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Homeless veterans in Winston-Salem find opportunities for housing

Teri Hairston, a program assistant for United Way of Forsyth County, made a triumphant entrance into a conference room at Bethesda Center for the Homeless waving a survey.
YES! Weekly  |  Jordan Green  |  08-02-2012  |  Homelessness

Affordable Housing Out Of Reach For Most Rentersnew

If you’re working a minimum wage job in America, where can you afford to live? Other than your parents’ basement, the answer is simple: Nowhere. That’s according to “Out of Reach 2012,” the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s most recent version of its annual report.
Random Lengths News  |  Paul Rosenberg  |  06-18-2012  |  Homelessness

Vet Homelessness Jumps in 2012 Countnew

Homelessness, as captured on the night of Jan. 25, 2012 in Indianapolis, increased over 5 percent from the count advocates completed in January 2011. The story is much bleaker for veterans.
NUVO  |  Rebecca Townsend  |  06-13-2012  |  Homelessness

Q&A: HIV/AIDS housing in Indianapolisnew

Big changes are underway in the way people living with HIV/AIDS will receive the services necessary for them to live well in Indy.
NUVO  |  Rebecca Townsend  |  04-02-2012  |  Civil Liberties

On the street with AIDSnew

Indianapolis service providers have made unprecedented strides in collaborative outreach.
NUVO  |  NUVO Editors  |  03-18-2012  |  Health

Homeless on the Baynew

A growing number of homeless people are taking up illegal residence on off-anchor boats -- and some say their presence is causing increased environmental pollution and crime.
East Bay Express  |  Amina Waheed  |  03-14-2012  |  Homelessness

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

Disenfranchised: Homeless Occupiers Back on the Streetnew

Now that Occupy Eugene has been evicted, homeless youth are back on the street.
Eugene Weekly  |  Camilla Mortensen  |  12-26-2011  |  #OCCUPY

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

Down and Outnew

The homeless search for their place in post-Occupy Philadelphia.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Isaiah Thompson  |  12-13-2011  |  #OCCUPY

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

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