Tag Archives: Homelessness

Make Room for Youth Dane County Wisconsin

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Foolishly, I had not thought of Dane County having much of an issue with chronic homelessness.  I guess I need to be aware that it is everywhere. This is a well-done video on homeless youth in Madison and surrounding communities: … Continue reading →

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Excellent video on Homeless

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Excellent video on Homeless This is well done, but from 2009.

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Thinking on World Homeless Day

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Tom Bolton

The purpose of World Homeless Day is to draw attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, while taking advantage of the stage an ‘international day’ provides. This World … Continue reading →

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Homelessness Information in Milwaukee

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Homelessness Information in Milwaukee

There is excelent information in this report to help us understand the issues surrounding homelessness in Milwauke County.

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Some Thoughts on Our Homeless Community

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I have been thinking this week about a few of the basic lessons I have learned about my community and about myself, as I have served the past few months at the Cold Weather Intervention in Milwaukee where I have … Continue reading →

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Ruth Ann Knows this Night

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Miguel is full of malarkey tonight, and I have been told to send him away, and I know to do it, I need to do it, but the covenant is hard tonight. The food is seasoned to perfection today, and … Continue reading →

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Are there More Homeless Irish Than When I Was Blind?

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Truly I heard the gentle brogue tonight, a soft, genteel, lilt in his voice. He could sell snow to eskimos, would sell, and yet I heard the uncertainty there, the yearning for his mother’s word-caress. So alone, he wanted to … Continue reading →

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