How some people abuse 911, the city ambulances and emergency rooms. Example one is "Ricky Alardo, a homeless alcoholic nicknamed Ricky Ricardo" who "swigs cheap vodka by day at his favorite corner in Washington Heights, then calls an ambulance to chauffeur him to the hospital for a free meal and a warm place to sleep, courtesy of taxpayers who fund his Medicaid benefits. picked by suebe 5 months ago

A lady isn't happy that homeless people are sleeping on public benches. Decides that getting people to sit on them all day long in 30-hour shifts is the best way to prevent the homeless from using the benches. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

This all weather coat can be stuffed with newspaper for extra warmth or used as a pillow or a backpack in warmer times.

Designed by Lida Baday, 3,000 will be made and distributed to the homeless across Canada and the US in March 2008. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago

The nation's foreclosure crisis has led to a painful irony for homeless people: On any given night they are outnumbered in some cities by vacant houses, and some street people are taking advantage of the opportunity by becoming squatters picked by indisguise 2 years ago

"You don't need a TV. You don't need a radio. You don't even need a newspaper," says Mr. Pitts, an aspiring poet in a purple cap and yellow fleece jacket, who says he has been homeless for two years. "But you need the Internet." picked by bornbad 6 months ago

MOBILE, Ala. - An 81-year-old woman shot a homeless man picked by wags273 2 years ago

Because they're engaged in a First Amendment-protected protest, the homeless people are exempt from Portland, Oregon's new sit-lie law, and the police are therefore powerless to move them on during the day.

Favorite quote from the article:

"This isn't camping, this is a protest." picked by Daftgretel 2 years ago

It was inevitable. The world’s first virtual homeless couple. picked by suebe 6 months ago

How do you make helping the homeless interesting? You create some eye-popping ads picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Daniel Sharp, a 55-year old homeless man from South Bend, Indiana, pleaded guilty to murdering four men in a dispute over a space heater and was sentenced to 65 years in prison. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

CLEVELAND - Volunteers supporting Barack Obama picked up hundreds of people at homeless shelters, soup kitchens and drug-rehab centers and drove them to a polling place yesterday on the last day that Ohioans could register and vote on the same day, almost no questions asked. picked by ImNotBlue 1 year ago

Every homeless person living in San Francisco will be given a phone number and voicemail to help them get back on their feet, Google says. The internet giant has promised to provide the life-long services to the city's entire homeless population in order to help them get a job and build self-esteem. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The newest sensation at the center of Hollywood's fashion scene isn't a famous designer or starlet. It's a 56-year-old homeless man who spends his days dancing on roller skates. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Florida judge has ordered a Fort Lauderdale businessman to turn in his chain saw and stop terrorizing five homeless men who congregate in his neighborhood. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

He replaced one homeless man's sign, which read, "Homeless. Please help," with the words, "Please Support Pres. Obama’s Stimulus Plan, and begin right here … at the bottom … Thank you." picked by suebe 10 months ago

Social workers in Paris were astonished to find more than 68,400 euros (94,250 dollars) on a homeless woman when they moved her off the street last week. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Meet Nicholas Berggruen, a homeless billionaire. You read that right. Nicholas is worth billions but doesn’t even own a home (he stays in hotels) because he’s lost all interest in acquiring things.

I'll happily relieve him of his "unwanted" cash. Oh, and "homeless" is stretching things a bit. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in non-family settings — such as friends' homes, abandoned buildings or the streets — because they lack supervision and social support, a new UCLA AIDS Institute study has found. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Police in Vienna are interrogating a man suspected of murdering a fellow homeless man and possibly eating his organs. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Being homeless in this upper crust enclave is not exactly like living on the street in other places. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago