LA's Homeless Blog: Kick Homelessness

Monday, February 11, 2008

Kick Homelessness

I’ve blogged about the Homeless World Cup Soccer, I mean Football, Tournament before. It’s where homeless people from around the world join teams to compete among other nations. It is a way to show the world the plight of homelessness.

It looks like ESPN is going to do a documentary on this unique international sports tournament.

The article about this, states that there are 1 billion people in the world who are homeless.

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: Name: Joel John Roberts; Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

Joel John Roberts is the CEO of PATH Partners, a nonprofit organization which helps communities integrate services with housing. PATH Partners includes six housing and service agencies: PATH, Achieve Glendale, Gramercy Housing Group, PATH Ventures, PATH Dallas, and PATH Partners Associates. As a leader in housing and homelessness, Roberts’ is modernizing support services to emphasize strategic outreach, housing, and cross-sector partnerships. In 2004, the Hollywood Museum awarded Roberts the Legacy Award recognizing his leadership in social responsibility and humanitarian achievement. In 2007, Roberts was recognized by UCLA as a community “trendsetter.” Recently, Affordable Housing Magazine highlighted Roberts’ leadership in the development of the PATHMall, winner of the prestigious 2007 American Institute of Architects award. Having served as the Chairperson for the LAHSA Advisory Board, Roberts currently serves on the Emergency Food and Shelter Program board, the Bring L.A. Home Blue Ribbon Panel, and the Long Beach Human Relations Commission. Roberts is the author of numerous opinion pieces on homelessness, as well as a book, “How To Increase Homelessness.”

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