- From Portuguese craziness to success (=Oslo, Norway)
As the millennium dawned Portugal faced an epidemic of drug abuse that was tearing at the heart of Portuguese society. In 2001 a new drug law came into force and possession...
- Catania's outskirts made pretty (Terre di Mezzo, Italy)
Thanks to local businessman Antonio Presti, a notorious area in the Sicilian city of Catania has been transformed into an inspirational work of art. Instead of grey tower blocks and imposing motorway...
- Current and Former Homeless People to be Included at Every Level (NASNA, USA)
Neil Donovan has devoted his life to helping the homeless. Now in the 26th year of his career he has been appointed Executive Director for the National Coalition for the Homeless in...
- Sacramento Man Earns Spot on National Street Soccer Team (Homeward Street Journal, USA)
31-year-old Sacramento resident and America corps employee, Wes Colter, is heading to Milan, Italy, to represent the United States at the 2009 Homeless World Cup. A graduate of the ‘Volunteers of America'...
- Time to spank the bankers? (The Big Issue in Scotland)
The G20 have promised to reform international banking, but can Britain, France and the US agree to clamp down on the infamous bonus bonanza? As preparations begin for the G20 summit in...
- World Street News: A Global Roundup of Social Justice Issues
The sixth edition of the SNS Exclusive feature World Street News utilizes the unique resources available to the SNS. It aims to highlight the latest stories and issues confronting those experiencing poverty...
- "We were too cautious" (The Big Issue in Scotland, Scotland)
Nicholas Stern - a Knight, Lord and Fellow of the British Academy - was chosen by Gordon Brown to carry out a review of potential economic impacts of climate change in...
- Silent Cries (Megaphone, Canada)
Vancouver is a city all too familiar with depressing tales of abused prostitutes but when the Mobile Access Project (MAP) was decommissioned the situation for these vulnerable workers became even more desperate....
- Afghan warlord lays defence minister claim (The Big Issue in The North, England)
American officials have been making frantic efforts to force President Hamid Karzai into a unity government with his rival Dr Abdullah Abdullah. Many now claim that the Afghan election has undermined the...
- Garbage Art (Nota Bene, Slovakia)
With the help of Tom Rijven to Zilina, a world-famous architect specializing in construction of eco-houses from straw and clay, the Zilina Zariecie Cultural Centre has become one of the few successfully...
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Sacramento Man Earns Spot on National Street Soccer Team (Homeward Street Journal, USA)
31-year-old Sacramento resident and America corps employee, Wes Colter, is heading to Milan, Italy, to represent the United States at the 2009 Homeless World Cup. A graduate of the ‘Volunteers of America' program for homeless individuals, Colter will compete against 50 nations from across the globe for the right to be crowned soccer's Homeless World Cup champions. However, as Homeward Street Journal's Barry Wisdom discovers, helping the USA to the trophy will always rank below the seemingly insurmountable challenges Colter has already overcome. (1,265 words, English + picture)
By Barry Wisdom
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