Homeless for One Week

HomelessForOneWeek.com is raising $5000 for the Food Bank For NYC. Please contribute with what ever you can, your contribution is going to make a difference in someone's life.

Meet Jimmy Esobar and hear his story. He went from being a Director of a health program to being homeless for about 3 years moving from shelter to shelter.

Click here to follow my video journal on YouTube.

This is a clip of my last night from my 2009 experience before I went homeless for one week. Click on the link below to see my complete video journal and interviews about homelessness.

Click here to follow my video journal on YouTube.

Special Thanks to Patrick Mooney and
the team at The Food Bank for NYC

SPONSORS:

Abu’s Homestyle Bakery (Cupcakes) -
718.230.1115 - www.abusbakery.com

Soul Spot -
718.596.9933 - www.thesoulspot.com

Taipan Restaurant -
718.886.8424 - www.taipanfusion.com

Gotham Color (Photo Posters) -
212.564.7173 - www.gothamcolor.com

DJ - DJ NOMIS
Host - Aidah Muhammad
Photographer - Adrian Binns
Gift Bags - Yasmine Abdul-Mani

Volunteers -
Lindsay Posocco, Matt Green, Aliyma Muhammad and Sulafa Sahel

Special thank you -
to the event planners Zainab Grant and Ayesha Grant

Thanks to everyone for your support

Below is a sample of my journal and related videos. To view my complete frequently
updated journal please click here.

My homeless for one week,
video clip

Meet Darya Marchenkova,
hear her story

Meet Jennifer Carr,
hear her story

My Name is Yusef Ramelize,
Welcome to my home

Meet Damien Ramos,
hear his story

Union Square journal clip
by Yusef Ramelize

Homeless Epidemic:
Teens Beat Homeless

Homeless — The Song,
By Kel Spencer Ft. Quana.

Written by John Truelove,
directed by Terry King.

Below is a list of my dear friends and family who helped make this project possible. My sincerest thanks to them for their inspiration, everyday.

Althea Samad

Andrew S. Wiecek

Ayesha Grant

Colleen Smith

Fatima Ashraf

Kel Spencer

Rindy Portfolio

Yasmine Abdul-Mani

Zakkiyah Ramelize

Company Sponsor —

Food Bank For New York City
39 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
www.foodbanknyc.org

Direct contact to Director of Philanthropy
Patrick C. Mooney [pmooney@foodbanknyc.org]
Office: 212.566.7855 ext 2229

Below are some helpful links to a few organizations with information about homelessness in New York City.

Center for Urban Community Services
(Our mission is to end homelessness for as many people as possible and to provide opportunities for low income individuals and families)

Charity Navigator
(Founded in 2001, Charity Navigator has become the nation's largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities)

Coalition for the Homeless
(Services and advocacy for homeless)

Henry Street Settlement
(Services for homeless women & children)

Hope for New York
(Our mission is to provide volunteer and financial resources to organizations serving the poor and marginalized of NYC)

Housing Works
(Housing for homeless men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS)

Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & Housing
(Helping Homeless People to Rebuild Their Lives. Building the Blessed City Together)

Partnership for the Homeless
(Services and advocacy for homeless men and women)

Picture the Homeless
(Don't talk about us; talk with us)

The Ali Forney Center
(We are committed to providing homeless Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender youth with a safe environment)

The Bowery Mission
(Transforming lives from hopelessness to hope and from dependency to lasting productivity)

The Doe Fund
(Dedicated to eliminating homelessness through work and outreach programs and the development of SRO housing)

The Food Bank for NYC
(Working to end food poverty and increase access to affordable, nutritious food for low-income New Yorkers)

The NYC Coalition Against Hunger
(We represents the more than 1,200 nonprofit soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City)

The Phipps Houses Group
(We're one of the nation's largest not-for-profit developers, owners, and managers of affordable housing)

The Salvation Army
(We're faith-based charitable organization with a simple mission: to help those in need without discrimination)