the report identifies the chronically homeless population has that segment of the homeless population that consumes most of the annual homeless budget comprised of city, state, and federal resources. it also went on to state that permanent supportive housing, where housing and services are linked, have been proven to be the most effective and efficient way to take chronically homeless persons off the street. san francisco has its own successful version of permanent supportive housing in the form of the department of public health's direct access to housing program were units are targeted specifically to house homeless persons in the city's system. the program is regarded as a national best practice. in 2004, a goal was set to create 3000 new permanent supportive housing units over a 10-year time span in order to provide housing and services to chronically homeless. development in san francisco is very expensive, and no one would dispute that pitted the former redevelopment agency and the mayor's office of housing are two key agencies in providing capital funds to create and rehabilita

the report identifies the chronically homeless population has that segment of the homeless population that consumes most of the annual homeless budget comprised of city, state, and federal resources. it also went on to state that permanent supportive housing, where housing and services are linked, have been proven to be the most effective and efficient way to take chronically homeless persons off the street. san francisco has its own successful version of permanent supportive housing in the form of the departmentof public health's direct access to housing program were units are targeted specifically to house homeless persons in the city's system. the program is regarded as a national best practice. in 2004, a goal was set to create 3000 new permanent supportive housing units over a 10-year time span in order to provide housing and services to chronically homeless. development in san francisco is very expensive, and no one would dispute that pitted the former redevelopment agency and the mayor's office of housing are two key agencies in providing capital funds to create and rehabilitat

homelessness. homelessness in this country should be code red for all of us. this is not just a moral issue but an economic one. it can cost taxpayers up to $1,160,000 year. we're here with some solutions. then the economies jobs and immigration. politicians talk about fighting illegal immigration. but what about fighting to keep our educated talent from fleeing our borders. finally, meet the mayor's wife, connie nelson. she core stars with kelsey grammer's program "boss." from fiction to fact, the grim reality of america's homeless and what to do about it. here is phil migano. it's fabulous having you on. we're old friends truth be told. you worked under george bush and you find your way to san francisco with a democratic mayor. you directed me with a ten-year plan with chronic homeless. i wasn't the only one. you did this for hundreds of mayors and county executives across this country and your impact was profound. i'm grateful that you took the time to be on the show. i don't think many people have had more impact in this decade on this issue than you have.

to live out here he calls it the homeless dance you move from here to there, homeless go somewhere else, then you chase them down, they move to another place entirely. he also believes they will be back here tomorrow if not by tonight. . in, -- terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> yosemite park officials are issuing a mass warning to anyone who may have been exposed to possibly deadly disease at the park. officials sent out massive e-mails to 1700 people who stayed the curry village in the signature tent cabins this summer. after a second person died over the weekend of hantavirus. people who went from mid june until now should watch for symptoms, including fever, aches, dizziness and chills it is a rare disease that spreads through rodent droppings and waste two others infected are expected to survive. >>> low flying helicopter over the bay area for a second day as part of a project to detect naturally occurring background radiation. the twin engine helicopter was in hayward in morning it -- the information is going to be used by homeland security as a baseline to point point -- pinpoint a

to live out here he calls it the homeless dance you move from here to there, homeless go somewhere else, then you chase them down, they move to another place entirely. he also believes they will be back here tomorrow if not by tonight. . in, -- terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> yosemite park officials are issuing a mass warning to anyone who may have been exposed to possibly deadly disease at the park. officials sent out massive e-mails to 1700 people who stayed the curry village in the signature tent cabins this summer. after a second person died over the weekend of hantavirus. people who went from mid june until now should watch for symptoms, including fever, aches, dizziness and chills it is a rare disease that spreads through rodent droppings and waste two others infected are expected to survive. >>> low flyin helicopter over the bay area for a second day as part of a project to detect naturally occurring background radiation. the twin engine helicopter was in hayward in morning it -- the information is going to be used by homeland security as a baseline to point point -- pinpoint a f

