Welcome to the latest episode of TechCrunch Mixtape with Megan Rose Dickey and myself. This week we talk about mental illness within the homeless population, specifically how people can help situations that are typically addressed by police. Neil Shah, CEO of Concrn, joined us in the studio to talk about the ups, downs and ups […]
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Homeless man photographed handing out resumes lands job offers
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Over the weekend, a photo of out-of-work web developer went viral, resulting in a flurry of job offers.
The photo, which was tweeted by @jaysc0 on Friday, showed David Casarez standing on the side of the road in Mountain View, California, holding a placard telling people that he was homeless.
Despite his circumstances, Casarez didn’t ask for money, instead asking people to take copies of his resume.
Today I saw this young homeless man asking for people to take a resume rather than asking for money. If anyone in the Silicon Valley could help him out, that would be amazing. Please RT so we can help David out! pic.twitter.com/ewoE3PKFx7
— FullMakeup Alchemist (@jaysc0) July 27, 2018 Read more…
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Like for a formerly homeless man named Cameron, who pledged to hand out roses to people at Nobby Beach, on the Gold Coast in Australia.
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Train station will stay open on Christmas Day to host a meal for 200 homeless people
Christmas Day in the UK means no trains or other means of public transport.
Zero. Nothing.
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These communities for the homeless were designed by students
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Homes for Hope was created by USC School of Architecture students during the Fall 2016 semester. The course, called The Homeless Studio, was funded by the Martin Architecture and Design Workshop (MADWORKSHOP) and led by MADWORKSHOP director Sofia Borges and board member R. Scott Mitchell.
The founders of MADWORKSHOP, David and Mary Martin, wanted to empower students to do something about the homelessness situation, starting in Los Angeles.
Homes for Hope uses modular, transitional stabilization housing to assemble pop-up villages. It is currently in the initial fundraising stage.
“All of the focus is towards permanent supportive housing, which is important, but it’s not an either/or, or and/or but. We need both. We need something to happen right away, and we need to have something happen in the long term.” — Sofia Borges, MADWORKSHOP director Read more…
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