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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)
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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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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:
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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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A HAND for the HOMELESS Ministry
Proud Ministry of The Church of The Living God International
A Hand for the Homeless Ministry seeks to find those who are in need. Twice a month A Hand for the Homeless Ministry prepares a home cooked meal and feeds 400 people in the community along with prepared sack lunches and gathers donated items to pass out to the homeless for those that cannot make it to the park.
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in their lives, no matter the size of it, we are always looking for it. Whether it is the circumstances we face, the people around us, our communities or even around the globe, change is wanted and needed. Now, what if the change begins within ourselves?
Beginning in their very own home Victor and Maty Sanchez, the Sanchez Ministry Focus on helping feed and clothe the homeless. Battered and abused women and their children with food and clothes as well spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are in need of a fresh word. Our vision is simply to do what Jesus did and help as many homeless people, battered women, and troubled families who are in need of food and clothing. We base our ministry on Matthew 25:35-40; 'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'
With our two ministries, A Hand for the Homeless and A Light to the World, we have a great opportunity to provide sack lunches for those that are hungry, clothing for those in need of covering, but most importantly share the love of God to those who need to be loved, by presenting God's word to those willing to listen to the FREE gift of salvation. We encourage everyone to take part in what we're doing in the community of Fort Worth, if you're unable to join us, we welcome donations. We accept clothing, shoes, toothbrush and toothpaste, deodorant, and cleansing wipes. We don't just feed the community we are also partners for Love a child, Food for the poor, Feed the children ministries and we send offerings around the world to other ministries for the people in need.
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"When we first started feeding the homeless we drove around and see people laying around in a curb, behind a building, on the grass without a pillow just a blanket, sometimes nothing. Some other people are walking around with backpack but no where to go. I can relate to some of them because I was homeless myself but now when I lay down to bed I think about them and pray for every one of them that God gives them wisdom and knowledge. So I thank God and appreciate everything I have. I might not give them a home or a bed but I sure can give them food and the necessities they need." Victor & Maty Sanchez
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The Above information was compiled from 2010 Census information.
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The Journey Editor in Chief: Stephen A. Karnes
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Editor: Annette P. Karnes Consultant: Dr. Tommy Thomason E-Mail: info@journeypaper.org
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Veterans Why are there so many homeless veterans compared to illegal aliens? This is the question that m a k e s absolutely no sense, bu t when you think about it the pieces begin to fall into place and it’s not looking good. According to the 2013 Annual Homeless Assessment Report on any single night in 2013 there was an estimated 57,849 homeless veterans sleeping on the street. That’s a lot of people who have volunteered their lives to defend this country, and why isn’t our government stepping up to help them like they are for the illegal aliens? Besides veteran’s One in 45 U.S. children experience homelessness each year, but like the veterans crisis President Obama has not addressed the issue and placed full focus on bettering the lives of the illegal aliens. The Department of Veterans affairs is the main group that is tasked with defeating veteran homelessness. Could we have a worse case, they can’t even take care of healthy veterans let alone ones who need a ton of assistance. The federal government headed by President Obama has turned a blind eye to Americans while giving full care to people who not only broke the law but are not even citizens of this country. Let’s look at what the government has done for illegal aliens.
What has the government done for illegal aliens?
We Can All Do Something to End Veteran Homelessness
Homeless Veterans According to Public Law 100-77 “the McKinney Act” of 1987, a homeless person: is one who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; and who has a primary nighttime residence that is a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter, a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized, or a public or private place not ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings. Why are Veterans homeless? In addition to the complex set of factors affecting all homeless -- extreme shortage of affordable housing,
VA is committed to ending Veteran homelessness by the end of 2015. No one who has served our country should ever go without a safe, stable place to call home. The entire department has put its energy and resources into ending Veteran homelessness. VA's programs provide individualized, comprehensive care to Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Sti ll, VA cannot d o i t alon e. Organizations and individuals in communities across the country are integral to providing services to Veterans and spreading the word about the resources VA provides to end and prevent homelessness among Veterans. Explore va.gov/homeless to learn about VA's programs for Veterans and to find out what you, your neighbors, and your community can do to help Veterans who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Know that one phone call can be the difference in the life of a Veteran who is homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Make the Call to 877-4AID-VET (424-3838) to be connected 24/7 with VA's services to overcome or prevent homelessness for yourself or a Veteran you know.
