Tune in on Thursday night to see the results!
Good night, Los Angeles. New York City, we’re coming home.
On our way to pick up our Do Something Awards tickets, look who we stumbled across! The original Robin Hood, Errol Flynn. A good omen, we think.
![Robin Hood’s mission is to fight poverty in New York City. But, since we’re visiting the City of Angels, it seems appropriate to take a moment to discuss some of the issues facing Los Angeles.
Los Angeles is the second most populated city in the United States after New York.
New York’s poverty rate is 22% of the population (1.8 million); Los Angeles’ poverty rate is 20% (over 750,000 people).
The homeless population of Los Angeles in 2011 is 23,539 (0.62% of the population). The homeless population of New York in 2011 is 113,000 (1.3% of the population).
Poverty exists coast to coast and affects members of your community. We hope that you’re stepping up to Do Something about it.
[Map credit]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpwuepNwo31qzeicuo1_500.jpg)
Robin Hood’s mission is to fight poverty in New York City. But, since we’re visiting the City of Angels, it seems appropriate to take a moment to discuss some of the issues facing Los Angeles.
- Los Angeles is the second most populated city in the United States after New York.
- New York’s poverty rate is 22% of the population (1.8 million); Los Angeles’ poverty rate is 20% (over 750,000 people).
- The homeless population of Los Angeles in 2011 is 23,539 (0.62% of the population). The homeless population of New York in 2011 is 113,000 (1.3% of the population).
Poverty exists coast to coast and affects members of your community. We hope that you’re stepping up to Do Something about it.
Since we’re in California, we thought it only right to seek the endorsement of Disney’s leading lady. She happily obliged and insisted on wearing Robin Hood’s hat.
Thanks for your support, Minnie!
![We’re going to L.A.!
In recognition of our work on the Lady Gaga campaign, we were invited to attend the 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards this weekend. We’re very excited to be nominated, but more importantly, we’re so thankful for your support. You embraced the Lady Gaga campaign, casting over 1 million votes to give $1 million to causes that support homeless New York City youth, and we just can’t thank you enough. Join us as we travel to the west coast this weekend. We’ll be posting from the road, and we hope that you will share your experiences about Do[ing] Something to help others.
p.s. You can still vote for us here!](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpvrl1Zfmi1qzeicuo1_500.png)
We’re going to L.A.!
In recognition of our work on the Lady Gaga campaign, we were invited to attend the 2011 VH1 Do Something Awards this weekend. We’re very excited to be nominated, but more importantly, we’re so thankful for your support. You embraced the Lady Gaga campaign, casting over 1 million votes to give $1 million to causes that support homeless New York City youth, and we just can’t thank you enough. Join us as we travel to the west coast this weekend. We’ll be posting from the road, and we hope that you will share your experiences about Do[ing] Something to help others.
p.s. You can still vote for us here!
