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Michel Pascal’s program creating great results for prisoners, VA…

Austin Tang — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:29:03 +0000

#michelpascal #zerosuicides #wellnessforhomeless #musiccommunities #meditationdolphins

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Dr. Bob Lee Shares Children’s Reactions from 911 on his WBLS Radio Program.

Austin Tang — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:59:02 +0000

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GoodNewsLetter: Earth & Peace Day, HOMELESS CRISIS EVERYWHERE…

Austin Tang — Fri, 05 May 2023 19:29:13 +0000

2023. www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

We have dedicated our lives and Good News Media to find, receive

or create Life Affirming, Positive Media. However, there is War. Murder, Homelessness, Hurricanes, Floods, Draught, Unclean Water, Cancer…in essence BAD NEWS. In all our programming we share the people who are DOING GOOD TO FIX THE BAD NEWS. We support them with our media, pray that more join them, Pay it Forward!

To donate to our Nonprofit Media go to: https://goodnewsplanet.com/pausetheworld/peace-day-donations/

To Volunteer call Paul 212 647 1212, we need and appreciate you.

REMEMBER MOST OF THE WORLD IS FULL OF GOOD NEWS AND KIND, LOVING & CARING PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND PLANT KINGDOMS. WE ARE ONE. OM.

Last night, I covered a gathering to discuss: Jewish Clergy and NYC Elected Officials Advocate for Housing Justice. We interviewed NYC Council Speaker Adams and then shared her speech at the event. Her overall passion for humanity was beautiful, especially her feelings about the NYC Subway Death of a Homeless Man. . We also asked NYC Comptroller Brad Lander to share his Good News, here is the link.

Jewish Clergy and NYC Elected

Officials Advocate for Housing

Justice

Pause the World for Peace, 2023 Events for Mother Earth…

Earth & Water Day Times Square LIVE 5 Hour Broadcast Concert, April 22, 2023 11:00AM – 4PM EST. TV/Podcast

Was a GREAT SUCCESS FOR MOTHER EARTH

JOIN US – MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING

New York, NY – For Immediate Release. April 27, 2023. FOR INFORMATION: Contact paul.sladkus@goodnewsbroadcast.com and or call 212 647 1212.

WHAT & WHERE: Earth & Water Day, April 22, 2023 LIVE IN TIMES SQUARE was held from 11am – 4pm est. for a LIVE 5 Hour Broadcast and can be seen at: https://fb.watch/k54Xkqw_HK/. We are doing some final editing so stay tuned. Our broadcaster went to the UNIFY community who has 130 Million Reach for Facebook Followers and received 2 Billion Hits in 2017 for Peace Day and soon to be on www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast with 165,000 Views last month, also in China with Weiwei Gao 200 Million Audience and around the world. Entertainment & More… The Press conference from the event, which was held on World Water Day March 22 can be seen on http://pausetheworldforpeace.org/2023/04/04/world-water-day-march-22-2023/ . Everything can be seen at our main website www.pausetheworldforpeace.org

Why: MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING. Only 1% of all our water on Earth is fresh. Tornados, earthquakes, flooding, sea level rising, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) causes 1.4 Million people to die and 74 million lives shorted, 1 in 4 people/2 billion lack safe drinking water, 3.6 billion lack safe sanitation, 44 % households wastewater is not safe (UN/WHO).

Key Note Speakers: Our broadcast talent and speakers shared their up-beat, life-affirming work… in essence, The Good News is what that they are doing to help Mother Earth Heal. Virtually Peace Messengers, i.e. Ringo Starr started the broadcast and asked for a Moment of Silence for Peace, then Dr. Jane Goodall shared her concern for our environment, other celebrities, i.e. Leonardo DiCaprio, Stevie Wonder, Shakira share messages for us to do better and we will. Also virtually, Mayor Adams Citation, NYC Pastor Monrose, Executive Director Faith Based, Keynote from NYC Chief Climate Officer and Department of Environmental Protection Commissionaire Aggarwala, Surgeons Dr. Zhang Mt. Sinai/NY, Dr. Kalumuna, Dr. Joseph/ Uganda, Dentist Dr. Jacobs, Reid Stowe, Soanya & Darshan 1,152 Days at Sea WORLD RECORD, UNBLINDED Sean Callagy and Andrea Cataneo, AY Young/Battery Tour/UN Sustainable Goals “Only American” Speaker, YOU GOT THIS KID, Quinnipiac University (GO BOBCATS!), BLUEVIEW Biodegradable Footwear, AMJ Global/Immersive Technology, DSM Energy, Kilows, Powertron, Mission 6 IO, integrated Nano Magnetics, AMG Global/Immersive Technology, Mrs. Ying Cui/Beijing Keying Media Co./ China Tiger, Snow & Ice China Coproduced with Heilongjiang Film Studio Co., Virgin Hotels/NY/Sustainability, Deloitte/Donna Szatkowski-Zych/ Audit Partner who leads their Tri-State Inclusion Council and serves as the US Sustainability and Climate Leader for their Insurance clients.”

