Thought you’d never be homeless?think again!
Homelessness is everywhere, and can happen to anyone. One catastrophic accident or illness, one corporate or government decision or failure, a divorce or death of a spouse or partner...any of these things could happen to any of us. It happens in your family, it happens to your neighbors, it happens to your friends. It’s becoming more and more likely that it could happen to you.
Even if you don’t care about the myriad homeless men, women and children on the street today, it is in everybody’s interest to address homelessness and other poverty and to work together to create solutions. It could very well be YOU next.
[photo: (Scott Sommerdorf l The Salt Lake Tribune) Crystal Childers and her 4-year-old daughter, Theorie Martinez, play on the bed that has been assigned to them Monday at the homeless shelter in Midvale. The overflow space, which is only open during winter, opened slightly early this year due to the large number of families in need of a place to sleep. On Monday, about two dozen families moved in. ] See story below.
Number of homeless Utah kids skyrockets Oct 14, 2010
The lingering recession has taken a toll on Utah’s youngest residents, leading to a 48 percent increase in the number of homeless school-age children since 2008, according to state data released Wednesday.
Utah remains among highest in foreclosures Oct. 27, 2010 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah and its largest metropolitan areas are again among the nation's highest foreclosure rates, according to a new report.
ksl.com - The Road Home opens overflow shelter in Midvale
MIDVALE • When Stacey Hackle and her family arrived at the winter homeless shelter Monday morning, there was little moving-in to worry about. The parents and three children wore the only pants and shoes they own. Autumn, 8, had black sneakers so worn they were nearly split in half... .
Utah lost 19,200 jobs to China trade since that country joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, according to a report released Tuesday by the …
WASHINGTON — The nation isn't creating nearly enough jobs to reduce persistently high unemployment.
WASHINGTON — A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls...
Find out who your government representatives are. Write to them. Find out where they stand and what they have done about these issues. Vote for or against them based on information from your self-education. It’s too late to register for this mid-term election, but don’t fail to vote just because you are a homeless person. A street corner address is all that’s necessary to register. But, especially if you are living in poverty, are in danger of losing your house, or are on the streets,VOTE. It’s your voice. Empower yourself. Get involved. Make a difference in your standing.
And if you don’t vote, don’t bitch.
---your editor
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