Hustling or homeless? - Yale Daily News
Feb 19, 2010 - Psychologically, homelessness and the accompanying loneliness take a great toll on a person. Megnaa calls it "a kind of violence that isn't really obvious...the way they are treated in everyday life." Click here to read more
Testimony: Appropriations Hearing - Alison Cunningham, Columbus House
Feb 11, 2010 - Please contact Gov. Rell and tell her NOT to make cuts to DSS budgets for housing and homelessness. Call the governor at 800-406-1527 or email Governor.Rell@ct.gov Click here to read more
A Little Rest for the Weary; Abrahams Tent Gives Homeless Men the Chance to "Feel at Home" - United Way of Greater New Haven
Feb 10, 2010 - This is their day-to-day life and what many people don't know is that they really hate it. They don't want to be like this forever, they are trying to get a job and a home and a normal life. Click here to read more
Houses of Worship Become Homes for the Homeless - New Haven Independent
Feb 05, 2010 - "I think it's had an extraordinary impact on the congregations for them to embody their ministry to the poor and homeless and disenfranchised in a very direct, concrete way." -Alison Cunningham, Executive Director Click here to read more
Faithful Offering Shelter to Homeless Men - New Haven Register
Jan 30, 2010 - My congregation recently was the host for 10 homeless men in our social hall. Each night, a team of volunteers set up cots, put out newspapers and magazines and prepared a nourishing, hot meal. Click here to read more
The Afro-Semitic Experience Plays for Columbus House
Jan 30, 2010 - The Afro-Semitic Experience played a soulful show to benefit Columbus House over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. They raised nearly $3,000 for Abraham's Tent. Check out some of their performance! Click here to read more
EDITORIAL: Homeless Find New Shelter From Cold - New Haven Register
Jan 24, 2010 - In a first, New Haven churches and synagogues have opened their doors to provide shelter to the homeless on cold winter nights. In a program called "Abraham's Tent," a church or synagogue has agreed to take 12 homeless men for a week. Click here to read more
Still Working To Overcome Poverty - OpEd - New Haven Register
Jan 19, 2010 - What would King make of today's continued prevalence of poverty in the United States? Click here to read more
Derby Teacher Collects Loads of Goods for Needy - New Haven Register
Jan 18, 2010 - Paula Ferrara of West Haven says she's overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and colleagues, as well as people she has never met. Click here to read more
Offering Hospitality in North Haven Churches - North Haven Citizen
Jan 18, 2010 - The North Haven Congregational Church and St. John's Episcopal Church will team up to provide nighttime shelter for a dozen homeless New Haven men during the week of Feb. 8, through the Abraham's Tent program. Click here to read more
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