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Pinellas Hope "Tent City"
St. Petersburg TimesSince it opened in 2007, Pinellas Hope has grown into Pinellas County's primary way station for the homeless. Spread out on 13 acres in an isolated, industrial area near Pinellas Park, it is run by Catholic Charities and receives more than $1 million in public funding each year. It holds about 300 people at capacity and roughly 800 pass through a year. That's large by shelter standards,but only puts a dent in Pinellas County's overall homeless population, estimated at 7,000. Nicknamed "Tent City" by residents, it offers centralized services: Laundry, computers, telephones, GED classes, medical check ups and caseworkers who guide residents through the ropes. But admission comes with a price. No alcohol, no drugs, no families, though couples are allowed. More…
A Walk Down Sixth Street
NewsWorxIt could be said that Sixth Street forms a coarse border between San Francisco's glitzy downtown and its gritty South of Market and Tenderloin neighborhoods. Via an interactive, streetscape interface, "A Walk Down Sixth Street" uses audio, video, VR panoramas and more to tell the stories of the real people who live, work and thrive on Sixth Street. More…
The Mall Rats
The Star NewspaperThere are over 10 000 children living on the streets of South Africa. This is the story of a group that were living in a sewer system under a major retail shopping mall. More…
Bucharest Below Ground
Bombay Flying ClubBucharest below ground is a full screen web documentary about street children in Romania. This cutting edge multimedia presentation uses dynamic images that scale automatically according to the viewer's screen size and/or resolution. More…
Flowers for Food
The Globe and MailTJ Walker's raspy voice is difficult to make out over the sounds of the SkyTrain passing overhead and the constant traffic maneuvering around him. But as the slight man shuffles from his makeshift flower display at the corner of Expo Boulevard and Carrall Street to the curb, extending a dozen roses out to anyone who glances his way, his message is clear. More…
Drawn Together
Poems of promise, lines of love and inches of inspiration line the sidewalks of downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. Next to them are drawings of flowers, hearts and crosses; greeting city dwellers, businessmen and tourist. The author behind the pastel caulk drawings was a mystery to local resident Terry Lee Getz, an office worker and artist, until a newspaper article clued her in to his identity. Thus began a nearly two year search for him that would find her a new purpose in life, and for Jacob, the homeless artist, a new beginning. More…
Hotel Poverty
The San Francisco ChronicleLeaky, smelly room in a San Francisco SRO: $1,000 a month - A look inside one of the city's single-room occupancy hotels More…
So Close To Home
University of Florida - GainesvilleHundreds of homeless people live in Gainesville, a college town in north central Florida with a population of almost 100,000. How do they survive? Where do they sleep? What happens when they need medical care? In the spring of 2003, a class of eight undergraduate journalism students at the University of Florida undertook a reporting project about homelessness in the local community. They had six weeks to research, report, write, edit, and produce a Flash presentation for the Web. Professor Mindy McAdams. More…
Homeless
Australian Broadcasting CorporationThis website is about how. How people survive without a home, money or support. Theirs are stories of love, hope and humour. And tragedy, heartache and despair. Cross time zones to experience one homeless day with them, around the clock, around the world. Produced on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. More…
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