David Ashby reaches Washington

There are easier ways to get from Orlando to Washington, D.C., than walking back roads in the dead of summer, zigzagging to homeless shelters along the way.
But for 14-year-old David Ashby of College Park, suffering was the whole point. The Lee Middle School graduate set out in June on a 1,100-mile journey of self-sacrifice to [...]

“Central Florida extends few helping hands” — really?

posted by Kate Santich on Jul 29, 2009 9:16:40 PM
That was the headline on my colleague’s story this morning. Linda Shrieves did a great job of reporting, but I want to know what you think of the ranking. Is Orlando really a place where few people step up to help? [...]

A new look for Orlando’s St. Vincent de Paul Web site …

can be found by clicking anywhere on this article or by going to: www.svdporlando.org
It’s also the place we can direct folks to register for the Walk on September 26. Not sure why, but the link I gave out previously was broken and won’t take you to the national site as it had been.
So, if [...]

After decades apart, woman finds mom — homeless in Orlando

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Jessica Wisnoski and Lani Burgos are reunited after Wisnoski spent $20,000 and decades searching for the mother she hadn’t seen since she was a toddler.
Susan Jacobson
Sentinel Staff Writer
July 20, 2009
For nearly four decades, all Jessica Wisnoski had to remember her mother was a tattered photo of 2-year-old Wisnoski sitting [...]

Orlando 3rd ‘meanest’ city for homeless, study finds

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Advocacy groups rank Top 10 cities that ‘criminalize’ homelessness
Kate Santich
Sentinel Staff Writer
July 14, 2009
The City Beautiful? How about “The City Mean”?
Two national advocacy groups for the homeless ranked Orlando as the third “meanest” city in the nation Tuesday, citing a trend toward criminalizing activities that come with living on [...]

On the road again: David Ashby heading toward Saint Augustine

Fourteen-year-old David Ashby of Orlando is back on the road to Washington, D.C., this week as his younger sister recovers in a Virginia hospital from a devastating accident.
David, who is trying to raise awareness of the nation’s 1.5 million homeless children, suspended his 1,100-mile walk June 17 — just two days after he started in [...]

David Ashby to resume trek; sister Aubrey still in hospital

David Ashby, the 14-year-old Orlando teen who began walking to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of homeless children, will resume his trek Monday morning, his mom said.
David’s much-publicized journey had been abruptly halted June 16 — just two days into his trek — when his 10-year-old sister was in a serious, freakish accident. Staying with [...]

Keep up with the Orlando teen who’s walking for the homeless …

Click anywhere on the story for a link to David Ashby’s blog:
Still on hold
Okay i know many of you are wondering about my sister. As of right now I cannot tell you anything due to her want for privacy. She is still in the hospital and is recovering faster then we thought. When I have [...]

Sister’s accident halts teen’s trek for homeless kids

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By Kate Santich
Sentinel Staff Writer
June 18, 2009
David Ashby — the 14-year-old Orlando boy who had just begun a 1,100-mile walk to Washington to raise awareness of homeless children — was forced to temporarily halt his mission early Wednesday after his sister was involved in a freakish but serious accident.
Aubrey Ashby, 10, was awaiting brain surgery [...]

Inspiration: Teen starts trek to D.C. to spotlight homeless kids

By Kate Santich | SENTINEL STAFF WRITER
June 16, 2009
After months of planning, 14-year-old David Ashby set out on his 1,100-mile walk from Orlando to Washington, D.C., on Monday, vowing to draw attention to the nation’s estimated 1.5million homeless children.
“My goal is to give these children a voice, experience their pain, listen [...]