According to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, which was reauthorized as Title X, Part C, of the No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107–110), the term “homeless children and youths” means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence includes: (i) children and youths who share the housing of other persons because of loss of housing, economic difficulties, or other similar reasons; those living in motels, hostels, trailer parks, or camping grounds because they lack alternative adequate accommodations; those living in temporary housing such as emergency or transitional shelters; being abandoned in hospitals; are waiting to be placed in foster care; (ii) children and youths whose primary nighttime residence is a public or private place not designed for or generally used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings [within the meaning of section 103(a)(2)(C)]; (iii) children and youths who are living in automobiles, public spaces such as parks, bus or train stations, or other type of public areas, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, or similar settings; and (iv) migratory children (as defined in section 1309 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) who qualify as homeless because the children are living in circumstances described in above conditions (i) through (iii). Source: U.S. Department of Education, 2002. No Child Left Behind Act. Accessed on Aug. 12, 2009 from http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/107-110.pdf.

There are plenty of medical, dental, mental health, nutrition, fitness, etc. students. Could they, as a part of their training, put in a few months at clinics and recreation centers for little or no pay. Only to receive a valued certification.

I am a concerned mother I have seen so many kids dyeing in abusive homes from medical neglect,physical abuse and mental abuse DCFS is doing nothing. I have 4 children that are being affected by this right now and my children I hope wont be the nexts in the news headlines please sign this petition to help save the children that are being overlooked in the system, DCFS needs to do more to save this children and they need to do it the right way...

This involves Michigan state legislators who have received politcal contributions from the family of Matty Moroun or his firm the Detroit International Bridge company who are attempting to block construction of the expressway to expressway New International Trade Crossing between Detroit and Windsor which Canada is providing funds to pay for construction of the Michigan side.

My son Tom, was a student and IVTech when he became disabled after 3 back surgeries. and is now drawing $900 monthly to live on.They should not be taking $133 from is disability check.

Several years ago the Ohio Department of Transportation promised to right the wrongs of the past by turning the West Shoreway (Ohio Route 2) into a 35 MPH Boulevard and opening up the lakefront to the residents of Cleveland. Progress has been slow at best and has now come to a complete stop. Sign this Petition to tell Governor Kasich and the Ohio Legislature to finish the job!

Increase the maximum tax cap of social security acquisition to $300,000 in order to quickly, effectively, abundantly fix the majority of our social systems in one fell swoop. This accounts for the inflation of the 1990s to 2012 and plans for similar inflation until 2020. Another rebalance will need to be addressed by 2025 (inflation or deflation).

Tom Corbett has adopted the normal right wing agenda-elevate the rich and powerful at the expense of the 99%. His cuts to programs involving the most vulnerable of our residents and his cuts to education are truly unconscienable..

Promotes a popular initiative to create a single payer healthcare system that removes the burden of healthcare from businesses. This should rapidly and dramatically increase employment, particularly for small business.

Instead of raising postage prices for regular people to send letters, let's cut down on junk mail (helping the environment AND ridding ourselves of an annoyance) by charging double postage for junk mail! This could be instituted easily by simply forcing all postage machines to charge double the normal postage rate, since any mass mailings would require automated machines (not licking stamps and placing by hand).

We see a downturn in what was a very slow but steady recovery. We are now at a dangerous crossroads. It is past time for you to stand with us and work to create positive steps to correct the problems in our economy... Infrastructure, Jobs, Housing, Tax Code, Entitlements, Election Financing. Today is a long way from the election... but it is the first day of the rest of your tenure. Use it wisely.

Store owners of our community who do not live in or contribute to our community, are co-dependants in the drug use in our community. By providing cash for link $6.00 for $10.00 that is given. Enabling the welfare percipient to continue to be able to take from their children's mouth or their own, to finance whatever, that's not food related. Some may be doing to pay bills, but it still is not legal or fair, to them, but their desperate, and addicted, and the store owners, prey on that and get richer, and richer, and our resisdents become or remain, poverty stricken, drug addiction, homelessness, and other health issues, such as cancer,emphysema, (cigerettes or also purched with link in these facilities) child abuse and or neglect continues, all which ultimately take from our Communities.