Author: Sage

I need you to understand my friends who live in the woods, under bridges, in abandoned properties. My friend Randy is a perfect example of this kind of person. The only way you are getting them into a shelter is in handcuffs. They are too independent, too free. They are like the frontiers people who…

Here is the link to the full consent decree. Here is the first paragraph. It’s important because these homeless people and their attorney Rebecca Sremack gave us these protections. This SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (the “Agreement”) is madeand entered into this ‘2 111 day of September, 2016, by and among WILLIAMBUKER, NICOLE GOULD, CARL LYNCH,…

I would like to take a minute to thank my friend Nick Cacioppo for telling truth to power last night at the Akron City Council meeting. He is eloquent, and more importantly, he is right. This is the segment of his speech regarding the cruel, inhumane and torturous treatment of Akron houseless citizens at the…

This is Ricky. He and 4 other homeless people (all black) have been overlooked by Community Support Services for hotel vouchers. They were all told to go to The Haven. Ricky won’t go because he does not agree with the religious requirements in order to eat each meal and sleep. He also needs to keep…

I put out a radio show each week on WMVU, Many Voices United. It airs on Saturdays at 1:00 pm Eastern time. You can catch it live by clicking here. If you have missed any shows they are now archived in a podcast. You can check them out on my blog. Or you can get…

Do you remember Luther? He was the 90+ year old World War II veteran who many of you helped pay his house taxes so he wouldn’t lose it? I’ve been told Luther has passed away. Luther illegally sheltered sex offenders, drug addicts and every imaginable criminal. He sheltered them in his house and on his…

These people have a rare opportunity to transcend beyond normal human living. Stealing, bickering, hating, addiction… They get those characteristics from us, their fellow humans. Giving their last dollar, their last cigarette. That is the profound connection to God we non-homeless cannot even begin to imagine, much less experience. Yet it is the way of…

I want to document this process. This is the first document that says the city of Akron is aware of the two tents I currently have on the land owned by the Houseless Movement. I have a friend who truly hates me and hates homeless people. He has been reporting the two tents on my…

Here are the steps and order in which to help homeless people move out of homelessness. 1. Create emergency, triage shelter that is safe.2. Provide access to food and clean water. These two steps are based on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. #1: Physiological NeedsPhysiological needs are the lowest level of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. They…

HUD: Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was ‘Devastating,’ Even Before The Pandemic : NPR For the first time since the government began doing the annual count, the number of single adults living outside — 209,413 — exceeded the number of individuals living in shelters — 199,478. Homeless in Austin: City shelter, housing plans amid camping…