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Videos

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  CALIFORNIA: YEAH, a youth homeless shelter in Berkeley, CA

  Ken and Melanie Light visit the YEAH, a youth homeless shelter in Berkeley, CA, as part of Do1Thing. Ken Light: Ken is a social documentary photographer whose work has appeared in books, magazines and exhibitions. Light has spent much of his 35 year long photographic career working in a black-and-white documentary mode, with the hope that photographic evidence will make a political difference. He has worked with many NGO's who have used his images to tell the story of the communities he has documented in brochures, posters and on-line, trying to impact social conditions. His work has been focused on America. As well his work has been published in book form by Aperture, The Smithsonian Institution and University of California Press. His seven books include Coal Hollow, Delta Time, Texas Death Row, To The Promised Land, With These Hands and the text Witness In Our Time. His new work was exhibited last year in a one-person show at the International Center for Photography. He is represented by the Barry Singer Gallery. Melanie Light is an author and multi-media dabbler. She is a co-author of “Coal Hollow” and the founding executive director of Fotovision, a nonprofit that provides community and education for documentary photographers. She has written about documentary photographers in catalogs for exhibitions at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, SF Camerawork and the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, among others. Produced by Ken and Melanie Light for the Do1Thing Project http://do1thing.org

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  Spencer on Homelessness

  I spent 6 weeks volunteering with different causes in New Orleans this summer and meeting some really amazing people. My friend Spencer has witnessed waste and an unfair distribution of charitable donations by homeless shelters, churches and agencies that

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  Do 1 Thing Animated Short Trailer - Do1Thing to Help Homeless Youth

  Pasquale Chieffalo, a graduate student in the Communications, Design & Technology department at Parsons, The New School for Design produces short animated promo for the Do1Thing project. Chieffalo animated the short as well as composed original music for the project. Using Aftereffects software to convey a simple but clear message, Do1Thing to help homeless youth. A NATIONWIDE CALL TO ACTION www.do1thing.org There are more homeless people today than at any previous time in U.S. history. Right now, more than 1.3 million of them are children. Do1Thing is our call to action to make a difference. We believe that by focusing our efforts on highlighting 1 Cause while asking people to do 1 Thing for that cause, great change will come. More than 30 Pulitzer-prize winning photographers and some of the most recognized names in photography have come together to put a “face” on teenage homelessness while asking you to put a “face” on activism and do 1 thing to help. Why focus on teenage homelessness? Three out of every 10 homeless adults admit to a history in foster and with 25,000+ children “aging out” of the foster care system each year, many will end up experiencing homelessness. The issues surrounding homelessness are gigantic. The solutions offered are endless. But what if everyone did 1 thing on 1 day to help this 1 cause? PROJECT PARTNERS It is the goal of Do1Thing to not only raise awareness for teenage homelessness, but also to promote and support the work of those non profits who have a long history of providing education, health care, job training and temporary housing to them. Through sustainable projects they are moving children from a life on the streets to permanent housing and a future. We are proud to partner with the following organizations. Covenant House International www.covenanthouse.org The largest privately funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth. Stand Up For Kids www.standupforkids.org Their mission is to help homeless and street kids. They do this, every day, in cities across America through volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. All facets of their mission are guided by the mandate that their volunteer’s tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it. Do1Thing is a project of The Heart Gallery of New Jersey, a unique not-for-profit dedicated to raising awareness about foster children available for adoption. Through the volunteer efforts of some of the country's most prestigious photographers, portraits are taken that help capture the individuality and spirit of each foster child who is eligible to be adopted. www.heartgallerynj.org To view more of Pasquale Chieffalo's work, visit his website: http://www.pasqualechieffalo.com/

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  StandUp for Kids - Street Outreach - Reaching Homeless Kid

  StandUp For Kids Miami mentors kids every week at a shelter, helping them learn life-skills so they one day they'll have what they need to stay off the street. Their street outreaches have expanded to new neighborhoods and receive calls from many parts of the County from kids and adults who care about their well-being. Learn about how they take to the streets to help homeless kids. Produced by Chuck Fadely for the Do 1 Thing project. To view more of Chuck's work: Visit http://chuckfadely.com

