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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A former White House and U.S. House Government Operations Committee spokesman, Robert Weiner, and policy analyst Jonathan Battaglia have called for Hollywood stars to end Los Angeles' reputation as the nation's "meanest" toward their homeless. In an op-ed in The Hollywood Reporter, Weiner and Battaglia say the over 80,000 homeless on any given night in Los Angeles should be a top priority for actors and actresses. The homeless live in TNSOLs,...

SAN DIEGO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Wednesday evening, the Land Use and Housing Committee of the San Diego City Council approved a proposal to develop a one-stop-shop for homeless rehabilitation at the old World Trade Center building on 6th Avenue in downtown San Diego. The plan, which would cost $31 million, would provide temporary and permanent housing for up to 225 people. The proposal passed the Land Use and Housing Committee with a three-to-one vote, and is now scheduled to go before...

LOS ANGELES, May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic yesterday honored two distinguished leaders in children's mental health: Childhood trauma expert Marleen Wong, LCSW, Ph.D., and the housing organization A Community of Friends and its CEO Dora Leong Gallo. Both were honored at the Clinic's Annual Awards Luncheon, which celebrates an individual as well as an organization that demonstrate exemplary commitment to children's mental health. Dr. Wong is a highly...

WASHINGTON, May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans will be celebrating 20 years of leadership in serving the nation's veterans in crisis during the NCHV Annual Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C., June 21-23. Representatives of community-based service providers, federal agencies invested in their work and corporate partners will assemble to advance President Barack Obama's and Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its nationwide Focus on America(sm) program, Davis Vision will kick off a new partnership with Baptist Operation Outreach on Friday, May 21. Through Baptist's mobile health care clinic, free vision screenings, follow-up care and eyeglasses will be provided to local homeless individuals from Memphis who are uninsured or underserved. "Taking care of one's eyesight is important, and the services being offered will provide eye care or vision...

NEW YORK, April 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jericho Project, a nationally acclaimed nonprofit ending homelessness at its roots, today announced its new Families Initiative to create stability for New York's most vulnerable homeless families by providing affordable, stable apartments and success-oriented counseling. Jericho Project Families Initiative is part of the Robin Hood Foundation's "Home to Stay" program for families experiencing homelessness. A longtime partner to Robin Hood, Jericho...

COPENHAGEN, April 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - The Most Vulnerable People in Denmark and the Rest of Europe are the Homeless. to Draw Focus on This You can see a Range of Unique Human-Sized Bronze Sculptures in the Centre of Copenhagen from 22 April. Poverty and homelessness are often problems that are forgotten in big cities. But with the naming of 2010 as European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, there is now a focus on the problem in Europe's cities. In...

HOUSTON, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Asset Plus Companies' employees work with housing and young people day in and out. But this month, they are using their talents in a different way: to benefit abused, troubled and homeless children in the Fort Bend County area. Asset Plus and the Fred and Mabel Parks Youth Ranch (FMPYR) have started construction of the Youth Ranch Teenage Homeless Shelter, which is scheduled to open in September 2010. "There is currently no homeless shelter in all of Fort...

ATLANTA, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- With $3.8 million in funding from the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity and other groups today began assembling more than 13,000 additional emergency shelter kits for Haitians left homeless following the devastating January 12 earthquake. A donation of $250,000 from the Atlanta-based humanitarian organization CARE also is helping to make these kits possible. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050501/NYSU020LOGO ) "We are grateful to the...

LAS VEGAS, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year, nearly three million youths run away from home, putting themselves at a high risk of drug addiction, prostitution, disease and mental illness. In honor of National Safe Place Week, National Safe Place (NSP) is launching a week-long "Don't Get Boxed In: Text-4-Help: 69866" campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with teen homelessness and the services available in Las Vegas and across the country to youth in crisis. To view a...