livable income, and access to health care -- a large number of displaced and at-risk Veterans live with lingering effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and substance abuse, compounded by a lack of family and social support networks. A top priority is secure, safe, clean housing that offers a supportive environment which is free of drugs and alcohol. About one-third of the adult homeless population has served their country in the Armed Services. Current population estimates suggest that about 58,000 Veterans are homeless on any given night and perhaps twice as many experience homelessness at some point during the course of a year. Many other Veterans are considered near homeless or at risk because of their poverty, lack of support from family and friends, and dismal living conditions in cheap hotels or in overcrowded or substandard housing. Currently, the number of homeless male and female Vietnam-era Veterans is greater than the number of service persons who died during that war -- and a small number of Desert Storm Veterans are also appearing in the homeless population. Although many homeless Veterans served in combat in Vietnam and suffer from PTSD, at this time, epidemiologic studies do not suggest that there is a causal connection between military service, service in Vietnam, or exposure to combat and homelessness among Veterans. Family background, access to support from family and friends, and various personal characteristics (rather than military service) seems to be the stronger indicators of risk of homelessness. Almost all homeless Veterans are male (about 3% are women), the vast majority are single, and most come from poor, disadvantaged backgrounds. Homeless Veterans tend to be older and more educated than homeless non-Veterans. But similar to the general population of homeless adult males, about 45% of homeless Veterans suffer from mental illness and (with considerable overlap) slightly more than 70% suffer from alcohol or other drug abuse problems. Roughly 56% are African American or Hispanic.
At Lackland AFB camps are setup to care for illegals and their families. Notice the freshly dressed illegals.
Starting with Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, could you imagine if a homeless veteran walked up to the gate requesting food, shelter, and clothing? They would probably get thrown in jail. How is it that a military base is providing superb care for hundreds of illegal aliens but the veterans themselves would never be offered care like this from their own fellow community? A highly used excuse that has been tossed around is that homeless veterans need mental healthcare, and allegedly this makes it difficult to get them help. Well that’s ironic because at Lackland AFB illegal aliens were offered a behavioral treatment programs on taxpayers dime. The government makes tons of excuses to why they can’t help veterans, but we see no excuses to why they can’t help illegal aliens; things get better.
In developing outreach programs to homeless Veterans, hospice staff should start with the knowledge that: Every medical center has a homeless Veteran services coordinator who is responsible for providing outreach and services for homeless or at-risk Veterans All VA enrolled Veterans are entitled to VA payment of hospice care across all settings regardless of their service connection
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activity. OK, I got that. What seems to have happened is that the city got together with all the appropriate players, namely the shelters and other homeless service providers in the area and they came up with a plan. In some ways it could be considered an overall good plan. In some ways, not so much. On the plus side in the eyes of the different organizations and associations, the number of people hanging around on that stretch of Lancaster has been reduced, there is security constantly in the area either from the police department or by private security. The litter problem and the personal possessions left on the sidewalks has disappeared and even the drug transactions (mostly marijuana) have disappeared. But at what cost? I’m not speaking of the cost of making this all happen but at the human cost. Yes they are human too. To add insult to injury, the various religious groups and concerned citizens who would stop in the area to distribute food, water, clothing and hygiene kits during the week and especially on Saturdays have been discouraged from coming into the area to do what they consider a good thing. In some other cities this sort of thing has been made illegal. Was that a consideration here? Just food for thought. Of course the most common argument to providing food, water, clothing and so forth is that those people were enabling the homeless. I personally have a problem with that argument but that is not the purpose of this posting. The real purpose of this posting is to describe what happened to all those people who stayed in the area. First off, during the day there were several hundred people (sometimes more) on the streets. At night there were 100 to 200 people who slept outdoors on the sidewalks and in other places nearby. Where do / did they go?. Well a few actually made it into supportive housing and I really mean a few. Some of them moved out of town only to move the problem somewhere else. Some of them found places with friends or relatives (very few). Know where the bulk of them went? Camping. I did an informal survey of the camps that I know of and found several camps that were recently created. That population has increased dramatically recently. The area where I once camped for over 10 years went from a population of 4 at it’s maximum to something like 30 today. Several other known camps are showing the same sort of increase. With that being said, these are the people who need services more than those in the shelters. These are the people who are the chronically homeless. Who are supposed to be moved into permanent supportive housing first. People who have issues, that if placed into supportive housing their problems would be easy to address. People who have been forced to drop out of sight or as in my case fell through the cracks. Who could become good neighbors if given a chance. Who are currently a severe drain on the tax dollars allocated to homeless services. Were you aware that a homeless person placed into permanent supportive housing with appropriate case management costs the taxpayer around $30,000 or less per year? But that same person, when you factor in hospital visits, jail time, legal costs, outside services and all the rest can run as much as $100,000 per year. Many of them cost
money, your money, my money now too. Worse yet, because the folks are out of sight now and are no longer seen on Lancaster, the pressure is off the city. The groups who tried to help with food, clothing, hygiene kits, etc. have pretty much disbanded. Those community groups, businesses and organizations that had the issues with the Lancaster Ave problem are happy. BUT AT WHAT COST? The problem has not gone away. If anything it has gotten more difficult for the homeless service providers to find and serve those who really need those services. The problem has just gone underground and is out of sight. What’s next? Will the authorities make it illegal to be homeless if you are not living in the shelters now? That’s next you know. There are many solutions to this problem. Many cities have actually done some good, have gotten their homeless off the streets and connected with the services they desperately need. We can too if only the powers that be will make the move to get their heads out of the sand. Just because the homeless people are out of sight does not cure the problem. I could go on but this is enough for now. I could talk about the 10 year plan here that is failing, I could talk about the housing situation and several possible solutions. I could talk about a lot of things and will in the future. Hiding the homeless people is not the solution. Reintegrating them back into a more conventional lifestyle is the only answer and if it is not addressed in a significant way the problem will only get worse.
