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PADUCAH — With so many in need, and an increasing number of families homeless, there's just not enough room at area shelters. It's so bad, the Salvation Army has had to send families, one with three kids and a baby on the way, to live in the woods.
Johnny Adams, 19, and his fiance couldn't believe what the Salvation Army told them. There is no place for them at shelters and only one option.
The River City Mission is the only local shelter accepting families but the couple must be married and most of the time, the family section of the mission is full.
That's why the Salvation Army sends some families off with a tent and directions to "Tent City".
"It's definitely not appropriate but it's better than sleeping out where it's not safe," said Sheila Downing with the Salvation Army.
Missionary Stephanie Daniel knows all about Tent City and said she was surprised when the Salvation Army called her about the families in need. After all, it's her mission to get people out of there.
But when the Salvation Army sent a second couple, this one with three kids and another one on the way, Daniel furnished a hotel instead. The next day, the Salvation Army paid for gas to get to a shelter in Nashville.
"I don't feel comfortable with putting a family out here at all. I would not be able to sleep knowing there were children living here," Daniel said.
Shirley Barlow at the River City Mission doesn't either.
"I cannot imagine putting children and a lady, a pregnant lady, especially in something like that," Barlow said.
The Salvation Army said Tent City is not appropriate housing but the problem remains. More and more families are homeless, space is limited for families and they're left with no options.
The Salvation Army said they would only send folks out there temporarily until they could find a better place.
Stephanie and her ministry, known as "Beyond the Gate" wants to open a shelter of her own to get people out of Tent City. The River City Mission said they certainly don't want families moving in.
All these organizations need financial help.
To contact Stephanie Daniel, call (270) 252-4752. If you would like to make a monetary donation, you may do so at any U.S. Bank location. Tell them it's for "Beyond The Gate" Homeless Ministry.
You may drop off food, bottled water, clothing and other supplies for the homeless at Marilyn's Medical Freedom at 4860 Old Mayfield Road in Paducah. Their phone number is (270) 534-9713.
River City Mission is located at 1466 Bechtold Rd. and can be reached at (270) 442-7921.
The Salvation Army's local headquarters is at 3100 Irvin Cobb Dr. in Paducah. Their phone number is (270) 442-2198.
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I recently went to Haiti last July to shoot a pilot for my travel show. I was introduced to an art vendor who was living in one of the tent cities across from the Presidential Palace. He was more than eager to show me what it was really like living inside the Tent City.I recently went to Haiti last July to shoot a pilot for my travel show. I was... more
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“Sun City Picture House” is a very engaging documentary short film by David Darg and Bryn Mooser. After the devastating earthquake rocked Haiti last year, food and medical aid poured into the island country, but in the months that followed a pair of Hollywood actresses and their friends had another idea. They wanted to build a movie theater. Maria Bello, who starred in the Adam Sandler comedy “Grown Ups,” and “Tron” actress Olivia Wilde, have documented the efforts of the group of people that brought the theater to life in this new, documentary short.
The documentary focuses on Haitian aid worker Raphael Louigene, whose dream was to build a movie theater, and the two American aid workers who helped him realize that dream by constructing it in just four days: Bryn Mooser from Artists for Peace and Justice, and Dave Darg, who works for Operation Blessing. Mario Bello stated, “The thing that’s needed most in Haiti right now, besides the immediate relief efforts, is joy. And that’s what this movie is about.” This article also presents a photo-gallery of stunning photographs of life in Haiti’s tent cities by New York photographer Wyatt Gallery.
This piece includes a number of high-resolution color photographs, a memorable slide show and the documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/the-sun-city-picture-house-hollywood-comes-to-haiti/“Sun City Picture House” is a very engaging documentary short film by... more
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January 12, 2011, will mark one year to the day that the devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, resulting in what is arguably the worst natural disaster in modern history. Of the 1.5 million Haitian people who lost their homes in the earthquake, the majority are still living in makeshift tent cities, and the promised billions of dollars in foreign aid have yet to materialize. While financial donors and peacekeepers have resources that vastly overshadow those of the Haitian government, a lack of coordination in their endeavors has hampered the country’s efforts to recover.
“Tent Life: Haiti” is a very timely collection of stunning portraits of dignity, hope and joy by New York photographer Wyatt Gallery, inspirational photographs that show the reality of Haitian lives a year after the earthquake’s destruction and its aftermath. Gallery’s photographs present an artful and unselfconscious study of the resilience of an irrepressible people. They are beautiful narrative illustrations of the lives of a people experiencing a painfully arduous process of recovery, but they don’t romanticize the tent cities or the desperate living conditions of the Haitians who were rendered homeless by the earthquake.
Rather than using the medium of photography mainly as an attempt to understand what has happened in Haiti, Gallery’s portraits reveal a sense of intimacy and closeness with the Haitian survivors, as well as a genuine wish to be helpful. His work stands as a tender expression of the unexpected and unlikely sense of hope that he discovered in the residents of the Haitian tent cities.
