Let me start by saying THANK YOU to everyone who sends ideas along for posts.  A good friend of mine suggested AG cover this cause and I couldn’t be happier to do so. 

The organization is called the “Homeless World Cup”.  It was founded by two journalists, one from Scotland and one from Austria in 2001 with the goal of ending homelessness around the world.  Here is what they have to say about their organization:

There are one billion homeless people living in our world today.

The Homeless World Cup exists to end this, so we all have a home, a basic human need.

The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. It has triggered and supports grass roots football projects in over 60 nations working with over 25,000 homeless and excluded people throughout the year.

There is a documentary  called “Kicking It” which chronicles teams playing in the cup.

Also, check out this recent article in the NY Times- http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/21/48-nations-in-2009-homeless-world-cup/

Their website is www.homelessworldcup.org