st vincent de paul

"Father Joe Carroll" doesn't seem to be the brightest bulb in the bin with this statement, especially when you consider that as Bob McElroy, president of the Alpha Project,points out:

While $5 mil is really a drop in the bucket, officials, advocates and members of Nashville's Homelessness Commission have been trying for years to establish a similar effort and collaboration here. Frankly, I don't see us much closer to fruition than when they started.

"But city officials say the conditions in the camp are deplorable and need to be rectified. A recent survey of homeless people living there found that most – more than 80 percent – are likely to die within the next 7 years due to existing illnesses and poor living conditions.

It doesn't take much to end up homeless nowadays, and while it's easy to wind up on the street, what surprises most folks is just how damned hard it is to then get off of those streets, especially if you're just an "average Joe or Jane" who suddenly finds themselves homeless, doesn't suffer from mental illness and/or a co-occurring drug and/or alcohol abuse pro

Tuesday March 25, 03:01 PM Australia facing homelessness avalanche: Vinnies

A leading figure at the St Vincent de Paul Society says homelessness is the worst he has seen it in his 42 years with the charity.

Queensland senior vice-president Brian Moore says middle income earners are joining the ranks of the homeless due to higher living costs.