This Coffee Shop Is Staffed By Homeless People — And It’s Working
Seth and Kelly Kelley in their new Fort Collins coffee shop, RedTail Coffee CREDIT: REDTAIL COFFEE FACEBOOK PAGE
Finding employment can be difficult for anyone in our nation’s ongoing employment slump. For every job opening, there are currently more than three unemployed people looking for work. And those already-difficult odds are significantly exacerbated for job applicants who can’t afford a home. “If you’ve been homeless and have a gap on your resume, people don’t give you a chance,” Seth Kelley, co-founder of RedTail Coffee in Fort Collins, told This Reporter by phone. “It’s a cycle that’s really hard to break.” That’s why Seth, and his wife Kelly, opened RedTail Coffee in May 2014: to provide job opportunities to those applicants suffering homelessness and poverty. The coffee shop is located alongside a new housing development that’s being built for homeless and low-income tenants called Red Tail Ponds. The Kelleys attended a neighborhood meeting earlier this year and were surprised to find people upset at the idea of low-income housing being built in the area. Rather than tell their neighbors why they shouldn’t fear poor people, the Kelleys set out to show them. Opening a coffee shop, Seth explained, would be an opportunity to “challenge neighbors to see the people living in those projects as their baristas, their person who served them coffee every morning.” Though the Kelleys had never run a coffee shop before, they saw this as an opportunity not only to start a business, but to do good in the process. They brought on two experienced baristas to help smooth the process and one employee who is currently homeless and preferred not to be named. After just a few weeks training, RedTail coffee opened its doors in May.
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daughter the importance of working hard at school. Todd, however, had other ideas and entered herself in beauty pageants. Winning the title of Miss Massachusetts in 1925 and catching the eye of a Hollywood talent scout who arranged for her to attend Paramount Pictures acting school where she quickly entered the filmmaking business during the silent movie era with supporting roles in Fascinating Youth and The Noose, before going on to make countless talkies with Hal Roach Studios alongside top comedy acts like Laurel and Hardy. In 1931 she was given her own series, teaming with Zasu Pitts for slapstick comedies in the hope of making a female Laurel and Hardy, however, with the advent of the talkies Todd was given a wider variety of opportunities and she seized the opportunity to display her comedic gifts. Although more than competent in the likes of The Maltese Falcon, Todd was really at her best in comedies with Charley Chase, Laurel and Hardy and of course The Marx Brothers, with comedies like Monkey Business and Horse Feathers. Industry insiders say she actually made The Marx Brothers laugh, and that was something of a feat. Some say she shone on-screen as she was very comfortable in her own skin - but was she? She constantly battled her weight and there was a clause in her contract stating that if she gained 5lbs she would lose her job, and so the pressure was on to stay (very) thin, and she did this by popping diet pills regularly throughout the day. It was during this time she married agent (and alleged mobster and playboy) Pat DiCicco in 1932, but the marriage quickly degenerated into a series of drunken brawls, one of which resulted in her having an emergency appendectomy and they were divorced two years later. Todd quickly got involved with an up and coming director Roland West at Hal Roach Studios, but the pair couldn't live together as they couldn't let the papers find out, as West was currently married to actress Jewel Carmen, so to overcome this problem, Todd bought a restaurant/ nightclub with West which she called Thelma Todd's Sidewalk CafĂŠ, with apartments above it, and she and West had adjoining apartments with just a sliding door between them, and that was how they continued their affair, safe from the eyes of the world. Owning a nightclub suited Todd very well, as she loved to party habitually, but West was tiring of her insatiable need for shindigs, which she managed to unbelievably fit into her busy filming schedule; I say unbelievably, as she churned out 119 films during her career, although admittedly some were short films where she was publicized as The Ice Cream Blonde. Just a few months after 'living' with Roland West, Todd was found slumped over the wheel of her car, (having just finished making her final film, The Bohemian Girl) dressed in an evening dress and dripping with diamonds - dead. The press had a field day; had she committed suicide? Had she been murdered? When Todd's mother arrived on the scene she shouted out the window that her daughter had been executed, and that was before she'd even seen the body. What prompted her to say that and could she have been right? So, what happened on the morning of 16