Corporations/Individuals: Deloitte, Virgin Hotels/NY, YOU GOT THIS KID, Quinnipiac University (GO BOBCATS!), BLUEVIEW Biodegradable Footwear, AMJ Global/Immersive Technology, Andrea Cataneo, Renée S. Edelman, DSM Energy Rick Rosenstire, Kilows, Powertron, Mission 6 IO,

integrated Nano Magnetics, Playa Betty/Mexican Food/Margarita, SaraBeth Restaurants/Bakery, Montauk Manor, Hugg-A-Planet, Animodules, Peace Lights, Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, 5 Star Diamond Award, Fine Quality Events, X~Stream Broadcasting, UNIFY, Times Square Alliance, New York City Parks & Recreation.

Entertainers: Michael Fitzpatrick, Georgia Fumanti, Indiggo Twins, Marvin Hamlisch International Music Award recipient Sophia Angelica “Flying On”, Family Film Awards/Ms. Ma, Parrots for Peace, Wonderama, Stephen Joseph/Comedy, Chip Shelton PeaceTime, Pete Seeger/Sharon Benson/NY Friends of Clear Water, Montauk Film Festival/Surfing 50 States, Friends of Clearwater, Cristina Fontanelli, Paul Sladkus/Sax, WE.net, Charity:Water, Guardians of the Forest/Amazon, Original Play “Earth Quakes’, Michael Ress, David Hernandez-American Idol, HealRWorld, Carmen Olivia, Eric LeDuc/Movement for Stiff-person syndrome, UNIFY, Host Reverend Paul Sladkus, All Faiths & Spiritual, Chris Breslin, Cristina Fontanelli, …more to come.

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

WHO: Good News Corporation, GNC, a nonprofit, 501 C 3, est. 2002 has been creating International Peace Day Events since 2002. They continue to support MOTHER EARTH & PEACE, with a mission to create life affirming, thought provoking, Good News, Entertainment and Events and share them with the world. Our website is www.pausetheworldforpeace.org and our broadcast partners: www.goodnewsplanet.TV, www.youtube.com/goodnewsbroadcast, www.unify.org The Founder, Paul Sladkus, former worked on over 150 Network Shows: CBS TV, All in the Family, Sonny & Cher, Carol Burnett, Captain Kangaroo, Love of Life….PBS/Channel 13 The Nature & Brain Series. As well at Founder of Milestone Broadcast Corporation, est. 1985, A Full Service Multicultural Marketing and Advertising Organization.

Later this year: The UN International Day of Peace, September 21, 2023 in Times Square 11AM-4PM est. and around the world. GNC has be strengthening this Peace message since 2002 in Central Park and Times Square. A 9 11 Times Square Event is being planned. Ringo Starr Virtually will request a Moment of Silence for Peace at all events, 193 Countries of the UN who agreed to support the day, which asks for a MOMENT OF SILENCE, CEASE FIRE, ACTS OF KINDNESS/PEACE.

LET’S GROW TOGETHER. GOOD NEWS MOTTO: ALL WE ARE IS WHAT WE ARE WITH EACH OTHER. ZEAL

For more information contact:

Paul Sladkus, 212 647 1212

New York, NY, Montauk, NY

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Curtis Silwa becomes the Republican Candidate for Mayor of NYC Congratulations. We speak to Curtis about living harmoniously with homeless people

Austin Tang — Thu, 24 Jun 2021 01:09:33 +0000

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Curtis Sliwa has been working to keep more peace in New York and other parts of the world. Due to the pandemic unusual scenarios are occurring. One of these scenarios is the homeless in New York. It was decided by New York City admiration to use hotels for the homeless throughout New York, as a temporarily measure. Dealing with Covid Pandemic is not easy and stressful. Good News as interviewed Curtis many times for over 20 years as he is a do gooder. Moving homeless into a very residential area, on the Upper Westside of New York has brought concern to the neighborhood, but with patience and love and respect we will move forward. One thing for sure is that we all need to do a better job to help homeless people live a more stable living condition.

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Researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. The results defied stereotypes. – CNN

Austin Tang — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 22:56:34 +0000

A man walking through a Vancouver tent city in March. Researchers in a new study found that homeless people who received direct cash transfers were able to find stable housing faster.

(CNN)You’ve heard this refrain before — giving money to homeless people is not the best way to help them because it might be squandered, or spent on harmful habits. But a new Canadian study makes a powerful case to the contrary.

The study, dubbed “The New Leaf Project,” is an initiative of Foundations for Social Change, a charitable organization based in Vancouver, in partnership with the University of British Columbia.

