"One weekend a year, nearly a thousand military veterans assemble in a camp in San Diego. What brings them is what they have in common: they're all homeless. The vets gather for something called "Stand Down," started in 1988 by a soldier turned psychologist named Jon Nachison." ~60 Minutes
On July 10th, 60 minutes aired a special on Operation Stand Down, a program designed to help veterans combat homelessness and it's contributing factors. The program describes the difficulties that military personnell have when returning to civilian life and debunks the myth that homeless veterans are only from the Vietnam era. Operation Stand Down exists in over 50 cities across the U.S. and helps homeless veterans who served active duty from the Vietnam era to the Iraq/Afghanistan era.
Watch the inspiring 60 minutes video at http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7372852n
or read the story at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/06/21/60minutes/main20072997.shtml
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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Welcome to March on Poverty
The Inter-Faith Council (IFC) believes that now is the time to stop poverty in its tracks. Many in our community are struggling to hang on; and many need the inspiration of our community leaders to do something about poverty's influence and prominence. We need everyone who cares about reducing poverty's hold over increasing numbers of Carrboro and Chapel Hill households and unsheltered persons. Our new March On Poverty blog summons you to our call and the original call of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the countless among us who have followed in his footsteps. You ask, "how long will this take?" Dr. King said "Not long, because the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." Poverty is the primary cause of homelessness and hunger, two community challenges IFC volunteers and staff cross swords with daily. A lack of an adequate response by state, federal and local governments enable and procrastinate these conditions. We seek to create a just community, one that is committed to overcoming social problems by a greater commitment to the common good. We hope our blog will bring you more in touch with these issues. We hope you will come to know the facts about IFC future plans, new program models and new facilities commonly called Community House and FoodFirst. We hope you will join us.
Stay tuned! Stay in touch! March On!
Stay tuned! Stay in touch! March On!
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