Homeless
in America
Homeless shelters, missions
and links to help make us think.
Federal and local agencies are struggling to help a growing number of families forced out of their homes by an unsteady economy and quickly rising housing prices. Cities
around the country are reporting record numbers of
homeless people Picturing the Homeless, on Their Terms - NPR Show All Things Considered, October 24, 2004 · Gary Clark doesn't call himself a photographer. But over the past few years, he's felt compelled to take pictures of homeless people -- those "on the edge," he says. His work has brought a rare brand of celebrity to people used to living anonymously in harsh conditions. Listen Here Half a million members visit Clark's Web page, "Mashuga" -- Yiddish for crazy -- to see the images that result. Viewers from around the world post dozens of comments for each photo, creating a running subtext. While you are listening to the show take a look at "Gary Clark's Pictures " www.fotolog.net/mashuga USA Homeless Links National Alliance
to End Homelessness - National
Coalition for Homeless Veterans - National
Coalition for the Homeless - National Resource
Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness - National Low Income Housing
Coalition - National
Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness - Homeless shelters,
soup kitchens, and missions directory for USA - The National Law
Center on Homelessness and Poverty Homeless Forums Why has God allowed so much suffering and
wickedness? National
Coalition for the Homeless
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