December 1935 when Thelma's body was discovered? May Whitehead, who was Todd's maid, went to get the car like she always did in the morning, but something didn't feel right to her as the door to the garage was ajar, so she peered in cautiously and that's when she spotted her boss lying slumped across the wheel. When Todd's mother arrived on the scene she shouted out the window that her daughter had been executed. When the medical examiner arrived, he said the death was accidental due to the amount of alcohol consumed and that she died of carbon monoxide poisoning, after she had locked herself in and turned on the engine to stay warm, before succumbing to the poisonous gases. Thelma's maid had her own theory - she
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home by midnight. When she came home she'd climbed the 250 (yes 250) steps to their home and banged on the door. Neighbours claimed they heard Todd shouting and telling West she was heading out to another party. West furiously pulled on his dressing gown and ran after her, locking her in the garage as the car was ticking over. Some believe it wouldn't take long for the carbon monoxide to take effect, especially when combined with the alcohol in her blood. Rumour has it that West went down to unlock the garage the next morning, but Todd was slumped over the wheel with a cut to her nose. West knew he'd be chief suspect, so he called his best friend Joe Schenck who was the head of 20th Century Fox and one of the most powerful men in Hollywood and asked him to help him. When Todd's body was discovered, three plain clothes detectives went along to see Hal Roach at Hal Roach Studios, and said they knew West had something to do with Todd's murder, and what would he like them to do about it, and Roach answered
Captain Bert Wallis of the police homicide squad checks the position of Thelma Todd's body. Photo: courtesy of Ireland's Big Issue
was quick to tell investigators that Todd was heavily involved with the mob (and we know she'd been married to DiCicco who worked for Lucky Luciano who was as connected as can be). One theory began to emerge - it was known that Todd had felt an attraction for Luciano and found dangerous men very appealing, and it was also known that Todd's posh restaurant had come to the attention of Luciano and he had taken her to dinner and told her he was opening a casino within her premises. Todd had felt victimized and shouted, "You'll open a gambling casino there over my dead body." He calmly sat back in his chair and said, "That can be arranged." Todd was terrified for her life and on her mother's advice had phoned the district attorney's office to set up a meeting, but she never made it to the appointment. It was rumored that the mafia had been tipped off by someone within the police department. So, what happened? One story going around at the time suggests that Lucky Luciano had discovered that Todd had phoned the DA for an appointment, and so when her driver left her off at the gates of her restaurant after a night out, he pulled up and asked her to get in. He needed to know if she had mentioned his name yet to the District Attorney, but he needed her to believe he was remorseful for being so aggressive at their prior meeting, so believing he was sorry, she got in. They drove around for a while, as he needed her to relax and believe he was on her side, and they stopped off for something to eat - this is how the alcohol levels in her blood materialized. Luciano brought her home, and as soon as he let her out, a man jumped her from behind and took care of the problem. Credence is lent to this theory as she was seen in the company of a dark haired man shortly before her death. Another theory is her lover Roland West was the killer, as Thelma had invited him out to the Trocadero that night, but he had declined and said he wanted her
Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe. Photo: courtesy of Ireland's Big Issue
them, "Nothing." This was at a time when the studios were all powerful, and Roach knew he had influential men behind him. Hal Roach was indebted to one man in Hollywood and that was Nicholas Schenck, Nicholas Schenck's brother was Joe Schenck and Joe Schenck was the best friend of Roland West, so it's pretty easy to see how some people believe there was a mass cover up here. A third theory is that Thelma Todd killed herself, but this might seem the least likely scenario as she had just been Christmas shopping and the boot of her car was full of presents. She also seemed to be generally upbeat in her demeanor and was making plans left right and center to take her career down a more serious route as she planned to move away from comedy. Making plans, buying presents, being upbeat - this doesn't sound like a woman who planned to kill herself, but who knows? West supposedly on his deathbed admitted to killing Todd, but it was accidental, having only meant to lock her in the garage to teach her a lesson. The death certificate following an inquest stated death by accidental means. But what the inquest didn't mention was that Todd's face and clothes were covered in blood, two of her ribs were fractured, a tooth was missing and her nose was broken. A possible more likely scenario was that Todd was already dead - a victim of Luciano's henchmen -when West locked the garage door. Luciano conveniently flew out of LA, two hours before the body was discovered. Will we ever know what really happened? Probably not - the body was cremated so no further analysis could be carried out one thing is for sure, Hollywood lost one of its golden girls way too soon; a young woman who may have left a legacy of great movies - not a true-life mystery.
