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.