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February 8, 2020

Officials Clean Up the Seven Stages of Hell

Otherwise known as the outsider perimeter of C.A.S.S. In a previous article here on The Street Fairy, I talked about the encampments outside of the Central Arizona Shelter Services located on the Human Services Campus in Downtown Phoenix.

January 28, 2020Gallery

Art & Fundraising = Giveaways

Make a donation (including shipping) either on Facebook, PayPal or GoFundMe and pick your favorite piece, email me the number and title of your choice along with your shipping address and it will go out within 24 hours. Enjoy!!

January 28, 2020Image

California’s Homeless Population is growing exponentially…..

This is one of the few articles I have read recently that points to specific actions that have caused this exponential growth. Alicia states the most obvious cause of living without a permanent shelter is the rising cost of housing and the simultaneously decreasing affordable housing units available. It is in the next paragraph though that I see as a very important and often overlooked cause of homelessness.

January 27, 2020

Point in Time Count – Flawed but Still Necessary

The Point in Time Count is flawed, it is a one by one count of homeless people either in shelters or on the streets on one specific day in January. This count is done Nationwide to get an idea how homelessness is growing across the countr

January 21, 2020

Housing First or Not?

The Street Fairy’s thoughts on a recent Canadian Study into the Housing First Model I have heard about the Housing First in San Diego a few years ago, they were beginning this model of supplying housing to homeless veterans and a few county programs first, before connecting them to any…

January 20, 2020

“Anyone Can Become Homeless…

John Alexander has been a vendor for 12 years. He speaks with Mindi about how he became affiliated with The Denver Voice, homelessness, and distorted perceptions.

Protesters March for Decriminalization of Homelessness

January 17, 2020Image

Phoenix Still Criminalizes Homelessness

About 30 demonstrators gathered at Margaret T. Hance Park Wednesday in downtown Phoenix to urge city leaders to adopt legislation to decriminalize urban camping. Demonstrators organized by advocacy group Fund for Empowerment marched down Central Avenue and back toward the park, chanting and carrying signs that read “Mayor Kate Gallego,…

December 28, 2019

10 Things That Have Changed Since 2019!

1 year ago today I was out begging for dollars to buy some toilet paper and other necessities. It was the most humiliating day I can remember. I cried before, during and after. I did that a couple times a week since I was only bringing in about $3 an…