Monk & Neagle, The Twenty-First Time
This is a wonderful video. The song speaks about the way in which we are sometimes indifferent to the cause of the homeless and single-mothers in our society. Turn up the sound! submitted to...
View ArticleMarietta Homeless Steve Talks About Mark
Steve is one of the recently evicted Homeless. Below is a video of him talking about Mark, the mentally ill homeless man behind the mound of dirt (see the earlier account about Mark here). The...
View ArticlePictures of Homeless Friends
Some of our homeless friends, most of whom have been mentioned in previous posts, agreed to have their pictures posted in this space. It was a great leap for Mark, who had come out to have breakfast...
View ArticleOne Cold Night, Four Homeless Deaths in Atlanta
Four Homeless Deaths in one night! Atlanta’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported 4 homeless deaths, including 2 women and 2 men, all found Saturday morning in Atlanta, after a rain followed by...
View ArticleMeeting with Police Chief Fruitful
Marietta Police Chief Dan Flynn and Zone Commander Marty Ferrell met with Oldtimer and with homeless advocate Jeff Straka, both of Macland Presbyterian Church, today on neutral ground, the Atlanta...
View ArticleHomeless Menders
Menders is mentioned in the title, what is Menders? Menders is a new mission within the homeless service community that intends to make a real difference for the homeless by providing crisis...
View ArticleGood News, Good News!
Good News Today There was particularly good news to report today. Our homeless friends Al J. and Steve W. have both been assigned a place to live, but we are not talking just a shelter here! They...
View ArticleGood News – Ask the right question!
Ask the right question. Al was frustrated. We were frustrated, even his case manager at MUST was frustrated. The new transitional housing program was due to start April 1 but to get in, Al needed...
View ArticleRecovering Flooded Homes – The Process
When the rains come in too much abundance we sometimes find ourselves watching water rise up through the floorboards. A woman told me recently that they saw the water rising outside and her husband...
View ArticleMilitary Tradition – History of Veterans Abused, Discarded
The history of this country’s treatment of its veterans has been dismal, starting with the very beginning of the country. Revolutionary War The Continental Congress of 1776 sought to encourage...
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