They may seem invisible because you don’t see where they’re living: in a tent, under bridges, just beyond the city lights… citizens without homes. Channel 3 is bringing you an in depth look at homelessness, particularly those who have created make-shift dwellings outside. Brian Davis, the executive director for the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the […]
Temperatures may reach record lows Thursday and Friday. While the cold gets colder, some people are braving the bitter temps in nothing but a tent. Kristina Schnitzler, 46, and Eddie Robinson, 65, live together in a tent. The pair lost their jobs and have struggled to find work. “I was a longshoreman,” Robinson told […]
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Homeless people are at risk of dying on the streets this winter since many frigid citiesdon’t have emergency action plans in place. But if an innovative portable shelter hits the market, many of those deaths could easily be prevented. Earlier this month, students at Carnegie Mellon’s Integrated Innovation Institute partook in an “Impact-a-Thon,” a […]
More than 40 of Cleveland’s homeless have lifesaving warmth because of a unique product from Australia. The company, Swags for Homeless, makes special backpack beds that combine a mattress, sleeping bag and tent all in one. The backpack has earned seven international product design awards. Volunteer Mel Leeb leads the effort to get them to […]
Greater Cleveland is facing an overflow of homeless families, men and women this coming winter. The overflow is forcing Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries to bus more homeless people to temporary shelters than ever before. The Men’s Shelter at 2100 Lakeside, and the Salvation Army’s Zelma George Family Shelter are packed to capacity every night. The […]
Caring for the poor isn’t easy—but it also doesn’t need to be overwhelming, at least when we recognize poverty from a biblical point of view. I explained in an earlier article that when we begin to see poverty the way the Bible does, we begin to see it as offering a number of practical opportunities […]
Donovan is 11 years old and has an amazing talent for soap making. Now, he is starting his own business, and he is trying to help people…
Bishop Secular is tired of counseling people from other churches! Bishop’s church continues to grow in numbers, but here’s why. Listen to the audio player to…
(SCREENSHOT: HOOPLAHA/YOUTUBE) It was the lowest point of Vivian Greaves’ life. She had become homeless and lost custody of her daughter. The struggling mom even contemplated suicide. To make matters worse, Greaves got turned away by a shelter. That’s when a stranger stepped in and changed her life. The New York City mom was introduced […]
Bishop Secular went for a joy ride the other day and saw a panhandler holding a sign that read: “See if you can hit me with…
Deven and Ressurrection on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial. (Photo courtesy of Glory Soldiers Global) Homeless for three years, Ressurrection Graves vividly remembers the week she slept in her car, waiting for beds to become available at a Washington, D.C., homeless shelter. It was the week of Aug. 23, 2011, when a 5.8 earthquake […]
