Homeless Children

Police Find Mother Of Three Toddlers Allegedly Abandoned In Shed

AP | STEVEN DUBOIS | Posted 05.26.2012

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The mother of three young children abandoned in a Portland shed was found by police on Friday, a day after the kids were taken ...

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Three Abandoned Children Found In Shed

Posted 05.25.2012

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Three children, all ages 3 or younger, were found among a group of homeless people in Portland, Ore., cops said. CNN reported that the children hav...

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Up Close With Jon Bon Jovi: 'Each of Us Has the Power to Effect Change. You Needn't Be a Rock Star.'

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.18.2012

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Kevin M. Ryan

I wanted to know more about what motivates Jon to play an important role in helping homeless youth -- his concern for them goes back more than three decades when, inspired by our New York City shelter, he wrote "Runaway," his first hit.

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The Many Faces of Homelessness

Bobbie Ibarra | Posted 05.16.2012

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Bobbie Ibarra

Families are a newer face to homelessness that run the gamut, due to situations regarding financial instabilities, not having access to health care, unemployment, lack of affordable housing and the recent trend of foreclosures.

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Charismata Offers Homeless Mothers A Chance To Get On Their Feet

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 05.13.2012

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Michelle Henry is a mother who has made it her mission to help other mothers. In addition to raising six children of her own, she has for the last...

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My Year at the Shelter

Terra Trevor | Posted 05.01.2012

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Terra Trevor

The year I worked at a group home youth crisis shelter with runaway, homeless and foster youth in transition is strung on a ribbon of memories as if it had been one long unending day.

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Saki Knafo

The New Hotel Homeless

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 04.22.2012

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Melissa was always on the move, wandering in and out of people's rooms, going from pool to basketball court and back to pool, climbing up the big tree...

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Homeless With Children

William Laney | Posted 04.06.2012

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William Laney

Families who live in motels, or double-up with family or friends, qualify as homeless beings and deserve the aid given to the more visibly homeless.

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Real Life Lessons From Real Life DoGooders: Start Small for a Big Impact

Marc Ozburn | Posted 04.30.2012

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Marc Ozburn

Kendra's impact is evident when she tells the story of how a little boy at a shelter received one of her packages. When he saw the tag on his new blanket, he asked specifically if it was new. She remembers how pleased he was when she confirmed it.

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WATCH: 3 Homeless Stories You'll Never Forget

Posted 02.21.2012

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"There's so many different types of situations that can cause homelessness. You really can't stereotype it. You really can't." These are the words of ...

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Saki Knafo

They Live In Motels And On Friends' Couches, But Are These Kids Homeless?

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.12.2012

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Homeless kids have the right to an education. That's the basic rationale behind the McKinney-Vento Act of 1987, a law meant to ensure that homeless ki...

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Saki Knafo

Amid A Rising Tide Of Poverty, A Proposal To Change New York's Homeless Shelters

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.07.2012

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As a tide of poverty rises throughout the country, the Bronx stands out as a place where the waters have climbed especially high. So it's no great sur...

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A Christmas Feast Past and Present

Gabrielle Burton | Posted 02.19.2012

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Gabrielle Burton

Often the world's miseries seem too overwhelming, our efforts to relieve them too paltry. But Christmas celebrates a baby's birth and is, at its deepest level, a time of renewed hope.

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It Happened One Christmas

Beth Broderick | Posted 02.12.2012

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Beth Broderick

Today, there are almost no facilities in Los Angeles that can house a homeless woman with her children. I am so grateful to Good Shepherd for answering their need and for taking my call on that dark night so long ago.

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Report: 1 In 45 U.S. Children Is Homeless

USA Today | Marisol Bello | Posted 12.13.2011

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One in 45 children in the USA — 1.6 million children — were living on the street, in homeless shelters or motels, or doubled up with other familie...

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Homeless Kids

Sophie Johnson | Posted 02.10.2012

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Sophie Johnson

Maggie goes to school every day. Her teacher lets her brush her teeth in the classroom. She takes showers at friends' homes and some times, she just takes a sponge bath -- washing off in the car.

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What Is Necessary

Ed Shurna | Posted 01.22.2012

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Ed Shurna

The Occupy Movement rightly attacks the disparity between the top 1 percent and the other 99 percent. The rich are getting richer. The middle class treads water. And the poor, working or not, are drowning.

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Educating and Nurturing Homeless Students

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 01.11.2012

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Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

Teachers are the first line of defense but we all have to pitch in and do what we can to ensure that all of our country's children have the chance to lead happy, healthy lives.

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For Homeless Students, Transitional Shelters Must Be Used as a Tool, Not a Roadblock

Ralph da Costa Nunez | Posted 01.09.2012

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Ralph da Costa Nunez

The Department of Education and Department of Homeless Services must work together to address the needs of homeless students, and better track the data surrounding attendance and graduation rates among this population.

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Arkansas School Provides Clothing, Food For Growing Number Of Homeless Students

Mark Horvath | Posted 12.31.2011

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Mark Horvath

This week I was visiting Northwest Arkansas for The Farm's Harvest Festival and my friend Mike Rusch connected me with Marian Riner, Families in Trans...

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Kids and Cameras: A Winning Pair

Cub Online, Lawrence Central High School Newspaper | Molly Liss | Posted 11.22.2011

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For Laurence Central High School senior Melissa MacNeur, Tuesdays aren’t just another day of the week. With a little time and some disposable camera...

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We Cannot Afford to Continue to Ignore the Issue of Homelessness

Randy Jurado Ertll | Posted 11.15.2011

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Randy Jurado Ertll

The homeless are disproportionately black and brown, 43 percent black and 15 percent Hispanic, according to the center. And the faces of the homeless are getting younger, especially among the Latino community. 


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The Innocent Faces of Poverty

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 10.19.2011

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Rev. Al Sharpton

According to a new study, 1 in 5 kids in the most powerful nation on earth now live in poverty. Which, for those who continually want to attack the poor, is only $22,350/yr. for a family of four.

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Being Practical in Creating Change

Diana Mao | Posted 10.03.2011

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Diana Mao

Two men, Jonathan Walton and Max Lyons are working to break the misconception that the homeless are lazy, crazy, and harmful drug addicts.

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The In-Between

Catherine Meek | Posted 09.25.2011

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Catherine Meek

Melissa was abandoned by her family at 12 years old, addicted to meth before entering 6th grade, and deemed "defiant" by every adult who has ever worked with her. When I first met Melissa, she was sitting at the kitchen table glaring at me.

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