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Food Pantries ZIP CODE 76104
AGENCY Broadway Baptist 305 W. Broadway
76108, 76116,76126
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Birchman Baptist Church
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9100 N. Normandale Street
3:00 pm—5:00 pm
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Bread Basket Ministries 2809 Mansfield Hwy
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Christian Community Assistance
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Christ The King Episcopal Church
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3290 Lackland Road 76107, 76108, 76116, 76126
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1903 W. Bowie Street 76104, 76109, 76110, 76115, 76119, 76123, 76132, 76133, 76134
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817-335-1231
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Community Food Bank
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3000 Galvez Avenue
(817) 924-3333
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Cornerstone
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3500 Noble Avenue
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First Street Methodist Mission 801 W. 1st Street All Zip Codes
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Southside Church of Christ 76104, 76109, 76110
2101 Hemphill
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Writing and Poetry This Months Page Was Contributed Entirely By Corey Edwards Corey was homeless for about a year. Born in Jamaica in 1976 and came to Canada to live with family in 1990. Studied at University level but says he never completed his degree. In 1995 He was diagnosed as having schizoaffective disorder and this wreaked havoc on his life but he feels it helped his writing
Paradise Lost by Corey Edwards
Maybe the day I was born was when paradise was lost, 'Cause ever since then I've had to sail on seas storm tossed, Down here on terra firma it seems that hearts are colder than frost, And that we're all workers and self interest is the boss, I do my best to manage making the best of what I got, I want to read the book of life 'till I get to the final dot, There have been times in my life where I felt like I got shot With the bullet of hopelessness, my flesh almost began to rot, I ask myself many questions and look to the heavens for answers, Sometimes hatred gnaws at my soul like a group of voracious cancers, They say that life is just a musical and that we are all just dancers Waiting for the curtain to fall, for the bartender to yell final call, Because for each and all sometimes existing can be bitter, So I won't denigrate those that stopped, I won't call them quitters, I won't spew hatred on their names and go and piss on their graves, Or call them horrible things like cowards, selfish or knaves Maybe they were just too brave and their feet were just too sore, Maybe they saw the world for what it was and couldn't do it anymore, I can only speculate but right now I hope they celebrate, In Elysian fields with angels who smile and congratulate That they held on for so long I hope that the Gods are kind, And won't strike us with a vengeance cold and so blind That even here on earth it would be difficult to find An equivalent that compares, I hope that in death we'll be treated fair, 'Cause truth be told the human heart is something that can scare, We can be savage and vindictive so innocents best beware, And take care when they trust or even worse when they love, Because hearts are often broken when push comes to shove, I hope that I have a couple angels who smile down from above, Who keep dangers from my path, who keep me from rage and wrath, Because I know in my heart that one should always do the math, And remember two wrongs don't make a right except in a fight, But even then we should practice a certain amount of restraint, Sometimes I feel that it's confused the pictures that I paint, But though an angel I ain't I want to do the right thing, It's not darkness and destruction that I earnestly want to bring, I want peace and joy to reign whenever I start to sing, Though my prose is tortured and pain filled I want to make you think, And sympathize with wayward souls that have been pushed to the brink, If not forced to sail on seas in boats that were condemned to sink, They say that life is short and that it's over in a blink, But while it's going on it's rough like games on a hockey rink, Speaking for myself it was often that I thought that it stank, Like being hungry with a debit card but no money in the bank, But nonetheless I give thanks because some have so much less, So in times of hopelessness I remember that I've been blessed, Even though I feel stress there are things I
must confess, Like I can always eat and have sturdy shoes on my feet, These days my tortured nights are few but nonetheless I still ponder And sometimes I'm filled with apprehension and not with wonder, Breathing can be an ordeal and we have all paid the cost, Because maybe the day we were born was when paradise was lost.
The Angels by Corey Edwards
Sometimes I feel to pray to the Gods when my soul starts to ache But I don't 'cause I'm sure that the angels are on the take, My day goes downhill from the instant that I wake, I don't trust the human being he is a scorpion like snake, So I'm trapped in my solitude craving for affection, But unwilling to reach out because I fear rejection, The silence is deafening only my thoughts speak to me So I crave for the caress of oblivion frequently, They tell me that I'm pessimistic, that I'm Cain not Abel, But I've learned that people like to make and put labels On that which they don't understand: that's human nature, They've done it to me so I use my angst to stain paper, The Gods can be cruel but to me they have been kind, But I cursed them like a fool for the fact that I stumble blind, I sometimes wish that my company was more sought after, And sometimes I am sure that I can hear the Devil's laughter, But maybe this is nothing more than paranoid thinking, Maybe I'm sailing blind but convinced that I'm sinking, Maybe this dark conviction leads me to perdition, Maybe melancholy is my blessing and my affliction, Maybe I should remove tortured phrases from my diction, And instead be silent, perceiving and not reacting, 'Cause most times it would seem that I'm simply acting, Interpreting a role which I'm sure that I should play, Instead of listening closely to what my heart might say, I often wrote that my skies are gray: is this fiction? Has my nihilism perverted and darkened my vision? Making me walk through life with morbid fatalism? Have I shunned optimism finding it unhealthy like candy? All the while being angry thinking that this is fine and dandy? Blind rage has been my friend for quite a few years, She never left me though I spilled blood or shed tears, She has often masqueraded as terror and blind fear, Pouring venom in my ear so that my eyes don't see clear, I'm trying to liberate myself from her clutches, I have lost so much from her caresses and touches, I wish to lose nothing more my heart and soul are sore, Fury is my prison but I think that I've found a door, My feet have passed the threshold to tread a different path, I'm tired of hangovers from the wine of the grapes of wrath, Life can be comic and tragic sometimes I weep and laugh, My existence continues I have almost passed
the half, It will either go downhill from here or up to the skies, But wherever it goes melancholy will haunt my eyes, 'Cause even though stars burn bright there will always be night, And there will always be wrongs that can't be made right, So sometimes I feel to pray to the Gods when my soul starts to ache, But I don't 'cause I'm sure that the angels are on the take.
