by Cecilia Blanford | Apr 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
In the mid-1980s, homelessness had again begun to manifest itself in the United States. In 1988, the U.S. Congress declared it had reached a crisis level and passed the McKinney Vento Act in an effort to find funding solutions to end homelessness. In 1989, Richard R....
by Cecilia Blanford | Nov 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Over the years, our Thermal Underwear Party has grown from a gift of warm clothes, a cup of coffee, and a dessert donated local bakeries to a three hour party with music from P.J Lyles and the South Austin Rockin’ Gospel Project with a hot lunch of ham or turkey,...
by Cecilia Blanford | Nov 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
All of us love love our pets. They’re part of the family. And homeless people are no exception. Download the HtH 2012 Pets Calendar, featuring some of the homeless men and women of Austin with the pets they love so much. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD This calendar is free,...
by Cecilia Blanford | Sep 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
The Labor Day holiday was created, we are told, when things were very shaky and President Cleveland wanted to make a good show of reconciling with the labor movement. We could use a little of that now. Labor, work, jobs, employment — what do we need to know about that...
by Cecilia Blanford | Aug 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
As our campaign to put a copy of our book into the hands of each member of the U.S. Congress and all governors continues, favorable responses abound from Governors, Senators and Congressmembers across the country. See some of their letters of support! 0