This piece presents a number of inspiring, deeply engaging high-resolution color photographs, a memorable photo-gallery of additional images, a documentary short film and an HD-version of the official music video, “We Are The World 25 For Haiti.”
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/01/11/tent-life-in-haiti-portraits-of-profound-dignity-in-the-wake-of-devastation/January 12, 2011, will mark one year to the day that the devastating 7.9 magnitude... more
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Filmmaker Eddie Harris and journalist/author travel to Haiti on a fact-finding mission with the Haiti Support Project. The delegation included, among others, Joe Madison of Sirius Radio and Richard Muhammad of the FINAL CALL Newspaper.Filmmaker Eddie Harris and journalist/author travel to Haiti on a fact-finding mission... more
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Petionville's manicured golf course, once a favorite haunt of Haiti's elite, is now a massive tent city where 75,000+ and growing left homeless by a devastating earthquake have taken refuge.
These gently rolling hills once a playground to Port-au-Prince's most privileged, is now home to its most desperate, after the 82 Airborne set up one of the largest camps for survivors from the January 12 quake. The golf course was relatively unscathed, making it a perfect place for shelter.
Video by: Chris Morrow
Voice: Stanley Vincent - Rescue Task Force
Follow Chris on Twitter: www.twitter.com/morrowchris
The Rescue Task Force is taking immediate action to provide emergency aid and comfort to children and families in Haiti. Support RTF and save a life. http://rescuetaskforce.org/Petionville's manicured golf course, once a favorite haunt of Haiti's elite,... more
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Thousands of people made homeless in Haiti's massive earthquake woke up after a third night in makeshift tents with their despair turning to anger.
Planes full of supplies and search and rescue equipment continued to arrive at Port-au-Prince airport faster than ground crews could unload them, jamming the limited ramp space and forcing arriving aircraft to circle for up to two hours before landing.
Bodies lay all around the hilly city following Haiti's catastrophic quake, which flattened buildings and killed tens of thousands, leaving countless others homeless. People covered their noses with cloth to block the stench of death.
The Haitian Red Cross said it believed 45,000 to 50,000 people had died and 3 million more -- one third of Haiti's population -- were hurt or left homeless by the quake.
Doctors in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, were ill-equipped to treat the injured. Relief workers warned that many more people will die if the injured, many with broken bones and serious loss of blood, do not get first aid in the next day or so.
Many hospitals were too battered to use, and doctors struggled to treat crushed limbs, head wounds and broken bones at makeshift facilities where medical supplies were scarce.
Under a U.N. appeal, the World Food Program will seek to provide life-saving food rations to 2 million destitute people for the next month. A longer-term operation is planned up to July 15.
For more news video by Current TV visit http://current.com/Thousands of people made homeless in Haiti's massive earthquake woke up after a... more
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Mayor Bloomberg has deceived the residents of new york city with his promise to drastically end homelessness with his 5 year plan.
Picture The Homeless a grassroots nonprofit organization has decided to do something about it, being led by it's membership, the homeless. They set out to create a tent city in East Harlem,NY and afford other homeless individuals and families a safe and secure place to stay, eat and organize for stable housing.
The NYPD did not approve of such action being taken by the homeless and friends and decided to take action.Mayor Bloomberg has deceived the residents of new york city with his promise to... more
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The second day of my trip to Sacramento’s infamous (and now non-existent) tent city began with a discovery: a bike path. But this was not just any bike path. As tent city residents flew past me, I realized this one seemed to be the thoroughfare for the homeless population.
I met Plunket on that bike path (I was able to get him to stop by yelling “free socks”). He lived in tent city, but was forced to move three times that week. When I asked him what America can do about the tent city crisis he responded, “Just give them a little bit of space. They want to feel like they belong, too.”
// more stories http://invisiblepeople.tv // follow http://twitter.com/hardlynormalThe second day of my trip to Sacramento’s infamous (and now non-existent) tent... more
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Ray lives in a tent. He walks miles each day for food and water. His government assistance check is not enough to cover housing, never mind his other costs of living. He struggles everyday to stay safe and survive these deplorable and unsanitary living conditions.
If you think this sounds like a third-world country, you're not too far off. During my two days visiting Sacramento’s infamous tent cities I could not shake the feeling that I had somehow transported to Kenya or Southern Sudan, where people walk for days just to get water and the living conditions are paltry. It boggles my mind that people are forced to live like this in the richest country in the world.
Ray is intelligent and articulate. There is a slight audio glitch in this video, but Ray’s narrative of what has happened in Sacramento and how he survives homelessness is so insightful I had to post it. In this video Ray says that the location of their tent city is safe. But when I visited just the following day, everyone was told to move or be arrested.
I still cannot shake the feeling that what I experienced in Sacramento is the future of America’s middleclass. That said, may we never accept tent cities as "normal." There is nothing normal about the lives Ray and countless others are being forced to live.
