Number of Homeless Families Climbing Due To Recession 1/8/09

[bagerroness]

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2228

Recovery Package Should Include New Housing Vouchers and Other Measures to Prevent Homelessness


Where is the Recovery aid for homeless? when will they get it? if they dont' have an address how will they get the aid if there is any?

[watcher2005]

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2228



Where is the Recovery aid for homeless? when will they get it? if they dont' have an address how will they get the aid if there is any?

I guess it'll trickle down from the trillions to the fat cats.

[Lady_Jean_La]

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2228



Where is the Recovery aid for homeless? when will they get it? if they dont' have an address how will they get the aid if there is any?Some homeless shelters provide an address for homeless. jmo

[theal3]

I guess it'll trickle down from the trillions to the fat cats.

ITA, we are still waiting for all those jobs it was going create! IMHO they have it stashed in off shore bank accounts, or in Swiss banks. or blew it up with war weapons, bombs, shock and awe. Poof. Talk aboutj "burning money." IMHO

[LisaM22]

I guess it'll trickle down from the trillions to the fat cats.

been waiting for that to trickle down for 8 years, do not think they are gonna start during the last and final year of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy, wouldn't hold my breath anyways

[daniel green]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh.

[theal3]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh.

OMG how silly, and that was under Bush! Hello, it's May, 2009. At least we should be current, & all indicators now say the deterioration, has slowed down, and as I posted on another thread, my state an area regulary prints how the stimulous money is being used and helping. Some just want to spread all the bad news they can find, and ignore positive signs.

[Susan43]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh.

Good catch! I was over at recovery.gov and was looking at the funding for my state, WA.

We received $24,948,653 for Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.

http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/allocation-programs&state=WA

At this time I don't know if or how the governor is going to spend it, but it's still a nice chunk of change.

If you want to check your own state, you can use this graphic.

http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/investments-state

I hope the day comes when every child goes to sleep in their own home.

[Susan43]

OMG how silly, and that was under Bush! Hello, it's May, 2009. At least we should be current, & all indicators now say the deterioration, has slowed down, and as I posted on another thread, my state an area regulary prints how the stimulous money is being used and helping. Some just want to spread all the bad news they can find, and ignore positive signs.

Here's what was allocated for your state Theal. :biggrin:

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program $14,907,179

[LisaM22]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh.

I didn't even catch that, too funny

[daniel green]

OMG how silly, and that was under Bush! Hello, it's May, 2009. snipped.

1) Seems like it's a habit, the posting of old "news."

2) The article was about what a Stim Bill SHOULD include, which is, clearly, way before the Stim Bill was written and passed.

3) How crazy to post GWB numbers and blame Pres Obamam, eh?

[Details]

Lots of signs this is turning around. Where I live, an article in the WSJ recently printed what we found when buying our house - that there's now enough demand that there are bidding wars for houses. A good sign for the housing market stabilizing. We had to bid up for our house.

But I love articles from Bush era being used to suggest something wrong with Obama - as if he isn't already doing it, and as if everything being pushed the wrong direction for the last 8 years can be instantly reversed by the magical President Obama. Funny that there was indeed money for this in the stimulus though - looks like they did just what the poster said they should - wonder why she didn't look into what was actually done to find out if there was anything to complain about or not?

[Susan43]

1) Seems like it's a habit, the posting of old "news."

2) The article was about what a Stim Bill SHOULD include, which is, clearly, way before the Stim Bill was written and passed.

3) How crazy to post GWB numbers and blame Pres Obamam, eh?

I should have paid more attention to the OP. In that article it recommends this.

A significant funding increase for homelessness prevention assistance through HUD’s Emergency Shelter Grant program. With an additional $1.5 billion to $2 billion, states and localities, through existing networks of service providers, could provide short-term assistance to enable approximately 400,000 families to avert eviction or obtain new housing.

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=2228

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AWARDS NEARLY $1.6 BILLION IN HOMELESS GRANTS TO THOUSANDS OF LOCAL HOUSING AND SERVICE PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE
Recovery Plan provides $1.5 billion in additional funding for homeless prevention

http://www.hud.gov/news/release.cfm?content=pr09-010.cfm

I guess he was listening. :thumbsup:

[daniel green]

Another promise fulfilled! :thumbsup:

[theal3]

Here's what was allocated for your state Theal. :biggrin:

Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program $14,907,179

Yes, my paper said a few days ago: 80% of projects underway for the $175 million our state receives for 547 different projects. I guess other states aren't not as "organize?"

[bagerroness]

Some homeless shelters provide an address for homeless. jmo I didn't know that.. thanks for the heads up !

[bagerroness]

I guess it'll trickle down from the trillions to the fat cats. It's just sad that so many are losing jobs and homes on a daily basis.. I can't go a day without talking to people who have been layed off or know someone who has been layed off.. there will obviously be more homeless people in this country due to the poor economy that is not being addressed.. IMO :crying:

[shiloh2000]

My neighbor has a friend that lost his job and can't find another. He would be homeless if it weren't for my neighbor allowing him to move in. It is so sad!

[CindR]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh.

How embarrassing for the OP. :scared:

[bagerroness]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh. The amount of homeless is still rising so nothing has changed since January unless you have new numbers to show otherwise.

[LisaM22]

It's just sad that so many are losing jobs and homes on a daily basis.. I can't go a day without talking to people who have been layed off or know someone who has been layed off.. there will obviously be more homeless people in this country due to the poor economy that is not being addressed.. IMO :crying:

sadly at the time of this article no it was not being addressed, but it is being addressed now, just do not expect miracles, this well not be fixed overnight

[shiloh2000]

What a surprise. This article is from January 8, before the President took office.

Sheesh.

And it's getting worse by the day. Do you have anything to say about the homeless? Your thoughts or feelings about the subject? Can you admit it's getting worse and not better? Do you have any suggestions to help the problem? I'm really interested.