i also think that the defect you are seeing about homeless -- the efefct of seeing homelessness, bad government, the economy cannot and why is the economy bad? the regulations on businesses that take the business and decide it to approve it outside of the country because of labor, and regulations on what they can do and stuff of that nature. i was homeless myself, and i am now a disabled senior, i commend her. one thing that is going for florida is they are enriched by one super resource that nobody taps into, and that is that seniors down here, who have retired from businesses, retired owning their own businesses. it is a national -- natural resource that is on tap, and instead of them sitting around watching tv, they can be teaching some homeless person how to build something. host: thank you for your call. how many seniors are involved in your press's -- in your organization? the you see that as a group that can help? guest: absolutely. we have a lot of seniors who are mentors. they are invaluable. not only do they bring with them as a lot of time, because they are retired, but th

tampa has one of the highest homeless rates in the nation. we will show you what the city is doing to help them build a new life. and their name translates to: man of the forest. john blackstone on the fast disappearing orangutan. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> cowan: good evening, i am lee cowan. tropical storm isaac tonight is battering the florida keys, it is primed to power up to a dangerous category ii hurricane and forecast a hit to florida's panhandle all the way to louisiana, including the new orleans, some time on wednesday. that would be the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. right now, isaac stretches more than 200 miles from its center, with top sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. today president obama alerted fema to get ready to help states in the path of that storm and louisiana has already declared a state of emergency. we begin our coverage tonight with manuel bojorquez in key west, manuel, good evening to you. >> reporter: good evening, lee, the worst of tropical sto

tampa has one of the highest homeless rates in the nation. we will show you what the city is doing to help them build a new life. and their name translates to man of the forest. john blackstone on the fast disappearing orangutan. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> cowan: good evening, i am lee cowan, tropical storm isaac tonight is battering the florida keys, it is primed to power up to a dangerous category ii hurricane in forecast a hit to florida's panhandle all the way to louisiana, including the new orleans, some time on wednesday. that would be the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. right now, isaac stretches more than 200 miles from its center, with top sustained winds of 60 miles per hour, today president obama alerted fema to get ready to help states in the path of that storm and louisiana has already declared a state of emergency. we begin our coverage tonight with manuel bojorquez in key west, manuel, good evening to you. >> good evening, lee, the worst of tropical storm isaac pas

but i hope that as we look at homeless policy, we take a man approached that does not blame homeless people for their own predicament but looks at how we can improve the economy, jobs, and educational opportunities for many people who are currently homeless. >> you started to touch on this a little bit as the city's housing needs. what do you think the board of supervisors should be doing to address some of those needs? supervisor mar: even as we will be holding a hearing on senior housing needs in a few weeks, we did a study with the budget analyst office that shows that there is a huge need for housing, especially for affordable housing for the lowest income population, but even for our middle-income, aging population, there is nowhere near enough housing that is affordable for people, so it may mean an exodus of more working families, or seniors that are middle or lower income from the city, we must build more housing that is affordable. there is also the danger that san francisco becomes a city that loses families because it may be cheaper or more affordable to live in daly city

then you have another category of homelessness, which is chronic homelessness. it is not just living paycheck to paycheck, but other issues like mental health or drug addiction. that is a much harder population to address. i think -- the district that i represent as many of the community organizations. it continues to be a pressing problem. >> where do you think the attics and mentally ill will go? supervisor kim: first of all, a ton of families live in the tenderloin. people do not realize this, but the tenderloin is a family neighborhood. it in not a proponent for cleaning up the tenderloin. i love the tenderloin. i love what it is right now. you know, i recognize that we have a diversity of folks who want to live there. i do not have a problem with people being out on the streets and socializing. it is part of the character of the neighborhood. i do not think the party is something we should criminalize. that being said, we cannot have open drug dealing. i do support a foot patrol. we are currently working with several organizations or have safe passages wher

there are a lot of homeless people in san diego because if you were homeless where would you want to live somebody where it never rained and was so the rumor was that they gave a lot of those people a one way ticket to arizona i don't know if that was true but we certainly did see you know a whole bunch of homeless people in our downtown area disappear who knows where they went it's about making your city look good to all those cameras to all those tourists who are there tampa had this opportunity and you know certainly it is a popular thing to do to try to get the unsightly things out of the way interesting christine thank you so much and a great job covering the convention over there and we'll be in charlotte yes definitely i mean what i've excited to i had over there that was a r t correspondent christine. alas a former massachusetts governor mitt romney took center stage at the republican national convention officially accepting his party's nod for president as the dust settles in tampa all eyes are now on charlotte for the democratic national convention so to kick off in just a