Human Beings by Corey Edwards
Human beings can't be trusted they're oh so unfaithful, They'll put rage inside your heart and make your soul turn hateful, Treacherous and ungrateful but what is also true Is that few other creatures will be so good to you, The two legged paradox trading Dow Jones stocks, Given to fits of rage, put their brethren in a box For miniscule reasons no matter what the season, And justify it with a crime from theft to high treason, But the love that we feel and spread is still real, Even though from time to time we do tend to use steel, We still kneel to pray, those of us who still believe, That the Almighty gives us the strength to achieve, But I stray from the topic that I have set before, A description of the heart beating in the human core, We chase pleasure, taste pain and never will abstain From freeing our brains from the chains that restrain, Blood shed is nothing new, war resides in our soul, Coupled with compassion in a heart that so cold, And we are bold this is true, brash ruthless and brave, Embracing without hesitance the darkness of the grave, There is nothing that can save you once we decide, To kill to loot and plunder put you six feet under, Virgin flesh we tear asunder waging battles over pride, But still we possess love and warmth deep inside, Benevolent and kind, when in love hopelessly blind, Wrack our brains and our minds hoping desperately to find, A solution to the puzzle, a method to the madness, A reason and a cause for the overwhelming sadness, That leads us to hurt, annihilate and violate, M.V.P.: we are the most vicious primate, On the planet and we rule supreme it does seem, Though many drown their pain with opium dreams, Needles in their veins, cocaine up in their brains, Trying to wash away their agony like Serengeti rains, But yet there is hope and this leads us to cope, Though sometimes the battle is on an uphill slope, We can be so tender like fresh snow up in December, Even though from time to time we do choose to dismember, We always remember wrongs dealt or pain felt, But revenge I have learned is bad for your health, Nonetheless we indulge in this age old tradition, Two wrongs don't make a right in no system of addition.
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National Promised Gifts of $300 to the Homeless Are Reduced to a Lunch By KIRK SEMPLEJUNE 25, 2014
Charity Chief Craig Mayes tells the homeless they will not receive promised cash. New York Rescue Mission receives $90,000 instead.
The Tour of Love and Gratitude luncheon at the Loeb Boathouse in Central Park took a decisive turn for the worse on Wednesday soon after the 200 or so guests had finished their filet of beef with horseradish and were just about to tuck into their seasonal berries in phyllo cups. The bad news had finally reached the last few tables: Their host, a Chinese millionaire, would not be handing out any cash. Only moments before, the host, Chen Guangbiao, had made a speech promising everyone $300 in cash. It was a particularly huge deal for this crowd: All the guests were homeless men and women. There was grumbling, a few shouts of anger. But most — at least at first — were in a state of stunned despair. “Are you serious?” said Tom Cargill, 52, staring into his dessert. “I feel so disappointed right now I’m going to throw up.” It was a pivotal moment in a bizarre event orchestrated by Mr. Chen, a 46-year-old recycling magnate who said he was seeking to help New York’s poor and inspire a culture of philanthropy around the world. He had announced the event in a full-page advertisement in The New York Times on June 16. “Leading Chinese philanthropist teams up with famous American charities to host charity luncheon for 1,000 poor and destitute Americans,” the ad said. “Each will receive 300 dollars.” Several months ago, Mr. Chen grabbed American media attention when he brought two burn victims to the United States for treatment and vowed to buy The New York Times. In China, he has developed a reputation for publicity stunts, including handing out money on the street. The Hurun Rich List estimated Mr. Chen’s fortune last year at about $810 million. Mr. Chen said in an interview that he was moved to host a luncheon for New York’s poor after seeing homeless people sifting through garbage cans on his visits to the United States. Born into a poor family, he said, he has been motivated to help others improve their lives. He said he felt that addressing the problem in the world’s financial capital would influence others to do the same. “I want the wealthy people of the world to see,” he said through an interpreter. “From this event, I hope the whole world will be filled with love.” While philanthropists in China debate whether his theatrical style helps or hinders the growth of philanthropic culture there, Mr. Chen has no doubt about his own significance. His business card describes him as “Most Influential Person of China” and “Most Well-known and Beloved Chinese Role Model.” On Sunday he met with officials from the New York City Rescue Mission and asked them to supply the homeless people as guests. They said they would participate in the event as long as he did not hand out any cash, said Craig Mayes, the group’s executive director. Mr. Mayes said he was concerned that some of the clients might
use the cash to buy alcohol and drugs. In return, Mr. Chen agreed to donate $90,000 to the organization, and the two parties signed a contract. On Wednesday morning, the boathouse was abuzz with activity. Large security officers in suits were posted around the building. Scores of journalists had descended on the site. The police had set up barricades. The buses from the rescue mission arrived shortly before noon, and the men and women filed into the boathouse. Tuxedoed waiters standing at the entrance offered them glasses of fruit juice and ice water with lemon. A video extolling the accomplishments of Mr. Chen played on four screens above the dais. “This is not bad: Central Park, a summer day,” said Frank Oquendo, 48, one of the guests, as he and the others were ushered to their seats at large banquet tables draped in white tablecloths. “Being in here is like being a billionaire for a day.” Many said they had heard conflicting reports about whether Mr. Chen might distribute cash. “Is it true that they’re going to give us a donation?” asked Roberto Cruz, 40. “I hope they didn’t mislead us.” As the guests dug into their first course — sesame-crusted tuna with Asian vegetable slaw and lemon grass — a program of music, speeches and even magic tricks unfolded on a dais. Volunteers dressed in Chinese military outfits sang.
