http://www.heartsoffireproject.org Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:28:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1057" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Roger Houston"][/caption] We all had a fabulous night at the Talking Stick in Venice on Friday night! The juices were flowing and excitement was palpable (love that word). Several great performers lent their time to help us empower people without homes. To the best of our knowledge, this ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2010/03/first-ever-music-event-a-hit/ Hearts Of Fire Project On The Air Catch me on the radio! I'm was on the Dr. Bunny Vreeland show on AM 1400 in Ventura, CA on Friday, February 19 at 3PM PST. Listen to the show on Dr. Vreeland's web site here. Unique Live Music Event, Friday March 5 A unique performance ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2010/02/news-events/ [caption id="attachment_1026" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="L-R Ed, Mikey, Bob, Maria, Victoria & Connor"][/caption] Wow! What an amazing day we had at the launch of our new Motor Home Housing Program. This past Saturday, January 30 we awarded a motor home to Maria Pollack and her son Mikey at a ceremony hosted by ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2010/02/motor-home-housing-launch-huge-success/ I am always searching for ways to convey my experience of being with homeless people. I want to convey my experience of being at a shelter, talking and just being with the great people I find there. I am not sure that people understand my experience when I tell them ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2010/01/first-time-shelter-visit/ [caption id="attachment_914" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="New Home"][/caption] We are pleased to announce our first RV award! On Saturday, January 30, we will give Maria and her son an RV! Maria is a caregiver who has been staying at client homes trading her services for rent. Like many low income people, she doesn't ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2010/01/rv-to-be-awarded-to-homeless-family/ [caption id="attachment_974" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Outside San Francisco City Hall"][/caption] A lot of wonderful things happened in 2009 and I am grateful for all the fantastic people who supported us in empowering homeless people in 2009. Like most people, we have faced a lot of challenges this year but we have persevered ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2009/12/2009-in-review/ Here we are at the One Of A Kind Christmas Show in Ventura! We had a great corner spot at this 3-day event and met a lot of great people. This was the first time for this show and they plans to make it an annual event. We sold greeting cards ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2009/12/hearts-of-fire-lights-up-christmas-show/ [caption id="attachment_923" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Lillian & Student"][/caption] This past week, I had the privilege of visiting with two powerful art programs on Skid Row in Los Angeles that are empowering the people from the neighborhood. The SRO Art Workshop and the Lamp Community Art Project have been working with homeless and ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2009/11/art-programs-florish-on-skid-row/ [caption id="attachment_914" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Home On Wheels"][/caption] Look at this beautiful 27-ft, 1985 Suncrest RV! Thanks to our friend Ed from Newbury Park, CA, this RV will soon be home to a local family. We are launching the RV Rehab Program with this donated vehicle.  This baby runs great and has only ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2009/11/rv-rehab-program-launch/ We traveled from Ojai to San Francisco to participate in Homeless Connect Day at Bill Graham Auditorium on October 28. Although we knew it was a big event, we really had no idea how it would go. After a frantic week of last-minute fund raising, we were finally posed to go. ... http://www.heartsoffireproject.org/2009/10/the-experience-of-a-life-time/