Tag Archive | "homeless"

No Room At The Inn – Part 1 of 3 on Homelessness

December 15, 2009 Comments Off

The following is part one of three Christmas guest blogs written by Chad Houck for GivMusic.com.  An excerpt of each post will be posted here, and you can go to GivMusic’s blog for the full series!  As we approach our Christmas and New Year’s festivities, may we be mindful and purposeful toward those who find [...]

12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push

December 14, 2009 Comments Off

While I understand that there are no longer 12 full days before Christmas, I also understand that the issue of homelessness and the plight of those without a home will not go away on December 26th. With that, I would like to challenge you to consider taking on the challenge within the 12for12k “12 Days of Christmas Homeless Push” at http://12for12k.org/2009/12/11/12-days-12-ways-to-help-the-homeless . It provides 12 simple, practical ways that you can both create an impact and increase your awareness of both this issue and those that find themselves in the unfortunate place of being affected by it.

40 Houses in 140 Characters or Less

April 16, 2009 Comments Off

Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from the XMen) recently issued a challenge and a promise via twitter:  he will give $100,000 US to the charity of the person that can make the most convincing argument as to why their charity should get it.  Pretty simple! The race is on.  You can help us create a huge impact [...]

Prepping for Mexico Build Week!

March 6, 2009 Comments Off

Today is the last day of "school" for the kids here in Tempe, AZ at Bethany Community Church as we prepare for departure for Rocky Point, Mexico on Sunday morning.  Emily and Dillon have been graciously enrolled for free all week at Bethany Learning Center during their "Wild West Week".  They have had a bicycle [...]

Hairstylist becomes a Hero to Homeless

March 2, 2009 Comments Off

Many know that Amy was/is a professional stylist, so when we saw this article pass by on the web, it caught our attention.  Amy has given a cut or two to some homeless, and we've helped some friends and family along the way with cut/color/etc., but this guy is a true example of the compassion [...]

Tricking Myself with the Weekly Update – December 12

December 12, 2008 Comments Off

I have not had time to write out all of the stories that have happened of late, but for the sake of committing myself ( and hopefully not OVERcommitting myself) I am going to write an update here where I promise to update the updates…  Ok this will make sense in a minute…UPCOMING BLOG STORIES:Speaking [...]

Mobile Homelessness in Southern California

December 6, 2008 Comments Off

We first experienced the issue of mobile homelessness in Boise back around March of last year (See Hidden in Plain Site from Share5), and recently received an email about an event to raise awareness of this issue in Orange County in Southern California.  The event is being sponsored by the Junky Car Club as part [...]


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