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Heroes of the Dancefloor have released a new album 'Torch' and single on INgrooves in which ALL the money will go to two charities working with the homeless in New York, 'Picture the Homeless' and 'Coalition for the Homeless'.
NO money will go to the musicians including any mechanicals, royalties or publishing.
According to the Coalition for the Homeless in March 2008 there were 34,638 homeless people living in the Municipal Shelter system in New York of which 14,715 were children. The inspiration for this record came from a homeless woman on the street of New York who was about 36 weeks pregnant and who was begging in the rain. She looked completely desperate.
The Coalition for the Homeless is the nation's oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women, and children. They believe that affordable housing, sufficient food, and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since 1981, they've fought successfully for lasting solutions to homelessness through our renowned advocacy. They provide housing, food, job training, crisis services and children's programs to over 3,500 New Yorkers each day.
Picture the Homeless is an award winning grass roots organization in New York City that was founded and is led by homeless New Yorkers in 1999. They are the only organization in NYC, and one of the few nationally, that is led by homeless people.
Their organizing campaigns focus on changing the structural causes of homelessess as well as making improvements in the delivery of life sustaining services to homeless individuals and families. As a complement to the soup kitchens, shelters and advoccy organizations, it is critical that homeless people themselves have a seat at the table where public policy decisions are made that impact our lives and communities. Picture the Homeless is proud to have been selected for a Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Award through World Hunger Year, Inc. just last month. Their motto is Don't Talk About Us, Talk With Us!
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