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  Portrait of Perseverance - From Homeless to Hope

  Sakina Lockhart never planned on being homeless. She came to Atlanta from Baltimore full of dreams and drive, pursuing her goal of becoming an interior designer. Looking out towards the front door of her apartment, provided with the assistance of Covenant House International, Lockhart reflects on how far she has come from just a few years ago - a homeless college student sleeping in shelters (or run down motel hallways depending on the day), walking miles to class every day and never losing hope. It is the goal of Do1Thing to empower homeless youth to move themselves from homelessness to a permanent housing. Empowerment comes by outfitting the teens with training, items and supplies needed to overcome their current situations move forward. We partner with Covenant House International, the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth. Our second partner is StandUp for Kids. The mission of StandUp for Kids is to help homeless and street kids. They do this, every day, in cities across America, carrying out their mission through volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. Do1Thing is a project of the Heart Gallery of New Jersey, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supported by the generous contributions of individuals, corporations and foundations. Chris Stanfield has more than 15 years of experience as a versatile photojournalist and picture editor. Working at eight newspapers across five states, Chris was named by Presstime magazine as one of the top 20 journalists under the age of 40 in the United States. Stanfield is a founding member and past president of the Associated Press Photo Managers one the nation's largest organizations for photo managers, picture editors and photo educators. A graduate and faculty member of the Eddie Adams Workshop, Chris resides in Atlanta with his wife and two children and works as an independent photographer and storyteller.

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  Salt Lake City Homeless Portraits

  In 2008 the Homeless Youth Resource Center in Salt Lake City experienced a 150% increase in visits from homeless youth needing assistance. This staggering spike is indicative of the growing problem of teenage homlessness in the United States. Watch the stories of three different homeless teens who currently live in the Salt Lake City area. About the photographer: Mike Terry is a 26 year old photojournalist based in Salt Lake City, Utah. He works for the Deseret News as a photographer and multimedia producer. In his relatively short career Mike has emphasized on documenting the unique religious culture of the American West as well as the color and peripheral culture of rodeo and the western lifestyle. Produced by Mike Terry for Do1Thing.org http://do1thing.org

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  NEW JERSEY: Homelessness Admid Wealth

  Andrew Phileps, 19, Peter Roman, 19, Cyrus Rawlins, 21, and Mitchell Thomas, 22, have much in common -- they grew up as troubled youths, didn't finish high school and now find themselves homeless in Somerset County, N.J., one of the wealthiest areas in America. They are finding shelter at Agape House, a division of Volunteers of America, in Somerville. The men hope that the temporary refuge they find there will give them a chance to stabilize their lives so they can achieve their dreams and aspirations. This project was photographed and produced by Matthew Apgar and Danielle Austin in SoundSlides converted to video for Do1Thing.org.

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  Homeless teens find shelter at Promise House

  G.J. McCarthy of the Dallas Morning News and videographer Matt Nager collaborated on this story about Ryan Dunklin, 18, and Sarah Colley, 20. They are clients of the Dallas, Texas-based Promise House, which aims to help homeless teenagers in the north Texas area. McCarthy a staff photojournalist with The Dallas Morning News, where he has worked since 2007. Prior to that, he worked at the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune and The Paris (Texas) News. Nager currently lives in Dallas, Texas, where he works as a photo and video journalist. Produced for the Do1Thing Project by G.J. McCarthy and Matt Nager http://do1thing.org

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  CHICAGO: Jonathan Smith - A Childhood that Left him "Emotionally andPhysically Scarred"

  Nina Berman photographed Jonathan Smith, 20, for Do1Thing.org in and outside the Open Door Shelter in Chicago, Illinois where he has been staying the last few months. Smith grew up outside of Buffalo, New York in a household of alcoholism and abuse with several reports filed to the state's child protection services by his school and neighbors. He left home at 16 and has had minimal contact with his family. He described his childhood as one that left him "emotionally and physically scarred." Produced by Nina Berman for the Do1Thing Project http://do1thing.org

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  Do1Thing: The story of Griffin and Melissa

