Join the #Whyhomeless Movement – Help the Homeless

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Welcome to the continuing series exploring the root causes of homelessness. This is the #whyhomeless movement. A grassroots social action group committed to alleviating the challenges faced by people who are experiencing homelessness. Based in Toronto, but pursuing a worldwide issue,  we think global, but [...]

What do you think is the root cause of homelessness? Part 5

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http://tinyurl.com/whyhomeless

In my last post I said:
We need to re-visit the issue of the root causes of homelessness and use our findings to publicly articulate an actionable plan to reduce homelessness. We need to wrest control of the issues from interest groups and some activist [...]

What do you think is the root cause of homelessness? – Part 4

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http://tinyurl.com/whyhomeless

A Call to Action:
In Parts 1 to 3 of the series, we have investigated the root cause of homelessness.  I mentioned the need to decide upon a definition of homelessness.  I’d like to postpone that for a short time because there is a window [...]

What do you think is the root cause of homelessness? – Part 3

Homelessness – The Root Causes – Part III
In Part I & Part II,  I have been asking the question – “What do you think is the root cause of homelessness?”  (Join the movement – tweet your answers on Twitter with the tag #whyhomeless).  I pointed out that -
The right to housing is a basic human [...]

What do you think is the root cause of homelessness? Part 2

Read – What do you think is the root cause of homelessness? Part I
Homelessness – The Root Causes – Part II

In Part I of the series, I shared the results of informal surveys of volunteers over the last few years of what people think is the root cause of homelessness. It’s important to address this [...]

From Joe the plumber to Obama the painter – Volunteer!

President-elect Barack Obama urges public service, paints at shelter –
A day away from becoming the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama rolled green paint onto blank walls at an emergency homeless shelter in Washington, the Sasha Bruce House, a shelter for teenagers…On the holiday honouring Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,  Obama [...]

Sad News: Body found by Barrie police may be missing teen

This will be the last update I post here about the tragic Brandon Crisp story. Our hope had always been that Brandon would be found safe – here at Project417, we meet many youth on the streets of Toronto who have left home for a multitude of reasons. We’ll continue to be vigilant in helping [...]

Brandon Crisp – Missing Teen – Latest Updates and Links

UPDATE  – Wednesday, November 5, 2008 | 2:50 PM ET — There has been some sad, discouraging news that a body of a young male has been found in the area police were searching for Brandon Crisp, missing since October 13th.  Police have not confirmed the identity yet. The latest report, made less [...]

Search for missing teen Brandon Crisp continues

National Post — Police in Barrie continue searching – investigating more than 1,000 leads and tips [end of excerpt]
Our thoughts and prayers are with Brandon’s parents. Project417 works with many youth on the streets of Toronto who have left their homes – under many different circumstances. Hope is that Brandon Crisp will be found safe, [...]

Help Find Missing Youth – Brandon Crisp

From thestar.com – It’s been two weeks since Brandon left home after an argument over an online video game. His bike was found about 6 miles from home a few days later along the Rail Trail, an abandoned railway line through Oro-Medonte near Lake Simcoe, ON. Sgt.  Dave Goodbrand said Microsoft has agreed to help [...]