. >> homelessness doesn't discriminate. it doesn't matter if you're rich or pour. >> nine years ago james davis was homeless and depressed after a job loss and divorce. while staying in a homeless shelter, he was approached by founders of street sense, and they suggested that he should sell a newspaper. >> it's more people buying for the support of the vendor, the personnelling the paper-- >> person selling the paper. >> street sense sells the newspaper to vendors for 35 cents each. the vendors charge readers $1 and they keep 65 cents. >> i did pretty good. i averaged about maybe selling about a thousand papers a month. >> readers of the newspaper find stories on the homeless, area politics and even poetry. >> you become part of the community once you go out there and sell a paper. once you good known -- once you become known to the people you sell the paper, you're a customer base. they get to know your name. you get to know their name. >> a ritz camera manager remembered davis so when an employee quit, the manager offered

there are a lot of homeless people in san diego because if you were homeless where would you want to live somebody where it never rained and was very funny you so the rumor was that they gave a lot of those people a one way ticket to arizona i don't know if that was true but we certainly did see you know a whole bunch of homeless people in our downtown area disappear who knows where they went it's about making your city look good to all those cameras to all those tourists who are there tampa have. this opportunity and you know certainly it is a popular thing to do to try to get the unsightly things out of the way interesting christine thank you so much and a great job covering the conventional are there and will be in charlotte yes definitely i was a bit of excited to head over there that was a party correspondent. last night former massachusetts governor mitt romney took center stage at the republican national convention officially accepting his party's not for president but as the dust settles in tampa all eyes are on charlotte now for the democratic national convention set to kick

there are a lot of homeless people in san diego because if you were homeless where would you want to live somebody where it never rained and was very funny you so the rumor was that they gave a lot of those people a one way ticket to arizona i don't know if that was true but we certainly did see you know a whole bunch of homeless people in our downtown area disappear who knows where they went it's about making your city look good to all those cameras to all those tourists who are there tampa had this opportunity and you know certainly it is a popular thing to do to try to get the unsightly things out of the way interesting christine thank you so much and a great job covering the convention over there and you'll be in charlotte yes definitely i've learned of excited to head over there. that was a party correspondent. last night former massachusetts governor mitt romney took center stage at the republican national convention officially accepting his party's nod for president but as the dust settles in tampa all eyes are on charlotte now for the democratic national convention set to kic

i would like to get your thoughts on homelessness and what the city is doing about homelessness, what direction you think we should be headed in, a big issue in san francisco. >> homelessness is interesting. when you look at it as a sociological perspective, we have some of the people in the homeless community enjoying being on the street. others want help. i think when we also -- we need to do a better job of taking care of those mentally ill. when you are on the street and you listen to the homeless folks or you watch them interacting, you see they are a little disturbed. i think the city overall has done a good job in terms of housing and taking them off the street, providing services. mayor newsom started a private -- program connecting members of the homeless community to services, dental, vision, therapy, housing, mental health. these are things that you and i probably take for granted. we have access and resources we can leverage. this community doesn't. in the southeast part of the city, we don't have many homeless facilities. there is one that i know of, providence baptist ch

advocates say while the city and county count homeless adults each year, under aged homelessness is not accurately counted. bin lanhn discovered the youth connection center. this is the only facility in the county. van lihn says he's grateful for any help because he has goals. >> i would like to continue my education because that's something that means a lot to me. >> reporter: regulations passed mandates to foster youth to age 20 or 21 to help them get on their feet. advocates hope to advise policymakers where to spend that money. reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they learned their punishment after leaving their mark across the south bay. a notorious graffiti crew is punished. >> san francisco clears out a [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you ne

