Homelessness Marathon bannerHomelessness Marathon - October 21, 2012
The Homelessness Marathon is making some changes after 14 years. We are happy to announce we are changing from our traditional February show to October. This year we'll broadcast during daytime hours on the weekend. The program will be live on Sunday October 21st beginning at 10am EST. These changes mean the voices and stories of homeless people from all around the United States will be heard right before the Presidential election. The Homelessness Marathon features live call-ins via a national toll-free number. The Homelessness Marathon is available for free to all non-commercial radio stations.
Homeless Heroes
Many different people have been called "Homeless Heroes" for many different reasons. We present a few of their stories here.April 6, 2009, Philadelphia, PA - Cheri Honkala is profiled as a "homeless hero" for helping to organize America's poor. (Honkala is a member of the Homelessness Marathon's board)
http://english.aljazeera.net/
May 12, 2009, San Rafael, California - Stephen "Walker" Bonspille doesn't see
himself as a hero, but others seem to disagree. Though homeless, he
was given an American Red Cross Heroes Award, for his "everyday heroism" in
helping other homeless people. http://www.marinij.com/
May 16, 2009 - On any given night, only a very small percentage of homeless veterans, often called "homeless heroes," have beds available to them.
http://www.dailykos.com/
December 16, 2009 - Faron Hall, a homeless man, was honored by the City of
Manitoba and also by a Taiwan-based group for saving two people, in two separate incidents, from drowning in an icy river.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/
April 24, 2010, New York City - Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax, a homeless man wounded
while saving a woman from a knife-wielding attacker, is left to bleed to death
in a New York City street. http://www.foxnews.com/us/
May 2, 2010, Portland, OR - A homeless man fights off a thief trying to rob a
store (video). http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/
July 8, 2010, El Paso, Texas - Gustas Bozarth, a homeless man, won praise for
braving driving rain and high winds to rescue an American flag that had been
brought down by the storm. http://www.foxnews.com/us/
October 15, 2010, USA - On any given night, an estimated 6500 female veterans
are sleeping in cars, shelters or on the streets. http://www.oprah.com/
October 25, 2010, Florida, Seventh grader, Zach Bonner, is hailed for walking
thousands of miles to help homeless people. http://uspoverty.change.org/
November 19, 2010, London, England - Adan Abobaker, who is homeless, jumped into the Thames to save a young woman from drowning. While he was rescuing her, someone stole his clothes on shore.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
November 25, 2010, Tempe, AZ - Dave Talley, a homeless man who found $3300 in
cash and returned it to its rightful owner, ate his Thanksgiving dinner in a homeless shelter despite having received gifts that would enable him to eat elsewhere. http://www.kpho.com/news/
December 1, 2010, Scotland - Keith McGregor, who is homeless, rushed into a
burning building and saved a deaf man who had not been able to hear the fire
alarm going off. http://www.thesun.co.uk/
December 13, 2010, Burlington, VT - Mike Buchanan, a homeless man, tackled a
mugger who had stolen a purse and held him until police arrived. Beth Danon, the intended victim, said her passport and "everything" was in her purse, calling Buchanan, "My hero."
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