Sentence examples for teaching homeless from inspiring English sources

Patrick McConlogue, a 23-year-old software engineer, made waves last summer when he wrote a blog post for Medium about how teaching homeless people how to code could put an end to homelessness.

"I live with my parents in a three-bedroom house in a nice area, so compared to what these guys have been through, I'm a freakin' princess," says Robyn Slator, 21, a digital photography student who spent much of last year teaching homeless people to take pictures.

Any sensible policy would include not only sanctions but a network of social service supports that teach homeless people the skills they need to live independently.

"We don't use any pesticides because our greenhouses are also classrooms," said Edgar Sosa-Mieles, the director of New Leaf, a program that uses horticulture to teach homeless people skills for work and independent living.

She taught homeless and refugees' children and in 2002 joined the Student Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners.

Whether he is teaching a homeless guy -- the DLF has a program that works with New York City homeless -- or a billionaire, "they both suffer from stress," said Roth.

The heiress Aileen Getty, whose foundation supports Lynch's work in teaching the homeless to meditate, lingered near the door.

A video of a police officer in southern California teaching a homeless 11-year-old girl how to play hopscotch is going viral.

Dot Dot Dot tenants have spoken enthusiastically about the feeling of integration their work gives them – volunteering activities range from the fairly banal, such as litter-picking or garden work, to the more bespoke: hosting cocktail parties at care homes, teaching the homeless to juggle, that kind of thing.

Fagin is an old man in London who teaches young homeless boys how to be pickpockets and then fences their stolen goods.

Andraschek's story simply confirms what my experience of this life and the people who live it has taught me: homeless people can be just as kind or vicious, prudent or profligate, helpful or obstinate, as anyone else.