  The photography, interviews and production for this project for Do1Thing.org are by Katja Heinemann, who is represented by Aurora Select. Principal reporting done in New York, NY, February 14, 2009. Griffin Kinard, 22, has been a poet and writer for the past five years. Born in Brooklyn, he spent his childhood and teenage years in a series of state institutions - larger residence programs for at-risk youths such as Children's Village in Dobbs Ferry, NY, and Green Chimneys in Brewster, NY. During the last four years before aging out of the system he found himself back in NYC, finishing high school while living in a Salvation Army group home for boys, The East Village Residency. A 7-months stint in jail was followed by his 21st birthday, and a new commitment to writing. He is a senior writer at Represent Magazine, a bi-monthly publication for and by youth in foster care by the non-profit www.youthcomm.org. Griffin stays at his older sister's home in Harlem most nights, with occasional stints in drop-in shelters when the siblings argue. For the past 5 months, Melissa, age 20, and Griffin have been a couple. She is recovering from a history of institutionalization in group homes and psychiatric programs. Melissa says that for the first time in her life feels like she can love and trust somebody, and she also appreciates the help and guidance Griffin's sister Salena can provide for her. The young couple fantasizes about getting married and getting a place of their own, providing a home for themselves, along with Salena and her boyfriend Anthony, if they can scrunch together enough money between the four of them. www.katjaheinemann.com www.auroraselect.com Do1Thing.org www.youthcomm.org"

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  Washington: Dennis Molino, Age 20

  Dennis Molino is a 20 year old living in Seattle, WA. After losing his parents to addiction and violence, he bounced around the foster care system before being "aged out" when he turned 18. As recently as a month ago, Molino was living on the streets, sleeping in cars, on couches, and anywhere else he could find warmth and shelter. Thanks to help from the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, he is now living at their local youth home, where he participates in educational and employment workshops. Molino has a job at a local fast-food restaurant, and plans to get his G.E.D. and pursue a future in culinary arts.

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  DENVER: Boundless Promise of Love

  Judy DeHaas, a photojournalist at the Rocky Mountain News, documented the lives of a young couple for Do1Thing.org. Michael Cunningham, 20, and his girlfriend Lea Hallaway, 18, have been together for about a year. They stay from time to time at Urban Peak, a shelter for homeless youth in Denver. Being homeless is difficult for the pair, but they strive to stay together and support each other. Michael was taken from his alcoholic father when he was three-years-old and placed in at least 42 foster homes by the time he was emancipated in February 2008. His mother disappeared when he was around 3. After leaving foster care, he was unable to hold down a job and wound up on the streets. His last foster home was with Lea's aunt, where the couple met. Lea's mother, a crack addict died when she was 6, and she was taken into the system at 2. After living in a series of foster homes, she was adopted, but Lea started to run away when she turned 13 and was asked to move out by the time she was 16. The couple has slept on friend's couches, in shelters and in cheap motels while trying to get a grip on their lives and stabilize, something neither of them learned from their parents or their brief stays in foster homes. Produced by Judy DeHaas for the Do1Thing Project http://do1thing.org

Articles

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  Homeless Man Uses Social Media to Advocate

  Eric Sheptock has a blog, a Facebook page and a Twitter account. He's taken advocacy for the homeless high-tech and is expanding his following.

• paraSITE Art Project: Drawing Attention to Homelessness

  Artist Michael Rakowitz was inspired by “the nomadic patterns of the urban homeless, particularly in the cold months, were dictated by the location of heatin...

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  The Number Of Homeless Families Is On The Rise

  With the economic crisis, we've been hearing a lot about people losing their homes, but the story usually ends there.

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  Pilots Fly Homeless Dogs to Better Life

  Pilots are donating their time, planes and fuel to transport dozens of dogs a month from crowded shelters.

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  Kingsley prison grows tons of food for poor

  Camp Pugsley, the minimum security state prison camp near Kingsley, Michigan, generated over 18,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables for local food banks.

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  India Razes Slums, Leaves Poor Homeless

  In a matter of minutes bulldozers level the place, leaving Devi and her family perched on a bed atop a sea of rubble. They have nowhere to go.