. >> for this couple homelessness snuck up fast. they had beaten the odds for months but were at the point where the street was a day away. ken blamed himself. >> because a man is supposed to provide for his family. i felt that i wasn't doing that. it hurt me more not to take care of my kids, for them not to know what's going to happen the next day. >> i was embarrassed to even tell people that we had nowhere to sleep. >> i guess i didn't want people to feel sorry for us. >> the rosses are among 50 homeless families living in temporary housing run by metropolitan ministries, a new building will double capacity. >> we're putting in allthe footings for the foundation. >> tim marx runs the privately funded organization. >> our goal is to go from homelessness in a crisis to self-sufficiency in a six-month window. >> the kids sleep right there. >> for the ross family, home is a 260 square foot room and a bathroom. a solid foundation with room to build. >> this is our starting ground. this is what's going to get us back on our feet. >> me

advocates say while the city and county count homeless adults each year, under aged homelessness is not accurately counted. bin lanhn discovered the youth connection center. this is the only facility in the county. van lihn says he's grateful for any help because he has goals. >> i would like to continue my education because that's something that means a lot to me. >> reporter: regulations passed mandates to foster youth to age 20 or 21 to help them get on their feet. advocates hope to advise policymakers where to spend that money. reporting live from santa clara, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> they learned their punishment after leaving their mark across the south bay. a notorious graffiti crew is punished. >> san francisco clears out a large homeless encampment where some of those people are tonight. >> new video this evening from a popular bay area tourist spot. where this pickup launched right into a 7/11 store. >>> new video now from the north bay where you could say everyone caught a lucky break. an elderly woman accidentally drove a pickup truck right into a 7/11 sto

we sometimes turn away from their stares, but this, too, is the face of baltimore's homeless. here at this camp, if only for the summer, they bring those faces out of the shadows and into the light. in baltimore, tim ruther forward, website woab news. >> they focus on building better futures for those struggling in policy. >>> a new study suggests if you lose 23-pound -- 20 pounds, you reduce your risk of developing diabetes, sleep a know yap and improves your quality of life. the benefits last up to a decade. >>> when it comes to women, a study out of the uk finds men rated a significantly heavier body size as attractive. they also ideaized a wider range. they said the way people judge them is sensitive and varies by environmental conditions. >>> all right. a lot of clouds this afternoon. storms early this morning. then a few peeks of sunshine came in a little after the midday hour but not much action along the beach front. tomorrow i wish i had better news. this looks like there would be a lot of clouds. bel air, sunshine, a few showers during the crse of your day. we'll be

that is one cause -- one part of the homeless population, but also, being homeless makes you more susceptible to contract in hiv. so we need to look at the public health system to make sure we can do our work around finding resources to get people to understand how they need to live more healthy. housing is an issue. i like the idea of building more supportive housing that can help people have a room but also these other services i have mentioned, so that they can be stable in their housing. it is probably -- i would like to think that we can get over it, but building the housing stock, having an economy with enough jobs for people where it can be stable, services on the health side is what it will take. homelessness has been an issue that is always a perennial issue that people are using in campaigns, what they are going to do to resolve the homeless issue. sometimes, i see them being scapegoat as the cause of a problem, but we need to think of it in a compassionate way, how we can provide real care that will help people turn their lives around. the success is how we are able to help people

davis was homeless and depressed after a job loss and divorce. while staying in a homeless shelter he was approached by founders of street sense and they suggested that he should sell a newspaper. >> there's more people buying for the support of the vendor, the person selling the paper. >> reporter: street sense sells the newspaper to vendors for 35 cents each. the vendors charge readers $1 they keep 65 cents. >> i did pretty good. i averaged about maybe selling about 1,000 papers a month. >> reporter: readers of the newspaper find stories on the homeless, area politics and even poetry. >> you become part of the community once you go out there and sell a paper, once you become known to the people that you sell the paper before that's your customer base. >> reporter: a camera manager near 18th and l streets northwest remembered davis. so when an employee quit, the manager offered davis the job. >> in some respects we see it as an alternative to panhandling. >> reporter: street sense executive director brian carone says selling newspapers gives the

