Donate Safety Kits here. Orange County, California is the third largest county in the state, with a population of 3,166,461. If Orange County were a country, its gross metro product in 2008 would rank 45th in the world. Orange County is the 15th top producing economy in the nation. Yet, with all these riches, our neighbors are hurting. The Real Homeless will tell their stories and shatter the myths, perceptions, and prejudices surrounding homelessness. Thank you for joining us in this conversation. The Orange County Rescue MissionTumblr (3.0; @therealhomeless)http://www.realhomeless.com/District Attorney to announce charges against suspected serial killer this morning: District...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/16011366229http://www.realhomeless.com/post/16011366229Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:58:52 -0800Weekly hot meals start Tuesday for homeless in Dana Point : From the Orange County...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/16011271018http://www.realhomeless.com/post/16011271018Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:56:02 -0800Yorba Linda man arrested in homeless killings: After killing what is possibly his fourth victim, the...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15839308020http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15839308020Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:19:49 -08001.      He carries a knife 2.      He stabs the victims repeatedly and viciously 3.      Thus far,...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15678520995http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15678520995Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:45:00 -0800Police use roadblock to gather serial-killer information: From the Orange County Register: A...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15678490355http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15678490355Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:44:48 -0800"Homeless homicides bring needs to light" - Our Letter to the Editor of the Orange County Register:...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15486128731http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15486128731Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:49:00 -0800Vulnerable homeless men try to foil Orange County killer - Los Angeles Times: Nicole Santa Cruz and...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15440951829http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15440951829Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:30:40 -0800<object id="otvPlayer" width="400" height="268"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&station=kabc&section=&mediaId=8492601&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&configPath=/util/&site=" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed id="otvPlayer" width="400" height="268" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&station=kabc&section=&mediaId=8492601&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&configPath=/util/&site="></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Here’s more video from <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=8492204" target="_blank">ABC7</a> from our outreach last night in the Santa Ana Civic Center. We handed out flashlights, whistles and safety guides.</p>http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15404614665http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15404614665Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:47:55 -0800From Washington Post national news: Orange County Rescue Mission handed out flashlights and whistles...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15400508505http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15400508505Fri, 06 Jan 2012 07:41:58 -0800<span id="video_player_15388736424">[<a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Flash 10</a> is required to watch video.]</span><script type="text/javascript">renderVideo("video_player_15388736424",'http://www.realhomeless.com/video_file/15388736424/tumblr_lxd5v4fuwY1r5he2q',400,225,'poster=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lxd5v4fuwY1r5he2q_frame1.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lxd5v4fuwY1r5he2q_frame2.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lxd5v4fuwY1r5he2q_frame3.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lxd5v4fuwY1r5he2q_frame4.jpg,http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lxd5v4fuwY1r5he2q_frame5.jpg')</script><br/><br/><p>Here’s video of <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/channel?section=news/local/orange_county&id=7095562" target="_blank">ABC7’s</a> 4:30 broadcast from our homeless outreach in Santa Ana.</p>http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15388736424http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15388736424Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:31:02 -0800OC transients warned about serial killer | abc7.com: A special effort is under way to try to...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15387177012http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15387177012Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:49:37 -0800Fear of a Serial Killer Sends the Homeless to Shelters in California - New York Times: Jim Palmer,...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15387123469http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15387123469Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:48:17 -0800  Help keep our community’s homeless safe by donating safety kits.  The Orange County Rescue...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15369149377http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15369149377Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:04:00 -0800Winter shelter locations, bus transportation pick up locations and tips are included in the safety...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15369060332http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15369060332Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:02:00 -0800OC Rescue Mission is in urgent need of items for safety kits that will be distributed tonight to the...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15354942379http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15354942379Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:21:07 -0800OC Rescue Mission president, Jim Palmer calls for cities to provide refuge to homeless in...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15354659515http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15354659515Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:13:00 -0800Patch.com report: The slayings have frightened the area’s homeless and those who look after...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15354314577http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15354314577Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:04:55 -0800Shelters face rush after string of homeless killings: From this morning’s story on the Orange...http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15350599427http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15350599427Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:23:00 -0800<embed width="400" height="225" src="http://media.nbclosangeles.com/designvideo/embeddedPlayer.swf?pid=16IXPKOEG0kNuJDu9ET9BgqzUgEIrywg" flashvars="v=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbclosangeles.com%2Fi%2Fembed_new%2F%3Fcid%3D136720233&path=%2Fnews/local" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed><br/><br/><p>Here’s video from the NBC4 LA interviews last night. </p>http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15346096059http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15346096059Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:54:23 -0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxb8ubaFG81r5he2qo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pictured is Jesse Reyes, husband and father of three. He lives at the Orange County Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope in Tustin today. Prior to finding shelter at the Village, he lived with his his wife and kids on the streets. </p> <p>NBC4 Los Angeles visited the Village of Hope to talk about <a href="http://www.ocregister.com/news/police-334113-homeless-anaheim.html" target="_self">the search for the serial killer</a> who has killed three homeless people in the last few weeks. </p> <p>They asked Jesse what his reaction was to the deaths and what it would have been like to be sleeping on the street with his family tonight. </p> <p>You can support Jesse, his family, all of the residents of the Village of Hope as well as the homeless we serve throughout Orange County by <a href="https://www.rescuemission.org/cgi-bin/donations.exe?preadd=action&key=1-TIME-GIFT" target="_blank">donating here</a>.</p>http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15333541037http://www.realhomeless.com/post/15333541037Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:34:00 -0800