AltWeeklies Wire
Is Columbia, S.C. About to Criminalize Homelessness?new

Columbia, S.C. at breaking point over homelessness.
Columbia Free Times |
Eva Moore |
08-28-2013 |
Homelessness
Death on the Streetsnew

What happens to the homeless when they die?
VUE Weekly |
Ryan Bromsgrove |
08-16-2013 |
Homelessness
Shelter us ... with more permanent supportive housing optionsnew

Only proven solution to homelessness struggles to get rooted in Charlotte
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Ryan Pitkin |
05-02-2013 |
Homelessness
Tags: Elizabeth, Out of the Shadows, housing and urban development, Noda, Druid Hills, Charlotte Housing Authority, Chilly Willy, homelessness in charlotte, Mayor Anthony Foxx, McCreesh Place, Moore Place, More than Shelter, permanent supportive housing, The Men's Shelter, Urban Ministry Center, Villa Heights
Winston-Salem Homeless Left Sleeping in Chairs Due to Shelter Glitch

“That is not the way we want things to work.”
YES! Weekly |
Jordan Green |
02-07-2013 |
Homelessness
Count sizes up Guilford County’s homeless population
Apolice car slowed suddenly, flipping its blue lights on as it banked a U- turn on Eugene Street in downtown Greensboro. Sidling up to a man pushing his bicycle, a crate with a trash bag in it strapped to the front of the bike, the cruiser stopped and rolled down the passenger side window near the man.
YES! Weekly |
Eric Ginsburg |
02-06-2013 |
Homelessness
Remembering 2012's homeless deathsnew

On this Winter Solstice, Indy community members gathered together Downtown to honor 45 people who died homeless in Indy during 2012.
NUVO |
Steph Griggz |
12-28-2012 |
Homelessness
Give a man a fish...new

Solutions Farms has a staff of formerly homeless people who produce lettuce and tilapia in Vista, California.
San Diego Reader |
Candice Reed |
12-05-2012 |
Homelessness
Helping, or Hiding, the Homeless?new
Officials herald a new day center, while a college project shines light on real people.
Folio Weekly |
Denise Reagan |
12-04-2012 |
Homelessness
Not on my street cornernew

Banning panhandling in downtown Colorado Springs may increase problems in other neighborhoods.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
11-21-2012 |
Homelessness
The Real Face of Homelessnessnew

As temperatures drop and shelters fill with men, women and children, it's time to re-examine 10 persistent myths about Sacramento's homeless population.
Sacramento News & Review |
Nick Miller |
11-16-2012 |
Homelessness
Atlanta steps up on homelessness issuenew

Mayor Kasim Reed has made reducing homelessness a top priority in the wake of state and county failures.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Wheatley |
10-03-2012 |
Homelessness
Tags: Atlanta Homeless
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
Tags: Homelessness, homeless veterans
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
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