// more stories http://invisiblepeople.tv // follow http://twitter.com/hardlynormalRay lives in a tent. He walks miles each day for food and water. His government... more
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What would you do if you were homeless, being evicted from tent city, and thought that jail was your best option?
Welcome to Eve's world.
She'd been homeless for four years. I met her last week in Sacramento's infamous tent city. The morning I met her, the police had showed up, tore down a tent, and told the people in the area if they are still there the next day they will be hauled off to jail. The prospect of being separated from her homeless community had her so worried that Eve told me off camera that jail didn't sound like such a bad option.
[I created a slide show on Whrrl to help show some of what I experienced. http://hardlynormal.com/blog/2009/04/22/tent-city-tour-stories-on-whrrl/ ]
// more stories http://invisiblepeople.tv // follow http://twitter.com/hardlynormalWhat would you do if you were homeless, being evicted from tent city, and thought that... more
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The tent city in Sacramento has been all over the news worldwide. Heck, even Oprah went there. Sadly, the media glare that captured the world's attention was also the impetus for the mayor's order to dismantle tent, causing hundreds of residents to be displaced.
Ironic, isn't it. Most residents of Sacramento's tent city were living quietly and without incident until Oprah came to town.
I have been wanting to get up to Sacramento to check out tent city for some time. Unlike news media, where you will hear a reporter tells a brief, punchy version of the story, I wanted to capture the real stories of the real people who are being forced out of tent city. Raw, unedited, unsponsored and in their own words. Invisible People and Change.org will be bringing you some of these stories over the next few weeks.
First, meet Chris. I first met him as he was packing up to leave. Thing is, he didn’t have anywhere to go. Chris has been homeless for three years and has been living in the same location for the past year. The police told him that morning that if he didn’t move he would be going to jail. Chris has some strong opinions about what is going on and how the issue should be addressed. The statement that he makes that keeps reverberating in my head is this: “The crime is being poor and homeless.”
As for tent city, the whole place seemed so unstable it was about to explode. I have no idea who the guy is that came up and started talking. Everyone was scared and angry. And, to be honest, I don’t blame them one bit.
[I created a slide show on Whrrl to help show some of what I experienced. http://hardlynormal.com/blog/2009/04/22/tent-city-tour-stories-on-whrrl/ ]
// more stories http://invisiblepeople.tv // follow http://twitter.com/hardlynormalThe tent city in Sacramento has been all over the news worldwide. Heck, even Oprah... more
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SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- The homeless men and women shuffle across the frozen ground of the tent camp and surround a steel drum burning wood. They use the flames to cook food and to stay warm.
The tents in Seattle are covered with tarps and plastic sheets to help keep out the elements.
The tents in Seattle are covered with tarps and plastic sheets to help keep out the elements.
The tents they live in are small, covered by tarps and plastic sheeting to keep water out. Several tents are collapsed under the weight of a recent snowfall.
For Bruce Beavers, however, this camp is just about the best place in the world he could be living right now.
"This is a place for people who lose their jobs, lose their houses, to have some kind of structure and for them to get back out in the world," he says.
Set up in the parking lot of a church near Seattle, Washington, the camp houses anywhere from 50 to 100 homeless people each day.
Residents call it Nickelsville. The name takes a page from the infamous "Hooverville" shantytowns of the Great Depression that were named for a president many thought did not care about their economic hardships. Video Watch resident give tour, explain rules »
Some residents here say they blame Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and a system they believe makes it difficult to escape homelessness.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/03/19/seattle.tent.city/index.html?eref=ib_us#cnnSTCVideo Watch resident give tour, explain rules »SEATTLE, Washington (CNN) -- The homeless men and women shuffle across the frozen... more
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A SPRAWLING "tent city" of the homeless that has drawn worldwide media attention as a symbol of US economic decline will be shut down Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson promised to first make alternative shelter space available for the estimated 150 men and women who inhabit the squalid encampment near the American River, at the edge of the city's downtown.
Mr Johnson, who toured the area with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger a day earlier, said he hoped to have the ramshackle settlement cleared of tents and debris in the next two to three weeks.
"We want to move as quickly as we can," he said, insisting the city was determined to treat the tent dwellers with compassion.
"They are people out there. We have to do whatever we can do," he said. "We as a city are not going to shy away from it. We're going to tackle it head-on."
Advocates for the homeless applauded the Mayor's action. Municipal authorities in Sacramento have been debating the fate of the tent city for weeks.A SPRAWLING "tent city" of the homeless that has drawn worldwide media... more
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This needs to be on current tv because this is a real issue still relivant in the Richmond community. This contains some in depth information about the city of Richmond's violence and street culture. Alot of footage shown even news cameras couldn't get. Please support the stopping of violence in Richmond California.
This short has been screened at the San Francisco Black Film Festival & the Oakland International Film Festival 2007.
This needs to be on current tv because this is a real issue still relivant in the... more
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