Homeless people promised $300 in cash were stopped from receiving the money by The New York Rescue Mission.
Mr. Chen remained upbeat, his smile unyielding. He said he thought the event had been “extremely successful.” He attributed any dissatisfaction among his guests to “differences between cultures of the East and West.” “In fact,” he said, as his security detail led him to a black Suburban, “next year I’m going to continue my philanthropy in Africa.” Jeffrey E. Singer contributed reporting. A version of this article appears in print on June 26, 2014, on page A20 of the New York Times edition with the headline: Gifts of $300 to Homeless are Reduced to a Lunch.
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Mr. Chen addressed the audience and then uncorked the news the crowd had been waiting for: “I will give $300 for every participant today.” The homeless men and women shot to their feet, whooping and applauding. “No he won’t,” Michelle Tolson, the mission’s director of public relations, said. “The police will shut him down.” Officials from the Rescue Mission quickly brokered a deal with Mr. Chen’s assistants, allowing him to hand $300 to several chosen homeless clients in a symbolic gesture. The clients, however, would have to return the money. A trolley loaded with $100 bills appeared on the dais, and the homeless delegates were led to the stage, where they posed for the television cameras. Mr. Chen moved into the last portion of the program, launching into an awkward karaoke version of “We Are the World.” But as he sang, word began to spread around the room that there was, in fact, going to be no broader cash disbursement. “Very deceptive,” grumbled Dennis Durant, 58. As the event ended, several of the guests rushed the dais. “Stop lying!” one yelled at Mr. Chen. “We’re human beings!” another shouted.
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An annual count shows a slight decrease in the number of homeless people living in Indiana.
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The security guards formed a cocoon around Mr. Chen as angry guests, and dozens of reporters, pressed in.
Since 2010, the population has decreased 6
Grabbing a microphone, Mr. Chen said he would still fulfill his promise and would head to the mission later in the day and personally distribute the cash to all the participants. “I look forward to seeing you at the mission shortly!” he exclaimed.
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Mr. Mayes suddenly appeared at his shoulder. “That’s a violation of the contract,” he said. The men met privately to figure out a solution. Boat House personnel and staff members from the mission ushered out the luncheon guests. The temperature in the room began to drop. Soon, Mr. Mayes was heading toward the door. “It’s a whole lot of miscommunication,” he said. Asked what would happen next, he replied dryly: “I don’t know.”
percent. Dimick says that’s in part because of a strategy employed by homelessness assistance housing right away, rather than lingering in shelters. “Not waiting for people to get ready for housing – housing them and providing services. It isn’t just housing and just leaving them,” Dimick says.”It’s housing them and providing the services they need – case management, life skills – helping them prepare to keep the housing that they’re in, stabilizing it.” Dimick says credit is also due to the Department of Veterans Affairs, which has helped keep veterans off the streets. The homeless veteran population dropped this year by more than 4 percent.
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International Homeless in Bangkok By: Martjin Crowe Courtesy of The Faketory.com
When you search for information on homeless people in Bangkok, you will find the astonishing figure of about 2000 homeless. In an Asian city with 50 million people, that is close to nothing. And it is true, there are a lot of beggars, but it is unclear if they live on the street. You don’t see that much people sleeping on the streets. Especially you don’t see them in the touristic areas. So it is even unclear if they are not there because of some kind of city policy and police control, or that they are simply not there. Honest enough, the streets are crowded and the traffic is the worst in the world, but the streets are clean and well maintained. As is s t a t ed in n e w s p ap e r s ( w w w .n ati on mu lti med i a.c om an d www.globalvoicesonline.org) these 2000 people are helped, one way or the other, giving the impression that only those who really don’t want to have a home, stay on the street. Building special asylums is reported frequently in the newspapers. The Issarachon fou ndation (www.Issarachon.org) is one of the leading foundations that help the homeless. “The foundation focuses on the individual effected and aims to rehabilitate the feelings of families, communities and surrounding environment. Members of the foundation visit effected ‘homeless’ individuals and families, encourage them to discuss and talk about their feelings and work to find reasons for leaving home, to find ways to improve their quality of life and also the work of the organization.”
