Do You Help the Homeless??

[pamela]

Do we give to get?........
there is nothing worse than a self righteous attitude in helping someone , especially the homeless. A few years back, I served a Christmas meal for the homeless. The volunteers attitudes disgusted me. Dressed in their finery and new Christmas clothes, was a stark contrast to the many people their in barely enough to keep warm. They were demeaning when asked for a second helping and you could just feel these poor folks pain.
I gave seconds( while giving the volunteers the "eye") and was ready for any confrontation, yet none occurred. I sat and had many conversations with these people and had so much fun.There is no difference between us we all are part of the big picture. Yes, I give cash to people on corners and so what if they are buying booze, that cash may have just prevented someone from going into delirium tremors.
I am not gonna sit in judgement of what they are doing with the money; its none of my business. We give, we care, we chat, we play, we sing, because we are a part of humanity

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by pamela

Do we give to get?.....
I am not gonna sit in judgement of what they are doing with the money; its none of my business. We give, we care, we chat, we play, we sing, because we are a part of humanity

nice i just discoved my daughter works occasionally in ashelter. never knew.

This is an exciting new project, abit like the "Choir of Hard Knocks" giving the homelss some pride and status and exercise!

Colourful event...the World Cup was kicked off with a parade in Melbourne today. (AAP: Joe Castro)

Street Socceroos seize chance to change lives

Posted Mon Dec 1, 2008 3:14pm AEDT
Updated Tue Dec 2, 2008 12:08pm AEDT
Colourful event...the World Cup was kicked off with a parade in Melbourne today.

* Video: Teams from 56 countries have come to Melbourne to participate in the Homeless World Cup. (ABC News)
* Audio: Homeless cup kicks off (PM)
* Map: Melbourne 3000

Hundreds of people have turned out in Melbourne's CBD to cheer on the competitors taking part in this year's Homeless World Cup of soccer.

The sixth edition of the tournament has kicked off with a colourful street parade and a match between Australia and Austria, which the visitors won 3-0.

Eighteen nations were represented at the first Homeless World Cup in Austria in 2003, but this year 56 countries and over 500 players will compete for the trophy, which is currently held by Scotland.

Street Socceroos seize chance to change lives - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[Michaelangelica]

Darley and Batson: Good Samaritan Study

Darley, J. M., and Batson, C.D., "From Jerusalem to Jericho": A study of Situational and Dispositional Variables in Helping Behavior". JPSP, 1973, 27, 100-108.
Ironically, a person in a hurry is less likely to help people, even if he is going to speak on the parable of the Good Samaritan. (Some literally stepped over the victim on their way to the next building!)

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[Michaelangelica]

This almost made me cry.
"Not good enough." she said.
And people stopped dying.

Full Video will be available in 24 hours from now
New Inventors - ABC TV

[Michaelangelica]

This was a great program on homelessness.
These people are relly helping as they are trying to understand the dynamics of what is happening.
Great, practical, social science reseach and insights with many implications for the social policy of Government.

Saturday 29 August 2009

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Minds on the Margins
A life on the streets or behind bars isn't what we hope for our children.
What leads them there?
Mental illness? Family breakdown? Economic hardship? Two groundbreaking studies are fundamentally challenging the assumptions we make about our most marginalised, and the state of their mind. READ TRANSCRIPT

All In The Mind
I wonder if the 'democratic' country with the geatest number of its citizen's in jail has any similar research happening?

[TheBigDog]

At this tournament it is win or go hom... err... win or stop playing. I am not sure if they are giving the players round trip tickets or just letting them start over in Milan when they get eliminated.

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Originally Posted by Player Qualifications

Are male or female and at least 16 years old (must have turned 16 before 01.09.2009) and
Have been homeless at some point after 01.09.2008, in accordance with the national definition of homelessness or
Make their main living income as street paper vendor or
Are asylum seekers currently without positive asylum status or who were previously asylum seekers but obtained residency status after 01.09.2008 or
Are currently in drug or alcohol rehabilitation and have been homeless at some point in the past two years (post 01.09.2007)
Have not taken part in previous Homeless World Cup tournaments.

Go USA!

Bill