this problem and touch many life’s. Trey Louis Noran

His Love Street Ministries & Hotel-Las Vegas

Homeless Trey Louis Noran
Two years ago they reported that 1,100 homeless individuals and families were still living underground and last week they report that it has triple. We see the glamour of the hotels and casinos but behind the strip I know from personally living in Vegas that the homeless are on every block. Ok Las Vegas... Casino Owners help take care of... your own city we the people must take a stand we share plant earth together help us reach Hollywood and Las Vegas to open " His Love Street Hotel" in Las Vegas and Denver through "The Stars Give Back" to generate funds to open and operate a unique hotel that would not only feed and shelter but to rebuild the life’s of so many that no longer see hope.

We must address the long-term problem of employment and a home they can call their own. Shelters are a blessing but a meal or three and a week’s stay does not cure the problem. Come on "Hollywood" this isn't Haiti it’s the great United States Of America which God has so generously bless us to live in so let’s pull together for our own people here so we can pull for others in need world-wide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDwHy8limtU

The Hard, Cold Facts about Deaths of Homeless People.

The Hard, Cold Facts;About the Deaths of Homeless People

Homelessness dramatically elevates one's risk of illness, injury and death.
For every age group, homeless persons are three times more likely to die than the
general population. Middle-aged homeless men and young homeless women are
at particularly increased risk.1
The average age of death of homeless persons is about 50 years, the age at which
Americans commonly died in 1900.2 Today, non-homeless Americans can expect
to live to age 78.3
Homeless people suffer the same illnesses experienced by people with homes, but
at rates three to six times higher.4 This includes potentially lethal communicable
diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and influenza, as well as cancer, heart
disease, diabetes and hypertension.
Homeless persons die from illnesses that can be treated or prevented. Crowded,
poorly-ventilated living conditions, found in many shelters, promote the spread of
communicable diseases. Research shows that risk of death on the streets is only
moderately affected by substance abuse or mental illness, which must also be
understood as health problems. Physical health conditions such as heart problems
or cancer are more likely to lead to an early death for homeless persons. The
difficulty getting rest, maintaining medications, eating well, staying clean and
staying warm prolong and exacerbate illnesses, sometimes to the point where they
are life threatening.
1 O’Connell, Jim, MD. Premature Mortality in Homeless Populations: A Review of the
Literature Nashville: National Health Care for the Homeless Council, December 2007.
PW, Scharer LK, Conanan BA, Savarese M, Scanlan BC. Under the Safety Net: The
Health and Social Welfare of the Homeless in the United States. New York: WW Norton
& Co., 1990: 15–31.
Homeless persons die on the streets from exposure to the cold. In the coldest
areas, homeless persons with a history of frostbite, immersion foot, or
hypothermia have an eightfold risk of dying when compared to matched nonhomeless
controls.5
Homeless persons die on the streets from unprovoked violence, also known as hate
crimes. For the years 1999 through 2008, the National Coalition for the Homeless
has documented 970 acts of violence against homeless people by housed people,
including 369 murders of homeless people and 390 incidents of non-lethal
violence in 165 cities from 42 states and Puerto Rico.
Poor access to quality health care reduces the possibility of recovery from illnesses
and injuries. Nationally, 71% of Health Care for the Homeless clients are
uninsured,6 as were 46.6 million other Americans in 2006.7
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council works to end the deadly conditions
and injustices described above. We recognize and believe that
• homelessness is unacceptable;
• every person has the right to adequate food, housing, clothing and health care;
• all people have the right to participate in the decisions affecting their lives;
• contemporary homelessness is the product of conscious social and economic policy
decisions that have retreated from a commitment to insuring basic life necessities for
all people; and
• the struggle to end homelessness and alleviate its consequences takes many forms,
including efforts to insure adequate housing, health care, and access to meaningful
work.