Public backlash yesterday against the City’s plan to increase fines on homelessness and street-vending to $10,000 caused the Mayor’s office to pull the item from […]
Homeless Curitiba
Photography by Martijn Crowe www.thefaketory.org
Homeless children an unintended casualty of economic downturn
On Tuesday, the National Center on Family Homelessness issued a ranked state-by-state report on child homelessness. The report, entitled “America’s Youngest Outcasts”, says that one […]
Fashion shoot
Fashion shoot Photography by Martijn Crowe www.thefaketory.org
Dogs can be a best friend to the down-and-out
Some observers are noting a growing number of homeless pet owners in the city. And that might be a good thing. The way Andrew Johnston […]
Moradores da Rua
Moradores da Rua Photography by Martijn Crowe www.thefaketory.org
Alberta announces new council focused on preventing homelessness
EDMONTON – Premier Alison Redford has announced the creation of a new council that will work to prevent homelessness in Alberta. The Alberta Interagency Council […]
Streetsleepers
Photography by Martijn Crowe www.thefaketory.org
Can you spot the difference? Russell Brand makes friends with three homeless men
Russ, in scruffy jeans, jacket and T-shirt, laughed and joked with his new mate and two other homeless men At last – here’s comic Russell […]
Homeless Curitiba
Photography by Martijn Crowe www.thefaketory.org
Leesville making effort to aid homeless people
640,000 is a large number. 640,000 is how many people on average spend a night homeless in the United States. One student at Leesville has […]
“They just don’t want to work.”
I still hear it said about homeless by many, in Europe, in South America, in Asia. In Sao Paulo you can see many homeless people on the […]
Shared political will is crucial to halve homelessness
Back in 2008, when newly minted prime minister Kevin Rudd announced Labor’s goals for halving homelessness and providing all rough sleepers with access to accommodation […]
Donate Old Gear to “Homeless Gear” & Help Keep the Homeless Warmer on Cold Days
Hikers, Backpackers & Campers: Your Old Gear Can Help Warm the Homeless Homeless Gear is a Colorado-based group run by active sports lovers who collect […]
Homeless Tokyo
The word nojuku in Japanese means something like sleeping outside or under the stars or in a rough place. “Box people” is not an exact […]