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National Coalition for the Homeless

When temperatures start to dip to uncomfortable lows at night, there are always calls from charities to donate blankets and warm clothes for homeless people. Some iReporters came up with less predictable ways to help their fellow humans and make a creative impact in the lives of those less fortunate.

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Commentary: Beating the homeless is cruel, not coolupdated: Thu Aug 13 2009 12:05:00

Over the last two calendar years, more Americans in the United States were killed in a little-noticed spate of unprovoked attacks than were killed by terrorists, in large commercial jet crashes or in racial hate crimes.

CNN Student News Transcript: December 16, 2008updated: Mon Dec 15 2008 21:40:00

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Time.com: Violence Against the Homeless: Is It a Hate Crime?updated: Wed Oct 22 2008 12:00:00

A horrendous attack on a street person in Los Angeles once again raises the issue of protecting the homeless

Time.com: Defining 'Homelessness Down'updated: Wed Jul 30 2008 12:00:00

A new report suggests that the government is making great strides in reducing the problem. But that depends on your meaning of the word homeless

Teen, 2 boys being charged in beating of homeless manupdated: Fri Mar 30 2007 16:51:00

A 17-year-old and two 10-year-old boys are being charged with aggravated battery for allegedly beating a homeless man in Florida.

10-year-olds attack, beat homeless man, police sayupdated: Thu Mar 29 2007 15:41:00

Egged on by a 17-year-old, two 10-year-old boys joined in the attack of a Florida homeless man, leaving him bruised and bloody, police said.

Teen 'sport killings' of homeless on the riseupdated: Mon Feb 19 2007 17:43:00

All Nathan Moore says he wanted to do was smoke pot and get drunk with his friends.

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