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The group of homeless itself is as complex as anywhere in the world. Be it depressed people, children, alcoholics, mental patients and sex-workers. A special group of about an estimated 800 homeless in Thailand are expatriates, people from America and Europa, mostly white men with visa problems or alcoholics. Shame seems to be a good reason to stay on the street. Homeless are ashamed about their situation and don’t want to go back to their families.
Homeless foreigners I did not see. I only saw them in Phnom Penn. In general most of them were married or had a relation with a Thai. After the relation broke or for any other reason, they seemed to be more vulnerable to alcohol and lose their way in the bureaucratic process of going back home. When you want to leave Thailand, there is a special counter were you have to pay the fine for overstaying. If you don't pay, they don’t let you out. And overstaying is almost a necessity. The corrupt process of keeping a visa is considered expensive and inhuman. Every year a new application has to be done, and in case a 40.000 Bath income per year cannot be proofed, the visa is refused. It is noted that the Thai police leaves them and is not aggressive against them. They even tried to attend the foreign embassies to them, but it is reported that they are not interested in helping their own citizens.
Photography: Martjin Crowe
But be it true or not, it might be a question of definition. In the slums and shanti towns there are too many of people living under circumstances you can’t call a house. An estimated 400.000 people live in these slums, at the river waterfront, along the tracks of the railways, having trains passing a meter from their shacks and shelters. Even here there is complexity at hand. It’s not only for low income reasons people stay in the slums. Avoiding the traffic from and to their villages by people selling fruit stay there, and taxi and tuctuc drivers stay there, close to their work. Especially slums of the boathouses have a family tradition from way back that keeps the dwellers to their shanty boats. Klong Toey is a slum where people life that work in the harbor. The fight between the landowners and the shanty people is fierce. Landowners put parts of Klong Toey on fire and are even accused of chemically poisoning the inhabitants. The beggars in the street are mostly from Laos or Cambodia. They came for work and stayed when they ran out of work. Any kind of social security is not accessible for this group. Most of them are women in their thirties or early forties accompanied with one or two children, mostly sleeping. They look clean and they seem not to suffer from hunger and are easy to speak to, not showing any aggression when you try to make contact. Of course in every tourist guide it is said that there are beggar gangs and that the actual beggars don’t get the money. But this kind of stories I even heard in the shanty towns of Myanmar, where the leper beggars were said to be very rich but too greedy to spent their money. .And there is a group of beggars that have some kind of disability, missing legs, or arms or I even saw one missing both. They also look clean, even shaved and don’t smell. Approaching them was more difficult; I felt a kind of shame in them. Anyhow, a society should take care of this group, nobody chooses to be disabled. They are mostly men at the age of 40 and up.
Photography: Martjin Crowe
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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES “Autumn… the year’s last, loveliest smile.” William Cullen Bryant “Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love—that makes life and nature harmonise. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one’s very footsteps may not disturb the repose of eart and air, while they give us a scent that is a perfect anodyne to the restless spirit. Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” George Eliot “Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable… the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street… by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.” Hal Borland “Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” Jim Bishop “That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation nearly done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air… Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in the annual autumnal beginning, as if last year’s mistakes had been wiped clean by summer.” Wallace Stegner “Autumn Days Yellow, mellow, ripened days, Sheltered in a golden coating; O'er the dreamy, listless haze, White and dainty cloudlets floating; Winking at the blushing trees, And the sombre, furrowed fallow; Smiling at the airy ease, Of the southward flying swallow. Sweet and smiling are thy ways, Beauteous, golden Autumn days.” Will Carleton
Kid’s… Did you know that……...…? …..Why is the season called "Fall"? About five hundred (500) years ago, when Middle English was spoken, expressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year" were quite common, and the season name "Fall" comes from them. ….. In Fall you will notice that the
leaves on the trees start to change color but only on some trees. There are two types of trees Deciduous and Evergreens. Deciduous tree leaves change color but Evergreens do not. …..When the leaves turn colors in the fall,
they actually are returning to their normal colors. During the summer months, the chlorophyll present in the leaves causes the leaves to turn green, blocking the leaves' actual colors. …..Some animals start preparing for
Winter during Fall. Animals that hibernate such as bears prepare for Winter by eating more to put on body fat to make it through the Winter. ….. Zzzzz! Did you know that animals like bats, hedgehogs, and many kinds of fish all hibernate during winter?
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