Homeless Tales

Recovery

Ronzig — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:38:08 +0000

I’ve said quite a bit about the bad cops we have to contend with, but there are lots of really good cops too. I’ve had them give me money, food and clothing. They have come by my squat in extreme cold weather to be sure I’m ok. They’ve been lenient with me when they have [...]

Thoughts On Rehabilitation

Ronzig — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:36:50 +0000

You know, crack is so fucked up. I had been trying to quit ever since I realized that I had become an addict, but I never made it more than 2 weeks. Every addict knows that it’s stealing his humanity and destroying his body, but hardly anyone succeeds in kicking it. 20 years ago, when [...]

Fear, Loathing And Homelessness In America

ddjango — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:35:35 +0000

I am homeless. This is the second time in a year that I’ve been so. It ain’t easy. Just about a year ago, I was laid off from a job I had held for four years. It was a pretty good job, doing research, geographic information systems, and data analysis for an institute at a [...]

My Life As A Homeless Crack Addict

Ronzig — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:34:29 +0000

During the 10 years I was on the streets, welfare for homeless singles, which was euphemistically renamed “Ontario Works” was set at $195.00 per month and this was raised to about $200.00 per month only a couple of years ago. Obviously, a person can not survive on such a meager amount, so I began panhandling [...]

Homeless In California

Rev Cynthia — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:33:57 +0000

Flashback to the winter of 2007: I had landed back in California on December 18th, feeling sure that someone would need a house sitter for the holidays. My reason for leaving Florida was that following 4 years and about 10 surgeries, I finally found myself in a situation where I could either pay the rent [...]

From Successful Businessman To Homeless Addict

Ronzig — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:31:11 +0000

I used to be a successful and wealthy businessman, but I was homeless for 10 years. Before that, I was the owner of 2 Century 21 Real Estate offices with 100 employees. I had recently received an award for having the third highest sales volume for all of Century 21 of Canada and I was [...]

Honoring The Homeless Dead

admin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:41:11 +0000

For those who were not aware, today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. “Each year since 1990, on or near the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has sponsored National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember [...]

Massive Shortfall In Emergency Food Aid

admin — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:42:34 +0000

This week’s release of the US Conference of Mayors 2008 Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness demonstrates not only an increase in the numbers of people requesting emergency food assistance but also a widening gap between supply and demand. In some areas the unmet need was as much as forty percent. Although 68 percent of cities [...]

Homeless Women Seeking Support Doubles In Dublin, Ireland

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:14:30 +0000

According to Dublin Simon, the number of homeless women seeking support has doubled in the first six months of the year. They report that a total of 148 women have sought help compared to 71 for the same period last year. Relationship breakdown is cited as the primary cause for women becoming homeless followed by alcohol [...]

Seoul City Sees Seven Percent Increase In Homelessness

admin — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:26:04 +0000

Seoul City, South Korea has seen a seven percent increase in the number of homeless people based on figures collected during September and compared to counts taken earlier this year. The total number is now estimated to be around 3000 having risen from the previous tally of 2800 and the city warns that the numbers are [...]