United Homeless Organization

United Homeless Organization

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Steve Riley is the founder and president and has enabled the homeless community in nyc to have a voice through this organization. It is a self help organization the homelesss helping themselves and other homeless people,,if food or clothing is donated at a uho table it is then distributed to someone in need who asks,,ask and ye shall receive..unless ofcourse the donation is good foood then steven "bull" kistreff gets first dibs cause he loves food...jk ofcourse,,uho plugs the holes in the system where social services doesnt Homeless Organization"' is a charity based in New York City, formed in 1987, that advocates for the homeless and solicits money at tables located in various locations in Manhattan. More than three quarters of the workers are homeless, and all are currently or have been homeless at one time. [F.Y.I. (The City Weekly Desk)Daniel B. Schneider. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: July 1, 2001; p. 14.2 (accessed through ProQuest).] According to a 2001 article, at the donation tables, $15 per shift is set aside for the organization while the rest goes to the solicitor. [F.Y.I. (The City Weekly Desk) Daniel B. Schneider. New York Times (Late Edition (East Coast)). New York, N.Y.: July 1, 2001; p. 14.2 (accessed through ProQuest).]

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