[Cross-post from Madisonelizabethfisher's blog] Dr. Novak’s senior seminar class was featured as one of Clemson’s three major feature stories on its Web site! You can read the story here. Fellow members of our class, Kelly Smith, Tee Hassold, and Tiffany Sellers, were interviewed and gave great insight on the Upstate Homeless Coalition. Check out information [...]
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The One Away Campaign was Featured on Clemson’s Web site!!
Posted in Media Group, The One Away Campaign, tagged Clemson, Dr. Novak, UHCSC on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Scary Reminder
Posted in The One Away Campaign on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every day you walk past homelessness. Whether it be a person on the streets, or a sign for help, or even a couple boxes that are used for shelter, we are all surrounded by the eerie fact that homelessness is an ever-present part of life. Dee is homeless in Anchorage, Alaska and though he has [...]
One Car Accident Away from Homelessness, Three Children Away from Hope
Posted in The One Away Campaign, tagged Fighting Homelessness, Homelessness, UHCSC on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
[cross post from Madison Fisher's blog] I recently interviewed Celena Ferguson who used the Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina to win her fight against homelessness. Below is the interview and Ms. Ferguson’s answers. How old were you when you became homeless? I was at the age of 24 when I became homeless without my [...]
Healthcare in the United States
Posted in The One Away Campaign on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Talk about change- Obama’s healthcare plan that passed early this week is definitely going to bring about change in the United States. Whether you agree with the change or disagree, one thing is certain. Those living in poverty will gain access to healthcare. This makes me think of the movie “30 Days: Minimum Wage.” Morgan [...]
Even the Homeless Get Evicted
Posted in The One Away Campaign, tagged eviction, Homelessness on March 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you are homeless, can you get evicted? According to the blog Change, about thirty homeless people have been evicted from living underneath a bridge in Indianapolis and a bridge was assembled to keep them out. The mayor says the eviction occurred because the conditions underneath the bridge were proving to cause a threatening and [...]
The One Away Campaign
Posted in The One Away Campaign on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This blog site is intended to bring awareness to the issues of homelessness affecting the people of Upstate South Carolina and beyond. In partnership with the Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina, a senior thesis class at Clemson University was challenged with the task of aiding the fight to end homelessness. Our campaign is entitled, [...]
