Sage Lewis – The Shadow

Category: Homelessness

  • Standing Up To Bullies

    Standing Up To Bullies

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    I went to bed with this message ringing in my head last night: I suspect this person didn’t care for my piece on where I stood with drug dealers. This message amuses me because it was a rather big deal for me to take the public stand I did in that post. I told these…

  • Fighting 21st Century Homelessness with 19th Century Tools

    Fighting 21st Century Homelessness with 19th Century Tools

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    If you haven’t checked it out, I HIGHLY recommend Dan Carlin’s podcast, “Hardcore History.” You can pick any of them. They are all great. When I think of how society treats homelessness today it reminds me very much of how much of the world went into fighting World War I. Blueprint for Armageddon I is…

  • Austin Texas: A MAJOR WIN FOR HOMELESS HUMAN RIGHTS

    Austin Texas: A MAJOR WIN FOR HOMELESS HUMAN RIGHTS

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    People are pissed. I don’t need to quote any social media comments for you to imagine how people feel about Austin Texas’ new law which would permit the city’s homeless population to sleep or camp in any public area. There’s a picture of a tire store that has homeless people’s stuff in front of it:…

  • Hanging out with prostitutes

    Hanging out with prostitutes

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    There are a couple reasons I enjoy spending time with prostitutes. First, they often lift my spirits. Their job is to make a person feel better. It’s a skill that is actually quite rare and not as easy as you might think. They are just good at making people feel good. For the record: I…

  • Mayor Horrigan Says NO ONE Should Be Homeless in Akron Ohio

    Mayor Horrigan Says NO ONE Should Be Homeless in Akron Ohio

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    We are never going to get off the dime if we can’t break down the issue of homelessness in Akron Ohio. The position of Mayor Horrigan’s office is that no one needs to live in a tent in Akron Ohio.  We are unlike all other cities in America because we have housing for any homeless…

  • So ya want to save the world, here’s some tips

    So ya want to save the world, here’s some tips

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    One of the more embarrassing and amusing aspects of doing this homeless work is I honestly believed the city was going to thank me. I thought they’d come by and say something like, “there are some things we like and there are some things we don’t like, but thank you for contributing to this challenging…

  • We are all addicts

    We are all addicts

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    A friend of mine came to our homeless village recently. She said she was literally shaking after reading some of the things people said about the homeless and me. Humans that feel sheltered by the anonymity of social media say some pretty shocking things. “They are all drug addicts.” That’s the number 1 thing people…

  • On being a good person

    On being a good person

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    I saw this really interesting video on how Facebook and Twitter trigger us emotionally: It reminded me of how we are all paid off by drugs. We are all addicted to dopamine and opioids. Social Media Triggers a Dopamine High According to a study of Australian consumers by San Francisco-based media-buying firm RadiumOne, social media…

  • Loss – January 5, 2019

    Loss – January 5, 2019

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    I have a great deal on my mind today. Transition is like that. What we knew and could count on is gone. What is in front of us is uncertain. This space of transition is very uncomfortable for most people. But for me it seems to be my natural habitat. I think we are often…

  • Benedict Joseph Labre – The Patron Saint Of The Homeless

    Benedict Joseph Labre – The Patron Saint Of The Homeless

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    It seems taboo to think about, much less discuss, any religion that is not our own. Protestants don’t read Thomas Merton. Catholics don’t read Rick Warren. Atheists refuse to explore any God-based religion at all. I can almost guarantee this post will be met with comments on Facebook that I am not accurately understanding God, Jesus…

  • Why I’m Not Running For Political Office This Coming Year

    Why I’m Not Running For Political Office This Coming Year

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    I love politics. Dementia runs in my family. I tell my wife that if that ever happens to me just put me in any room of your choosing with C-SPAN running 24/7. I’ll be fine. I’ve had a couple people come to me and ask if I was thinking about running for mayor or city…

  • S.A.D.

    S.A.D.

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    This is a picture of Donnie. Her husband died. His pension ran out. She lost her house. She is now homeless. This rain. 40 degree rain is the worst. And it just felt unrelenting this week. I think it was Wednesday where every minute of the day was this deep gray drizzling cold rain. A…

  • Dear Akron Beacon Journal Editorial Board

    Dear Akron Beacon Journal Editorial Board

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    This is the editorial I am commenting on here: Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorial board: Sage Lewis goes to court It’s likely that link will break soon. Their content management system typically pulls these offline at some point. ********************************* I once had a neighbor who hated me. I mean…. wouldn’t look at me, wouldn’t talk to me.…

  • What Can Liberals Do Now That Trump Is President?

    What Can Liberals Do Now That Trump Is President?

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    I was talking with a homeless friend of mine this past week. He said, “I know you don’t like Trump. But Trump is the best thing to ever happen to you.” Look at this gun sales chart: The best thing that can happen to the gun industry is a Democratic president. These trends are very…

  • Sage Lewis – Chosen to Chair Project RISE Auxiliary Committee

    Sage Lewis – Chosen to Chair Project RISE Auxiliary Committee

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    I’m not the kind of person other people typically entrust to important jobs. “Loose canon” is a common phrase I’ve heard to describe me. But for some reason, Debra Manteghi, the Program Manager of Project RISE, the only group in Akron solely dedicated to homeless children, has appointed me to the position of Chair for their Auxiliary…

  • Homeless Kids Can’t Get Housing Help if they go to college

    Homeless Kids Can’t Get Housing Help if they go to college

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    So let me break this down for you: Let’s say you are a homeless kid. Good news! There are programs to help you get a place to live.  Let’s say you are a homeless kid that wants to go to college. No more housing help for you! The IRS says you are no longer eligible…

  • Homeless GoFundMe Accounting

    Homeless GoFundMe Accounting

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    I have another campaign coming up so I wanted to get my finances together. (I’ll tell you more about it soon.) But I wanted to post where we are with our money. In a nutshell: The Shoes for Homeless Kids program has raised $1310. We’ve spent $1068.82. We have $241.18 available. The Socks for Homeless…

  • Here’s the biggest thing you can do for homeless kids right now…

    Here’s the biggest thing you can do for homeless kids right now…

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    How much money do you think the national government spends on helping homeless kids? Before you guess, let me give you some budgets the government does spend money on: Printing Costs ($930,000,000) Maintaining Vacant Buildings ($175,000,000) 118 Medical Clinics that never existed ($35,000,000) European Legislators ($2,600,000) I get it. America is a big place. It’s…

  • Unadopted Akron Family Needs Your Help This Christmas

    Unadopted Akron Family Needs Your Help This Christmas

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    I got an email last night from Debra Manteghi, the Program Manager for Project RISE: the only group in Akron that solely focuses on homeless kids in the Akron area. They organize an “adoption” of families for Christmas. The idea is that a family “adopts” another family and gets them presents for Christmas. Debra emailed me…

  • Um… Wait. What????

    Um… Wait. What????

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    Yesterday, a large, but simple box came to our office from Paris Hatters in San Antonio Texas. That was strange because almost all boxes we get come from Amazon, or recently from Wal-Mart for the shoes we bought for the homeless kids of Akron. I would have remembered buying something from a hat shop in…