This week we have another heart-warming story from our St. Louis Community. A man named Jake Austin runs a special service, a Shower the
Category: Homelessness
A Skewed View of Washington, DC from the Heartland
I recently had two experiences which crystallized why I think that so many Americans, particularly younger ones, do not understand the importance of the
Carteret Islands; ground zero for climate change
“Climate change is not just about statistics. Climate change is not just about science. Climate change is about human rights.” – Ursula Rakova, Founder
Addressing hunger: Republicans say charity; Dems say government
If charity was the answer to our problems, then there would be no homelessness in America, no poverty in general. We would have a
Americans are too charitable
You can tell a lot about a society by what its citizens compliment themselves about. You might also learn a great deal about a
Micro-sized houses with potentially huge impact around the world
Great news from the humanitarian ideas department. In 2006, Doug Sharp, of Des Moines IA, put together a team of architects with the goal
Invisible and hurting
Many of my friends have been incredibly generous with donations of food, money, toiletries and blankets to the St. Louis Homeless Winter Outreach volunteers.
New Delhi? Zaatari? No, this is Fresno, California
Tragically, we have become accustomed to seeing pictures of deplorable living conditions in many parts of the world: We pity the people subjected to
Homeless [and powerless] in St. Louis: A problem without borders
I sat in a barely comfortable chair yesterday for three hours listening to men in suits debate whether a homeless shelter in St. Louis
Federalism that works
Check out below the first sentence of an article in the Aug. 13, 2013 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: ST. LOUIS • The city has received an