Mar 10, 2009 11:07am
Update: Help for Homeless Children
EmailLast October, we looked at how the economic crisis was pushing thousands of U.S. children out of their homes, along with their families.
Now, Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) is calling for more money to combat child homelessness – billions to build and improve rental homes, and to increase housing vouchers for families and children.
To the Nevada school official who pressed me, “I know the bailout helped the banks. How much has that helped families in Nevada, so they could stay in their houses?” It seems others have been asking the same question.
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Posted by: Suzannaquanashawn | March 10, 2009, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm
We are paying a price for pushing to the back of our minds the homeless and the underserved in our society. For years we cut programs that should have been in place to keep families together, to train people for jobs, to train families on how to parent and stay together. Now we can’t depend solely on faith based operations there are Hugh problems with unemployed people and families on the street for the first time with no safety net. We are starting over from nothing to try and safe the under served in this country. It is a shame we did not spend some of our past wealth on making sure the least of us are taken care of.Today they say one in 50 kids is on the street with no means of support this is when I wish I could go back in time and maybe vote differently. Some of these kids will die some will go into prison and some may be someone I know.
Posted by: Bonnie Kimberly | March 10, 2009, 12:08 pm 12:08 pm
America has the resources, talents, and wherewithal that no child should be homeless.
Instead we have had an environment in this country that fostered avarice and selfishness and profits before people.
For shame, America!
My husband and I get by on small social security and military pensions, and yet we find a little each month for the less fortunate.
My question to those not living in poverty or barely making ends meet — to those who make more than a quarter of a million dollars a year:
Are YOU willing to sacrifice a little so that NO CHILD goes hungry, homeless, without medical care?
My question to every CEO, board member, etc.: Do you care more for your perks, your bonuses or for the homeless child?
If you really care about that child, you would give up your bonuses, perks, etc. and your company would not outsource jobs overseas, not price products beyond the reach of too many Americans, not put profits before people.
I think of Exxon, etc. with their record profits, of Merrill Lynch paying bonuses before its fiasco, etc. and am left to think that people are selling their souls……
Posted by: abby0802 | March 10, 2009, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm
Weirdly, not a lot of news people are asking that question. In fact, everyone else is asking the news people, as if they might know — or as if they might get around to asking about it if they finally figured out it was important to everyone else.
Thoughts?
Posted by: Asking you. | March 11, 2009, 9:55 am 9:55 am
Thanks for sharing this serious issue. Banks have been bailed out but clearly this move has not helped the many children who are becoming homeless.
Posted by: George L. | May 16, 2010, 7:06 pm 7:06 pm