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Alright, so we didn't manage to do a link entry last week (things got a little hectic around here), so we have a couple more links than usual this week.
The news in Lane County regarding the skyrocketing homeless count is not good, as was previously mentioned on this blog (here's the link to the Register Guard article again, in case you missed it). We are not alone in the challenges we are facing however, as this is a problem in many locales.
-The down economy and recent major closings have left many residents of the state of Idaho homeless and many shelters in the state are nervous about how they will cope with the increase of people in need.
-The state of Minnesota is generally a place that doesn't see many homeless in the bitter cold winter month, but that is not the case this year, as the numbers are on the rise.
-In better news, a much needed day center with counseling services for the homeless is set to open in Fort Collins, Colorado.
-The Economic Stimulus and the Homeless: the recently passed stimulus includes an allocation of $1.5 billion dollars for services for the homeless and homelessness prevention. Shannon Moriarty has an interesting take on the good and bad aspects of all of the various breakdowns of the money over at change.org.
-Foot and ankle doctors attending a conference in Washington D.C. will be donating thousands of pairs of socks to the area's homeless population.
-Right Guard recently teamed up with the Salvation Army to hold a fantasy basketball camp for kids living in shelters in Phoenix. How cool is that?
-Oprah recently profiled homeless folks in her "Faces of the Recession Series". Here is a link to a reporter's experience in a tent city in Sacramento.
There, that is a lot of links folks. Happy reading!
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