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Georgia Bungled Response to Downtown Homeless Campnew

Governor should focus on addressing barriers that cause homelessness
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Chuck Bowen  |  01-18-2012  |  Homelessness

Homelessness in Indianapolisnew

Horizon House's John Joanette estimates between 4,500 and 7,500 people in Marion County experience homelessness every year.
NUVO  |  Nathan Brown  |  01-18-2012  |  Homelessness

Hospitality for the Homelessnew

Downtown Orlando church turns front porch into shelter for growing number of homeless.
Orlando Weekly  |  Erin Sullivan  |  12-30-2011  |  Homelessness

Last-Minute Gift Idea: Build a Homeless Shelternew

Crisis Ministries is $1.2M short of fundraising goal.
Charleston City Paper  |  Paul Bowers  |  12-23-2011  |  Homelessness

The Archeology of Homelessnessnew

What does homelessness look like? A slideshow on the archaeology of the homeless in Indianapolis.
NUVO  |  Nathan Brown  |  12-16-2011  |  Homelessness

Sacramento Tent City Returnsnew

Two years after Oprah, another homeless encampment pops up in downtown Sacramento.
Sacramento News & Review  |  Nick Miller  |  12-07-2011  |  Homelessness

School Districts Report Upswing in Homeless Studentsnew

Kristina Martinez is well dressed, articulate, and passionate about her chosen profession. As a newly minted teacher with a certificate in special education from Texas A&M University - San Antonio, she had high hopes for herself and her daughter, now eight years old.
San Antonio Current  |  Scott Andrews  |  11-23-2011  |  Homelessness

San Antonio Mulls Restrictions on Homeless Residentsnew

Over the past month, San Antonio's City Council, with prodding from fed-up downtown business owners and residents, has eyed stricter so-called panhandling laws, designed to crack down on aggressive solicitation.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  11-09-2011  |  Homelessness

Census Shows Striking Growth in Baltimore Homelessnessnew

Population swells nearly 20 percent in two years; ranks of homeless young people increase 50 percent.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Van Smith  |  10-21-2011  |  Homelessness

Ain't Too Proud to Begnew

Six stories of hardscrabble lives on the streets of Detroit.
Metro Times  |  Detroitblogger John  |  10-07-2011  |  Homelessness

Welcome to Hopeville, U.S.A.new

An illustrated look at St. Louis's modern-day Hooverville.
Riverfront Times  |  Timothy Lane  |  09-20-2011  |  Homelessness

Fed Upnew

Controversy over Food Not Bombs is just a distraction from the fact that Orlando's homeless-services agencies are failing those who need them most.
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeff Gore  |  07-28-2011  |  Homelessness

Aid on the Asphaltnew

Hitting the streets with Eugene, Oregon's unique Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit known as CAHOOTS.
Eugene Weekly  |  Dante Zuniga-West  |  06-30-2011  |  Homelessness

Off the Streetsnew

A new initiative aims to get medically vulnerable homeless people into housing.
Tucson Weekly  |  Mari Herreras  |  05-12-2011  |  Homelessness

To the Streetsnew

Local services collaborate to help out homeless vets in Tucson.
Tucson Weekly  |  Tim Vanderpool  |  04-26-2011  |  Homelessness

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