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• One year to go...

  Today we celebrate the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King... now viewed -- in the words of biographer Harvard Sitkoff -- as "a moderate, respectable ally of Presidents and a facile spokesperson for the American Dream." Indeed, virtually every modern presidential candidate invokes the image of Dr. King as as model of peaceful, incremental change. This view is wrong and dangerous. 40 years ago, Dr. King's agenda was radical, not moderate. He preached the need for cataclysmic change. He was hated by many in the population, especially by the FBI and state and local governments all across the South. He was attacked, discredited, sent to jail and, finally, murdered. And... Posted Jan 21 2008, 09:17 AM by KTrapani with | with no comments Filed under: homelessness, human rights, values, service

• Serving Homeless Veterans

  I met a man recently whose work inspired me. He is Phillip Mangano, Executive Director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness -- the senior US Federal official on homelessness. Coordinating the efforts of some 2 dozen governmental agencies and working tirelessly with local and state governments and private organizations, Phillip has brought a new orientation to our unified approach to homelessness. "A blanket and a bowl of soup is not what these people need. They need a permanent place to live," he says. "Let's not manage the problem of homelessness, let's end it." Before his appointment by President Bush, Phillip had great success working in the... Posted Dec 22 2007, 09:34 AM by KTrapani with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: YMCA, homelessness, Phillip Mangano, corporate social responsibility