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Motel Living: How One Young Homeless Family Makes it Work in a Colorado Springs Motelnew

Jami and Nicole had a couple happy, hectic months with their newborn -- until Jami was laid off, they ran out of money, and Nicole found herself looking for somewhere they could go.

"If we had gone to a homeless shelter," Nicole says, "we wouldn't have been able to stay together."
Colorado Springs Independent  |  J. Adrian Stanley  |  04-05-2011  |  Homelessness

Natural Food Grocer Earth Fare Ends Donations to Food Not Bombsnew

After several years of donating perishables and other goods to the Greensboro chapter of Food Not Bombs, Earth Fare has decided to cut off the small organization.
YES! Weekly  |  Eric Ginsburg  |  04-05-2011  |  Homelessness

Cruelest Cutsnew

Plans to gut mental health spending in Texas will not only destroy lives, but overwhelm jails, emergency rooms, and taxpayers’ wallets.
San Antonio Current  |  Michael Barajas  |  03-25-2011  |  Homelessness

On the Gridnew

Can a massive database of personal information help the homeless without violating their privacy?
Orlando Weekly  |  Jeff Gore  |  01-12-2011  |  Homelessness

Homeward boundnew

A former Tent City 'mayor' finds his home, and his heart.
Colorado Springs Independent  |  J. Adrian Stanley  |  11-24-2010  |  Homelessness

Nonprofits Feel The Pinch As Holidays Approachnew

North Carolina ranks in the bottom 10 states nationally with regard to children under 18 going hungry, and along with Louisiana, leads the nation in percentage of children from birth to 5 years old that suffer from hunger on a regular basis.
YES! Weekly  |  Keith T. Barber  |  11-18-2010  |  Homelessness

Serving Those Who Servednew

Veterans make up eight percent of the U.S. population, but 20 percent of the homeless population. What's being done to help them?
Illinois Times  |  Patrick Yeagle  |  11-11-2010  |  Homelessness

The Kids On Haight Streetnew

The kids on Haight Street aren't exactly like the stereotype you've been told about.
San Francisco Bay Guardian  |  Caitlin Donohue  |  10-20-2010  |  Homelessness

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