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The Homeless World Cup (www.streetsoccer.org) is an international street soccer event that highlights the positive power of sport by creating a unique setting for homeless people and people in poverty. Mel Young and Harald Schmied created the concept in 2001 at the Annual International Network of Street Papers Conference (INSP), which works on practical solutions for homelessness and poverty. Founded in 1995 the INSP today acts as a network for more than 60 street papers worldwide. In providing excluded people with access to football, the Homeless World Cup generates a new social impact for a marginalised group. The feeling of belonging, challenge of working in a team, the process of regaining a health- oriented attitude towards life, self esteem and last but not least the experience of fun. The Scottish Executive, EventScotland, SportScotland and the City of Edinburgh Council supported this year's event in Edingburgh, Scotland. The event is also supported by UEFA, Nike, the United Nations. Football clubs including Manchester United and Real Madrid support teams in their own country.
The St Vincent de Paul Society (or as it is often known - the SVP) is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need , irrespective of ideology, faith, ethnicity, age or gender. The Society is a lay organisation initially formed in Paris in 1833 by Frederic Ozanam and his companions, and active in England & Wales since 1844. Placed under the Patronage of St Vincent de Paul, it is inspired by his thinking and works. It seeks, in the spirit of justice and charity, to help those who are suffering poverty in whatever form.
The Scottish Council for Single Homeless (SCSH) is the national membership body in Scotland for organisations and individuals tackling homelessness. Our members include voluntary sector providers, housing associations, local authorities (LAs), academics and other professionals involved in homelessness prevention and alleviation. We have been in existence for thirty years. During that period SCSH has evolved from a volunteer based organisation focused on ending the provision of traditional nightshelters to a professional staffed membership organisation , part of the ,second tier' of voluntary sector bodies. Historically, SCSH has focussed on single people but now seeks to cover all issues relating to homelessness in Scotland. Scottish Executive statistics show homelessness rose sharply during the late eighties and nineties. SCSH exists to highlight the needs of homeless people and offer practical ideas and information to tackle homelessness. To do this, we work closely with our membership which includes local authorities, voluntary organisations, housing associations, health bodies, academics and individuals. Sharing the knowledge and experience of our members is a key role for SCSH. We seek to disseminate relevant information quickly and effectively through our monthly newsletter and our website. Our events programme ranges from our highly successful National Homelessness Conference which attracts over 200 delegates each year to smaller information meetings, briefings and consultations covering a wide variety of topics. As well as providing information and training, we seeks to influence both policy makers (at national and local level) and service providers by : Offering support to those implementing homelessness services and other services relevant to homeless people. Providing an information source for policy makers and other interest groups Acting as a vehicle to ensure the experience of front line services providers and service users is conveyed to policy makers and to allow service providers to share experience with each other The support of our members is vital to SCSH. Financially, we rely on membership fees to maintain many aspects of our work. Equally importantly, our members provide the evidence and information we need to argue for sustainable solutions to homelessness in Scotland.
StreetShine is an exciting new social enterprise that gives people who have experienced homelessness, suffered disadvantage in the job market and are in the process of rebuilding their lives the chance to earn a regular income by operating a shoeshine service within offices in the City of London. How Does It Work? The ‘shiners', who are referred to StreetShine by participating homeless organisations, receive training, a regular income, a bank account and ultimately the chance to start up their own franchise, improving their confidence, skills and self-esteem in the process. StreetShine provides its employees with support and helps them move on from dependency on benefits.
HomeFront owns and manages a number of units of transitional housing where families who complete our shelter program are able to live in their own apartment while they get back on their feet. Here they are cared for with the same "wraparound" services we provide at the Family Preservation Center. After years of fighting to end homelessness, we found that the most reliable way to find permanent housing for the working poor is to provide it ourselves. Today with our 60 units, HomeFront is the largest provider of permanent, low-income, affordable housing in Mercer County. We also continue to provide our clients with a comprehensive program of support and guidance, to help them remain employed and self-sufficient. It is this unique and innovative personal approach that helps us end homelessness one family at a time.
Martha's Table's mission is to help at-risk children, youth, families and individuals in our community improve their lives through the provision of educational programs, food, clothing, and enrichment opportunities. Martha's Table Children, Youth and Family Programs provides more than 300 children and youth (ages 3 month to 18 years) with nutritious meals and supervised learning and literacy activities in a safe environment throughout the year. Martha's Table also offers family support services including parent training to our constituents. McKenna's Wagon, our seven-days-a-week mobile soup kitchen feeds more than 1200 hungry and homeless people at many locations in Washington, DC. Martha's Outfitters, our newly redesigned clothing center provides free and low cost clothing, linens, toiletries and children's supplies to those in need. All proceeds from sales go to support the children and youth programs. Martha's Table: Is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization under IRS Code § 501 (c)(3). Is audited annually. Participates in the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (# 8445). Will provide Federal tax identification information upon request.
The housing and services Bailey House provided allowed many of our early residents to survive long enough to take advantage of the life-sustaining breakthroughs in medical therapies. Without stable housing and support, many of our clients would have died before these treatments became available. Our successful housing programs have become the models that have ensured effective services for homeless people with HIV/AIDS throughout the country and around the world.
COMMON GROUND is an international leader in the development of solutions to homelessness. Founded by MacArthur and Ashoka Fellow Rosanne Haggerty in 1990, Common Ground is a pioneer in the development of supportive housing and other research-based practices that end homelessness. Common Ground's network of well designed, affordable apartments - linked to the services people need to maintain their housing, restore their health, and regain their economic independence - has enabled more than 4,000 individuals to overcome homelessness. Common Ground's strategy has three components: Affordable Housing. We build and operate a range of housing options for homeless and low-income individuals and families - housing that is attractive, affordable, well managed, and linked to the services and support people need to rebuild their lives.
Housing Works is committed to ending the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness. Housing Works strives to ensure that homeless and low-income people living with HIV/AIDS and their families have adequate housing, food, social support, drug treatment, health care, and employment. Housing Works is especially committed to serving those who have difficulty obtaining services elsewhere because they struggle with mental illness or chemical dependency. Housing Works seeks to achieve its goals in the context of a self-sustaining, healing community that maximizes the potential of the people living with HIV/AIDS whom it serves. Our mission stands in accord with Article 25 of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights that: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control." This site contains HIV prevention messages that may not be appropriate for all audiences.
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