Researchers gave 50 recently homeless people a lump sum of 7,500 Canadian dollars (nearly $5,700). They followed the cash recipients’ life over 12-18 months and compared their outcomes to that of a control group who didn’t receive the payment.

The preliminary findings, which will be peer-reviewed next year, show that those who received cash were able to find stable housing faster, on average. By comparison, those who didn’t receive cash lagged about 12 months behind in securing more permanent housing.

People who received cash were able to access the food they needed to live faster. Nearly 70% did after one month, and maintained greater food security throughout the year.

The recipients spent more on food, clothing and rent, while there was a 39% decrease in spending on goods like alcohol, cigarettes or drugs.

“The homeless population continues to grow, and we keep applying the same old approaches,” said Claire Williams, the CEO and co-founder of Foundations for Social Change.

“We really think it’s important to start testing meaningful risk-taking in the name of social change,” WIlliams added.

The 115 participants in the randomized controlled trial were between the ages of 19 and 64, and they had been homeless for an average of 6 months. Participants were screened for a low risk of mental health challenges and substance abuse.

Funding for the initiative came from a grant from the Canadian federal government, and from donors and foundations in the country.

“Moving forward on their own terms”

“One of the things that was most striking is that most people who received the cash knew immediately what they wanted to do with that money, and that just flies in the face of stereotypes,” Williams told CNN.

For example, she explained some cash recipients knew they wanted to use the money to move into housing, or invest in transportation — getting a bike, or taking their cars to the repair shop to be able to keep their jobs. Others wanted to purchase computers. A number of them wanted to start their own small businesses.

“People very much know what they need, but we often don’t equip them with the intervention or the services that really empowers them with choice and dignity to move forward on their own terms,” Williams said.

Not a ‘silver bullet,’ but a useful tool for many

Direct cash transfers are not “a silver bullet for homelessness in general,” and the program focused on “a higher functioning subset of the homeless population,” Williams said, but she believes the research shows that providing meaningful support to folks who have recently become homeless decreases the likelihood they will become entrenched in the experience.

People who received the cash infusions were even able to set some money aside — about 1,000 Canadian dollars on average through 12 months.

The money provided by the program also had “trickle down impacts,” according to Williams, with people investing more in their children’s well-being and needs, as well as helping out family members.

“There are these hidden impacts that we just don’t anticipate and aren’t necessarily quantifying, but now we’re seeing that this is having an exponential effect on people’s lives,” Williams explained.

The study shows there are advantages for the taxpayer, too.

According to the research, reducing the number of nights spent in shelters by the 50 study participants who received cash saved approximately 8,100 Canadian dollars per person per year, or about 405,000 Canadian dollars over one year for all 50 participants.

“There’s a common misconception that the cost of doing nothing is free or cheap and it absolutely is not,” Williams said.

Homelessness and the pandemic

The risk of homelessness looms large for many across the United States, as people deal with job losses and economic uncertainty brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.

“We’re hearing that from homeless providers in a lot of places, people who have never been homeless before are coming into shelters and have no idea what to do,” Steve Berg, a vice president with the National Alliance to End Homelessness, an American nonprofit organization, told CNN.

“It’s a brand new experience for them, and they never dreamed that when they’d be talking about homeless people they’d be talking about themselves,” said Berg, who was not involved in The New Leaf Project study.

Innovative solutions to the issue are even more pressing right now. Berg thinks the research confirms what is true for many people experiencing homelessness: money can solve it.

“There are certainly people who are homeless who have deeper, more severe problems,” Berg explained, “but for many people, it’s simply a matter of — they ran out of money, lost a job, fell on hard times, became homeless. Once they’re homeless, it’s very difficult to get enough money saved up in order to find a place to live.”

“People can be relied on, if they get the money upfront, to take care of the problem themselves,” Berg added.

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CEO Catches a Homeless Man Stealing Pizza… The Ending will SHOCK You

Austin Tang — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:31:13 +0000

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Giving Gifts to Homeless Children

admin — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:00:27 +0000

For 15 years HAI a nonprofit has been helping children living in temporarily housing in the five boros of New York. Hear from Angels and please join us at Hard Rock Cafe in Times square on Saturday December 17th at 8am to 10am. Toys’ For Tots gave toys, Hugg a Planet gave globes and so many more shared their respect with toys, books, wrapping, donations with the organization. Go to www.gofundme.com/FriendsofAkanke

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St. Francis Food Pantries and Shelters

Alexandra — Sat, 05 Sep 2015 21:14:03 +0000

What Does Peace Mean to You?

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Thought for the Day…

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 14:29:57 +0000

This man who gave something to a homeless man no one gives – something to occupy his mind.
I gave this homeless man, Paul, my kindle after learning that he’d been reading the same book over and over. He hasn’t put it down for days…

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Thought for the Day…

admin — Mon, 18 May 2015 19:05:04 +0000

The man who gave the shoes off his feet to this homeless girl.

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