December 12, 2007
SFHomeless Yahoo Group
Oh, this looks like fun.
While hogging the Internet today, we came across this Yahoo group for the homeless, which bills itself as a "unique, independent, community based support group, moderated by anonymous homeless and formerly homeless volunteers, in San Francisco, California." It's great. The homeless or lease signers among us can send them tips, blow whistles, upload real photos of meals served in several shelters, see photos of health and hygiene conditions at local tax funded shelters, compare and contrast safety at certain shelters, and much much more.
There's also a nascent blog of said homeless Yahoo group. It's current post? Designer homeless shelters across San Francisco. Cute. So hit your nearest library and check it out.
(And before you headstrong capitalist types chime in, screaming at the homeless folk that they "should get a job" -- 24-karat advice we're sure they've heard ad nauseum -- remember, be kind. Also, a certain amount of homeless and/or impoverish people are critical in order for said favored economic system to work properly. Or something like that. We're sure it's much more complicated that that. Of course. Point being: don't be so mean. That's our job.)
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You would NEVER get away with demeaning the Olson twins this way if Comments were working!!!
Heh -- I love the homeless Olsen twins.
I fail to see the olsen twins connection to the subject matter of your post.
I just don't get it. The homeless have a website because... they have net access but no homes? The homeless need a lot more than some URL. I heard this list of needs on Haight Street recently:
spare any change?
you gonna eat those leftovers?
HEY YOU, WE NEED WEED!
over the last several years, the olsen twins have been routinely criticized/praised for their "bag lady" or "homeless chic" looks.
Homeless chic? Just looks like they prefer comfy clothes .. like my grandma. Grandma ain't homeless - she just doesn't wear clothes to please others senses. You Go Olsen Twins and your style! :P
If you look over the links and files in their Yahoo! Group, there is a fair amount of information for the taking, like the article suggests. For the computer literate, which is likely to be the majority of homeless (read: teens), this is an invaluable resource for getting assistance.
Looking at the free shelters document, it would appear that there aren't a whole lot of places to crash at night, and the criteria to get in is sort of high anyway.