Airs Tuesday, February 17, at 8 p.m America's only national broadcast focusing on homelessness and poverty will broadcast live on from Sarasota, Florida over the Red River Radio Network on Tuesday, February 17 starting at 8p.m., CST, until 4 a.m., CST, on Wednesday, February 18.
Call in numbers for the broadcast will be 877-662-6398 If you're housed or homeless and 866-533-8688 If you're homeless, formerly homeless, or afraid you're about to be homeless
Topics include for the broadcast:
A Look at L.A.'s Skid Row
Taking Shelter in a Hospital
Sleeping on the Bus – Legally
Reporting on Homelessness: Does the Media Get It Right?
Hidden Hunger
Subsidized Housing
and more.
National Resources:
The National Coalition for the Homeless directories of homeless service and advocacy organizations
Couch Surfing International (for information on being a guest or having guests around the world)
Dignity Village's "Tent City Toolkit"
National Law Center Wiki for Homeless activists
The International Homeless Forum
The Story of the Sisters of the Road Cafe
(For information on how to found a Sisters of the Road Cafe in your city, write to Marisa Espinoza - marisa@sistersoftheroad.org)
Local Resources:
Louisiana Homeless Shelters And Social Services
Texas Homeless Shelters And Social Services