Friday, June 24, 2011

NGO

The name of the group.
National Veterans Homeless Support

The specific issue the group deals with.
Support homeless

The group's mission statement.
To Eliminate Homelessness Among Veterans In Central Florida

Goals that the group strives to achieve.
Same as above

Concrete ways that the NGO tries to achieve its goals.
Spread information by using twitter or facebook

How the group is different from others in its goals or methods?
Ideas are same as others

Groups with which it networks (i.e., cooperates with on projects or activities).


How does the group keep itself running (i.e., by fund-raisning activities, donations, etc.)?
donations

If the group does fund-raising activities, please describe them.
no

How does it recruit new members to the group?
The site has original page for recruit

How does it make the media interested in its activities?
Hold events for support homeless, ex)Poker Run

What's your overall impression of the group? Is it a group that you would ever consider joining?
Impressed, holding event is good way to support homeless


http://nvhs.us/home

NGO

The name of the group.
 Herts Young Homeless Group

The specific issue the group deals with.
 They support young people who are homeless or are at risk of homelessness in Hertfordshire.

The group's mission statement.
 To prevent homelessness by empowering individuals to make positive, informed choices. To support young people, those in crisis and individuals at risk of becoming homeless.

Goals that the group strives to achieve.
 To decrease the number of young homeless or help them.

Concrete ways that the NGO tries to achieve its goals.
 HYHG services are open to all 16 – 24 year olds who are homeless or threatened with homelessness.  They support those young people, for example, charity, giving information or education, and various volunteer.

How the group is different from others in its goals or methods?
 This group limits to young homeless people.

Groups with which it networks (i.e., cooperates with on projects or activities).


How does the group keep itself running (i.e., by fund-raisning activities, donations, etc.)?
 They keep running by fund-raising activities.

If the group does fund-raising activities, please describe them.
 They regularly run a number of fundraising events, including sponsored sleepouts, cake sales and quizes.

How does it recruit new members to the group?
 We should send a mail to manager to add our e-mail address into mailing list.Or we should call this group.

How does it make the media interested in its activities?
 They have a blog. We can see clealy what they are doing.

What's your overall impression of the group? Is it a group that you would ever consider joining?
 They think that the main cause of homelessness in young people is through family breakdown.  So they say they should help those young people. And I think so too.  I agree their idea in its entirety.


http://hyhg.org/

Friday, June 10, 2011

wordle

Wordle: Untitled
Tamae, Ishiwatari . "Homelessness in Japan." Cardboard Village and the Shogun痴 Law unknown: n. pag. Web. 9 Jun 2011. http://www.share-international.org/archives/homelessness/hl-ticardboard.htm

word clouds

☆ http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3747830/Untitled
We must treat homeless people as human.
            http://www.oppapers.com/essays/Homeless/122695



☆ http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/3747799/Untitled
Many homeless people are lazy.
They have the opportunity to get jobs because of their situation but choose not to.

Answer for 30 questions

Why don't these people look for job?

Many homeless people already has a job.Despite having a job, people still can become homeless.
The poor economy affects homeless people, Too. With a rising jobless rate more people are becoming homeless and homeless people face tougher competition for jobs.
http://www.squidoo.com/why-homeless-people-dont-just-get-a-job