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  Hidden Homeless: U.S. Families Living In Motel Rooms

  The Hayworths and their three children represent a new face of homelessness in America: formerly middle income, living week to week in a cramped motel room.

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  Tax Change Should Not Affect Charities, Obama Says

  Altruism, not a lower tax bill, should be reason for donating to charity, President Barack Obama said on Tuesday.

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  Homeless In Lancaster Get Free Tickets To Go Away

  A Nonprofit pays for people to bus to places where they have family or other support systems.

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  Nathaniel Ayers is 'The Soloist' - In Theaters Today!

  The Soloist is the story of a friendship that forms between a homeless musical prodigy afflicted with schizophrenia and a down-and-out journalist.

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  United We Serve: How to Get Involved

  United We Serve begins today! You know all about the White House's summer service initiative...now learn how you can take action in your community!

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  How To Advocate For The Homeless

  Here's a helpful guide on how you can be an effective advocate for the homeless. This is much more than just giving a quarter. You can be part of the solution!

Events

• Beyond Shelter Volunteer Opportunity
  Location: Beyond Shelter Administrative Office 1200 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 600 Los Angeles, CA 90017
• Spay Day 2009
  Location: Everywhere!
• spcaLA Volunteer Opportunities
  Location: Los Angeles, CA

People

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  Liz Alvarez New York City, NY
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  Kimmy Huerta Chicago, IL

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  Liliana Hill Boston, MA
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  Melinda Porterdale, GA.

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  bottam Atlanta, GA

Blog posts

• "my interview with q'orianka kilcher"

  here is the link to this amazing interview: http://minxmeilinda.onsugar.com/3691901 My Interview with Q'orianka Kilcher for Cliche Magazine. August 2009 Edition. By minxdeluxe · August 1, 2009...

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  2009 thru 2012 Gift Of Giving Toy Drive

  We need you to help support the 2009 through 2012 Gift Of Giving Toy Drive. The Gift Of Giving New Toys For Needy Children is a seasonal project implemented to provide needy children in the state o...

• Blog Action Day 08 - POVERTY

  “Hope has two beautiful daughters- their names are Anger and Courage. Anger at the way things are and Courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.” –St. Augustine A couple years ago,...

• StreetBloggers : Blog4aCause International : Clothes 4 All

  Blog4aCause: CLothing 4 All Clothes 4 all. Problem: When a woman flees her home to escape domestic violence many times are and her children are forced to start over. Leaving with nothing more than...

• StreetBloggers : Blog4aCause International : Clothes 4 All

  Blog4aCause: CLothing 4 All Clothes 4 all. Problem: When a woman flees her home to escape domestic violence many times are and her children are forced to start over. Leaving with nothing more than...

• StreetBloggers; Blog4aCause International: Clothes 4 All

  Blog4aCause: CLothing 4 All Clothes 4 all. Problem: When a woman flees her home to escape domestic violence many times are and her children are forced to start over. Leaving with nothing more than...

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  Rural Window: Compassion conquers all

  If you’ve read my previous blog, you’ll know about Raman. For those who haven’t: I met him at a training session I’d conducted long ago. Raman is a porter at the Bangalore railway station - hard wo...

• Sears Kicks Off Its Spring Heroes at Home Rebuilds Partnering with Rebuilding Together

  Sears Kicks Off Its Spring Heroes at Home Rebuilds Partnering with Rebuilding Together Article type: Press Release Hoffman Estates, Ill., (May 15, 2009) – This spring, Sears’ Heroes at Home p...

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  Eco Maniac: Dirt Cheap Housing

  Sometime last week, whilst researching more on strawbale houses, I came across another building technique that I hadn't been aware of previously – earth-bag or superadobe. Then, on Saturday I went ...

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  Making Lemonade

  Tomorrow will mark a month that I've been working here at Causecast. It's been a crazy month for me because I've also just started my freshman year at college. It's difficult to prioritize sinc...

• CALL ME KAFKA

  By Madeline Bernstein, President I find myself trapped in an existential pit. In thinking of the gargantuan efforts to increase pet adoptions, reduce the national euthanasia rates, an...