Journey september2014

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The Journey

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Driving Self Sufficiency by Building Micro Enterprise

Issue 1

September, 2014

Tarrant County’s First Street Newspaper Fort Worth, Texas Cowtown U.S.A. www.journeypaper.org

By providing a platform for voices that too often go unheard, The Journey is a vital part of Fort Worth life. When people fall through the cracks, they too often become invisible to the wider population. The Journey provides a source of income for those suffering homelessness and poverty as well as a public forum to have their essential stories told. Join us, Help us to help them as they rebuild their lives.

Where Did They Go?

On the street By: Garth Kirkpatrick

Contact: garthksr@gmail.com

Thelma Todd was the silent movie star murdered by the mob, her lover or was it suicide?

About The Journey Street Newspaper By: Stephen A. Karnes

Where Did They Go? I don’t know how many of you have traveled down Lancaster Ave in the homeless shelter district lately but I’m sure those of you who do have probably noticed fewer homeless people around. Where are they do you ask? What happened? Well here’s my take on the matter and some of what’s happened. For some time now there had been a relatively large number of homeless people who wander around the area near the various homeless shelters on Lancaster. If I was to take a good guess, on any given day there were in excess of 300 people visible in the area. Needless to say several of the local and not so local community, business and homeowner associations were putting pressure on the city to “Do Something”. I’ll admit that loitering, littering, drug dealing and several other issues were happening there. I can in many ways understand why those organizations had a problem. On top of all that, the City of Fort Worth is in the middle of a beautification project in and around the downtown area and something like the Lancaster area so near to downtown is definitely a eyesore. In addition those same organizations felt that they were being directly impacted by what they considered an eyesore and a hotbed of criminal (See Where Pg. 6)

Inside This Issue: Agency Profiles

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Agency Profiles

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Veteran’s News

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Food Pantries

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Community Resources

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Writing and Poetry

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Game Time

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National News

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The Journey is your Fort Worth, Tarrant

Silent movie actor Thelma Todd died young in mysterious circumstances. Photo: courtesy of Ireland's Big Issue .

Thelma Todd became famous as an actor during the silent movie era of the 1920/30s working with comedy legends such as Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy and The Marx Brothers. Todd starred in some 119 films but her prolific career came to an end in tragic and mysterious circumstances when she was found dead in her car one morning at the age of just 29 years old. At the time, many theories abounded about her fate with the press speculating whether she committed suicide, was executed by gangsters, or murdered by her lover, the up and coming film director, Roland West. Christine Smith attempts to unravel the mystery for Ireland’s Big Issue. Thelma Todd was born in Massachusetts on 29 July 1906 to a well to do family her father a politician and her mother a posh housewife, who instilled in their See Todd Pg. 7

The Journey Street Newspaper of Tarrant County is an educational and informational publication dedicated to assisting homeless and low income persons to earn money and rebuild their lives and families while retaining their dignity. We Strive to be:

Statewide & International News

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Inspirational Quotes

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Part Of The Solution

County social justice news resource. We don’t pretend to hide our agenda: The Journey is a publication for everyone and a platform for the homeless, the working class and all other marginalized voices in our community. At The Journey, we care about making the world a better place for everyone. We strive to reach as many people as possible, regardless of economic status or political affiliation. Our goals are to educate people about social justice issues and encourage them to get involved in creating positive change; to entertain and to support our local economy by offering cost-effective advertising opportunities for local businesses. We provide Much needed community s erv i c e by fac i li ta ti n g bet te r communication between the people suffering homelessness and poverty with Policy Makers and the Agencies who provide much needed services to the homeless community. Advising them when, where, and how to avail themselves of these services Communication between all these facets of the community is crucial to Fort Worth’s plan to end chronic homelessness. Most importantly, we want to hear from YOU. If you have an event, call to action or news item to share, let us know via EMAIL at info@journeypaper.org, or call our hotline 817-902-7911. The Journey depends on financial support from readers like you. By contributing a few dollars, you can help us continue to be a force for positive change in our community and the world. Please send donations to 1ooo Hemphill St. Suite 315, or donate online Via our website at www.journeypaper.org. Thank You. We appreciate your support.


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