Posts Tagged ‘giving’
A New Year with New Ideas
It’s the New Year! Maybe you’ve been watching the drama with Occupy Boulder and wondering why the homeless haven’t been more vocal about how their rights are being eroded even further… maybe you’re going to volunteer for the Point in Time survey, knowing that an accurate count is crucial for state and federal funding….. …
Read MoreHomelessness and Hidden Trauma
She sat in my office, light reflecting from her rippling jet black hair, her dark eyes shining with tears dripping incessantly over the chiseled planes of her face. She told me the history associated with each scar and injury: this one from a stabbing, this one from a gunshot, this one from a beating by…
Read MoreHow the Homeless Community of Boulder is Driving Change
Sometimes advocacy has results, and boy, is it gratifying when it does. But to keep it coming, the leaders that have been able to change should be recognized. There were a number of articles on Change.org last year about Boulder’s camping ticket law, and how silly it is to arrest people when they have no…
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