not homeless is usually that the homeless person doesn't have any family to catch them when they fall, or they've burnt all their bridges with family, or their family's in a position where they can't help them. and then they end up utterly and totally alone. the clinic provides basic care, but not specialized care. for that they rely on the generosity of "volunteers." we have about 175 staff members, but the wonderful thing about this agency is that we've been able to secure a lot of volunteers. we have 2,600 volunteers working with us in a year, and 600 of them alone are doctors that are providing about 35,000 patient visits in a year. part of our comprehensiveness is through intent, and part of it is serendipity, and that's good and bad. you know, when we see a need, we try to fill it. but because we frequently fill it with a volunteer, it's not always dependable. when i have a nephrologist who's volunteering, then we run nephrology clinic once a month. if the nephrologist moves out of town, we don't have nephrology clinic available here anymore. so then we will go out and look for

>> someone came and talked to me and wanted to see why i was homeless. you know? actually scared -- cared. showed interest in it. >> many neighbors don't want to leave. advocates say this was a safe community and pushing people out didn't solve root cause autos the point is that where are the people going to go? they can't afford -- there is not enough housing in the city. >> there is no argument from the experts. >> everything -- there is a finite quantity of everything. >> in all, we're told 10 people helped help, including jamie chris co, a homeless vet. >> and i'll take it. finally. >> and the coalition says there are school aged children living here but chp and city dispute that. and beyond these belongings here, we've seen some homeless making their way back so today's sweep could end up being yuft another temporary clean up. >> and coming up it is nature versus public safety. the fight to save dozens of trees and can leaders have different ideas on how to make the roads safer. >> i'm sandhya patel, happening now, hurricane isaac made land fall this, is a li

we have a number of wonderful plans in place on how to address the homeless issue. we just cannot afford to. we continue to cut funding to shelters, public health programs that help our homeless population. if we were able to do what we have in place and fund that, we would be a better position on that issue. >> are there any specific programs with respect to homelessness that you feel are moving us in the right direction? >> the watershed moment was 2002 when gavin newsom passed care not cash. it turned things around and forced the city to think more about housing. that was a key movement in the right direction. >> let's talk about housing needs and what you think the board of supervisors should do. >> i was asked about this but a friend i grew up with who now lives in the peninsula. i was fortunate enough that i grew up in the district was able to afford in the district. the vast majority of the friends i grew up with in the neighborhood cannot stay in san francisco. we are really becoming a city that is either for the very rich or very poor. the middle class is l

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a homeless camp was to blame. abandon buildings have prompted the start of a neighborhood watch program in that area. >>> about five acres burned in a brushfire off 280 in san jose. that was reported about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. fire fielthers believe -- fighters believe that started close to the freeway. some homeless camps were burned. those who took shelter there had to leave. no buildings were damaged or injuries reported. >>> harvest the crops they planted earlier this year. there was tension at first but police eventually unlocked the gate for them. activists filled dozens of boxes with tomatoes, squash and greens. the group maintains the university needs to allow public access for a community garden. >> more than 50 kids are on their way to the white house for the first kid's state dinner with first lady michelle obama. a lucky 54 children. the contest asked children and their parents to invent a nutritious food dish. >>> lose a close game at the little league series but the team isn't done yet. who they

of hom homelessness. >> point is where are the people going to good? can't afford -- not enough houseing in the city. >>reporter: no argument from the experts who say that is why they must prioritize their rae sources. >> obviously everything there's a finite quantity of it that's part of it. way to deal witness is offering folk expected today including christ a comb less bet. finally. done with this life. >>reporter: homeless coalition says there were school age children living here. chp and the city dispute that. now beside all the belongings that you see that are still here, we have also seen some of the homeless making their way bam here so today just became a care license tyler abc 7 news. >> united air lane work to get the flights running on time again after major computer problems caused delays cancellation hear in the bay why are and around the country. problem created long lines in san francisco international airport as you can see. some of united key computer systems were down for more than 2 hours and web site wasn't working either. airline

