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.

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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.