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Baltimore city officials kick the homeless in the crotch - Pastor wants to be protective cup

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Posted on June 10, 2008 - 6:51am at Stone Soup Station
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"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.

"I'll be honest with you and I think this sentiment is shared by many who have tried to stand up to the government in this count

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Posted on May 9, 2008 - 7:30am at Stone Soup Station
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I have been repeatedly asked by many about my feelings regarding Wednesday's abandoned HUD house takeover by the Nashville Homeless Power Project because some folks seem to mistakenly believe that simply because I am writing the newspaper article for the Contributor, that somehow equates me with being a full fledged supporter of the event. I want to set the record straight here.

"The hope is that the stability of a home will help street people clean up their lives. This is nuts."

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Posted on December 31, 2007 - 8:49am at Stone Soup Station
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No. What's nuts is that we continue placing band aids on problems that won't go away.

I'll be the first to admit that there are some serious concerns with the Housing First model but the concerns usually arise around the issues of "behavior control and modification" and the "why do they get for free what the rest of us pay for" complaints.

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