many did not know her name. >> i know how hard it is to be homeless. i know how hard it is to be out there and struggling to survive. >> reporter: please arrested 37-year-old ma quills reynolds. investigators believe he killed the homeless woman in a bizarre attack using a samurai sword. >> what would drive him to this? >> reporter: the president of the silicon valley naacp knows reynolds. >> on the inside i'm crying for the woman in regards to her status, for marquis' family, his nephe nephews, hess brothers and kids. >> reporter: he said he was a religious man and a role model for kids. that's why he's in disbelief he's a suspect. >> for me he was a positive image. something stressed another plaque man out. >> reporter: he was a volunteer camera man for creatv. he became friends with shareef alman, who died in a shootout with police after killing three of his co-workers. how that shooting affected reynolds, only reynolds himself would know. >> what drives a man to do anything like this, one never knows what's inside their head, but we need places whe

davis today works for a contractor and advocates for the homeless as well. street sense is a 16-page biweekly newspaper. for more information about street sense, go to jchayward.com and click on the hero central icon. >> really great program. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. thank you for watching 9news now. i'm andrea roane. >>> happy tuesday. i'm mike hydeck. monika is off this week. beverly farmer is going to have timesaver traffic momentarily. >> right now howard bernstein has our weather fir. things will eventually start to cool -- first. things will eventually start to cool down. >> i think by the weekend we'll only be in the 80s. maybe some strong storms on friday to get through. but 80s for the weekend. this morning high clouds are out there. one of the nice things about high clouds, you get some really pretty sunrises and sunsets if they're thin enough. we'll see some areas that will be too cloudy. other areas -- right now the sky must be looking nice and pink in spots because sunrise not until about 6:15 this morning. temperature 78 at reagan national. 85 by no

abc 7 news has that story. >> it's clean up day at the homeless camp. san francisco department of public works learned that the homeless people called it off, we're told valuable items left behind are tagged and stored so they can be claimed. it's an effort to clean out this haven so caltrans can put up a fence. and iona says she liked this better than the alternative for the city. >> i've been in a shelter three times. the hot team we're supposed to be there to help me get to appointments so i forget and things like that. but they never did. and. >> tony has seen rough camps but says this not one of those. >> this is attitudes people have problems and it was there. >> some chp officers have come to know most by name. that is because they come out here to cite them both for trespassing. many of the same folks every time. >> they're used to it. i'm used to it. i just move on and clean up and they move back. >> so do you think they'll be back here? >> absolutely. >> some of the homeless tell us the city doesn't have enough beds. the city says that is true

homeless advocates are making people aware of the plight of 600 homeless people in california are youth. 30% of foster children end up homeless. >> hopefully i can get employed. i would like to continue my education. that is something that really means a lot to me. >> advocates say just one shell never santa clara county serves homeless youth. >>> san francisco city workers hope to clear away a site of a homeless encampment by this evening. it has been the first time it hasn't been available. police broke up that settlement yesterday. they are now trying to remove hazardous debris incolluding used needles, waste, and dead radiants. counselors were there yesterday trying to help the homeless find shelters and other services. this encampment was the biggest one in san francisco. >>> governor brown must decide if he will sign two bills that will implement new rulings of the road. for texting or talking on a cell phone while driving on a hand held device. first offense will be $30 while later offenses will be $60. second would be for hybrid drivers to use the toll lanes without paying a fee

. >> she has posted birthday celebrations at various bay area homeless shelters. but this year she is partnering with west valley community services and hopes thholds the parties at the cupertino center. kids like this 12 year-old are the guest of honor. >> it is wonderful, great. >> travis is mother lost her home and job and is grateful for this program. >> without it i would not have been able to give him a birthday present. the issues really helped. >> although her mother an entrepreneur help to give birth to the nonprofit, she has been running it on her home with volunteers, friends she has known since middle school. she says that she has opened her eyes to those that have fallen on hard times. >> in cupertino there are a lot of kids that come from very wealthy families, and they're very strongly supported. but sometimes they're not aware of the fact that they might have a classmate that does not have a home or is struggling. >> she hopes that these parties will honor 300 children this year. 100 more than last. >> when they are happy, you get even more happy.

