homelessness Tag Posts Index

The I.C.A.C. Task Force Is On A Dangerous Ego Trip

It is good that President Donald J. Trump is cutting back Federal funding from the Internet Crimes Against Children ("I.C.A.C.") Task Force. Unfortunately,

Registered Citizens Have Been Cheated Out Of The American Dream

1.  My Personal Experience With A Registered Citizen When I was in elementary school, there was this one boy I first met in the third grade. For the purpose of this

Merchandising the Helpless

Home is where the heart is, I thought. I had no heart any more, it had been broken; or not broken, it simply wasn't there any more. It had been scooped neatly out

My Pleas To President Donald J. Trump Regarding Homelessness In America

I don't regularly like to publish articles here on my PEAKD channel about politics. However, there is this one pressing topic that I simply cannot remain quiet about.

The Rich Ruin It For Everyone In The United States

After Luigi Mangione shot and killed the late Brian Thompson, the Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealthcare, in broad daylight in Manhattan, New York, people who

There Is Something Rewarding About Working The Food Pantry

For quite awhile, I have been volunteering at the Hope Chest Food Pantry at the Lacey United Methodist Church in Forked River, New Jersey. While I volunteer with

Invitation: My Screening Oct. 30 / Reactions to my Star Tribune Story

"Then I read the comments..." Uh oh. We know how this usually goes. Reading the comments of an article often ends with a face like this: 😬 It's just so

The State most hates Christians...when they truly love the poor and the homeless!

'Homeless Jesus' sculpture by Missouri United Methodist Church A Seattle-area city council responded to the growing homelessness crisis by "cleaning out"

[NEW VIDEO] - RIP Fabian

One of the featured volunteers from my documentary The Wall passed away earlier this year. Here's a little tribune to Fabian Jones (1970-2024). He was a passionate

FINAL VIDEO (in series) — It's “home • less” Episode 8!

The story comes to a close at the North Loop encampment in Minneapolis. We hear from Navo and Shorty, both of whom reflect on their difficult childhoods (in Puerto

Such a heartwarming card!

I just received this Thank You from Prof. Meinen and her social work students at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, who recently held a viewing of my homelessness

Series Finale (Ep. 8) of "home • less" Out This Week

Hey everyone! For those of you still holding on (or even still remember), waiting for the final episode of "home • less", your wait is almost over. Episode

NEW VIDEO: Anniversary of Camp Closure, Final Episode Soon

Two years ago today, this homeless encampment—whose residents' lives I'd been documenting—was cleared in Minneapolis. Now I'm preparing to release the final episode

Asphalt City (2024)- Official Trailer

Asphalt City is a 2023 American thriller drama film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and written by Ryan King and Ben Mac Brown. The storyline draws inspiration

Q&A Today With UW Social Work Students

A great session today with students at UW-Eau Claire College of Education and Human Sciences. Following their viewing of my homelessness documentary "The

NEW VIDEO - Leah's Back: School-Shooting Survivor is Now Sober and Off the Streets

18 months after first meeting her at a Minneapolis homeless encampment, I got to sit down with Leah again for this uplifting update. Leah's now been sober, in recovery,

Homelessness: Redefining Solutions Beyond Shelter

Homelessness persists as a multifaceted issue rooted in complex social, economic, and systemic factors. Beyond the surface, the reality of homelessness encompasses

Unofficial food charity @ Costa Coffee - Homelessness & theft for survival

Unofficial Food Charity @ Costa Coffee HOMELESSNESS & THEFT FOR SURVIVAL I set out early today, before most people got to work, and walked for two hours in a

Minimum Wage Laws Increase Homelessness, New Study Finds

Image Credit: iStock Utilizing data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other sources, University of California economist Seth J. Hill examined

Wake Up | A 5-Minute FreeWrite

Wake Up! Wake up! Wake up! It’s over. The demons are gone. You’re back home. The sky is no longer your roof. The hard floor or the rusty metal does not longer pierce