i understand you opened a homeless shelter in charlottesville. yeah i did we shot evan almighty and i went to school at the university virginia and university region is you know as a college does saying can you help us and i said well i think you're endowed and i looked around the community and i met a beautiful woman named joy johnson who was in touch with the homeless of charlottesville and i asked her about what the community needed and the community was fighting for a living wage can you imagine that in a community as wealthy as charlottesville we're still not supporting people to the level where they can actually make it and when you do the math it just doesn't work you know for a janitor to to serve us at our schools they can't make it so i got involved with joy in the community of charlottesville and we ended up i purchased a church which i have given back to the community and it's now a homeless day shelter and a community center they can use the church for free for weddings or for music and dance events and then that the community intera

i understand you opened a homeless shelter in charlottesville. yeah i did we shot evan almighty and i went to school at the university of virginia and university region is you know as a college does saying can you help us and i said well i think you're endowed and i looked around the community and i met a beautiful woman named joy johnson who was in touch with the homeless of charlottesville and i asked her about what the community needed and the community was fighting for a living wage can you imagine that in a community as wealthy as charlottesville we're still not supporting people to the level where they can actually make it and when you do the math it just doesn't work you know for a janitor to to serve us at our schools they can't make it so i got involved with joy in the community of charlottesville and we ended up i purchased a church which i have given back to the community and it's now a homeless day shelter and a community center they can use the church for free for weddings or for music and dance events and then that the community int

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the idea was born out of an oprah winfrey show when the growing number of homeless children. she decided to make birthday special for children whose parents cannot afford presence. >> i wanted to feel good about themselves, just because sometimes they're not able to celebrate the birthday, they should not feel bad or that they're less than anyone else. >> she has hosted a birthday celebrations at several homeless shelters but she is partnering with west valley community services and the hos. kids like 10 year-old travis are the guest of honor to read >> it is wonderful, it is great. >> her mother lost her home and job and is grateful for make a birthday wish. >> without it i would not have been able to get him a birthday present. the shoes really helped. >> though her mother helped her with a nonprofit, she has been running it on her own with friends and she has known since middle school. one says that she has opened her eyes to those that have fallen on hard times. >> in cupertino there are a lot of kids that come from very wealthy families, they're very well supported. some

one other example is a homeless man who lives in the tenderloin at a shelter. him volunteering in the tenderloin. realized that there was a huge opportunity for people to educate themselves about homelessness in san francisco because it is something that the city, for better or worse, is known for. instead of ignoring that segment of town -- because you do not typically think of it as a tourist destination -- we wanted to see what were the strengths that it could bring as a tourism opportunity? our guide has now made enough money to buy a cell phone so that he can operate more of these tours, and it has spread to personalities such as the author, who recommended it to all of his friends, and the deputy mayor of atlanta who came on the tour to inform his homeless policy in atlanta. we really see the reach of this, not only taking people into other underserved communities, but really redefining what tourism is. it is such a huge moneymaker for the city, but also, we are now attracting locals and other people who would not necessarily think to go on a tour or to p

you ask people in san francisco what are the top problems here and they put homelessness at the top of the list. so, what's happening is this program aims to curb aggressive pan handling, pairing homeless people with puppies who need a home. there is a catch to all of this, that is that those people involved with this would have to agree not to ask for change on the street and get into a city-funded living program going on here. and then they get a little cash and help to pay for these dogs. the applicants are screened to make sure they argood fit to care for a dog under the whoof program, that's for wonderful opportunities for occupants and fidos. the group peta, though, they don't like this. they offered the city about $10,000 to try to find an alternative thing, like playing russian roulette with a dog. the city is going to try it anyway. >> whether it's people who are poor, homeless, people who are panhandling, they are people and we have to engage, what are the the needs that they have and how can we address them. pushing people around has not shown a lot of success in my opinion.