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Telling the Truth About Homelessness

Maria Foscarinis | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Poverty, Public Housing, Homelessness, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Housing Crisis, National-Law-Center-on-Homelessness-and-Poverty, Homeless Families, Impact News
Maria Foscarinis

Some recent reports suggest that homelessness is not increasing significantly. This is due to both flaws in the data they rely on and the narrow way they define homelessness. The result is confusion and misguided policies.

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Alexander Eichler

Homeless Rate Ready To Rise

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Poverty, Homeowners, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Working Poor, Video, Unemployment, Rental Market, Economic Stimulus Package, Homelessness, Naeh, Homeless, Federal Budget Cuts, Foreclosure, Hprp, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Renters, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

Although the recession has officially been over for two years, the worst may be to come for many people. Job losses rose during the last few years....

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When Homeless Shelters Become Homeless Themselves

Joel John Roberts | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Minnesota, Charity, Homelessness, Third World America, San Diego, Economy, Homeless Shelters, Los Angeles, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Impact News
Joel John Roberts

Talk in Los Angeles is about the homeless rescue mission shutting down their emergency shelter programs due to lack of public funding and delay in gov...

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Laura Bassett

Federal Homelessness Program Runs Out Of Money As Need Rises

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Homeless, Hud, Foreclosure Crisis, Homelessness, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Department of Housing and Urban Development, Impact News

WASHINGTON -- Homelessness has significantly risen in the U.S. as a result of surging foreclosures and joblessness caused by the recession, but a new ...

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The Top 10 Advocates for the Homeless of 2010

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Zachary Bonner, 100khomes, Bill Clinton, Department of Veterans Affairs, Steve Lopez, Phillip Mangano, Mark Horvath, Homelessness, Common Ground, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Los Angeles, The Soloist, David Letterman, La Impact, Impact News
Joel John Roberts

Has anyone or anything this year influenced the way this country addresses homelessness? I'm no David Letterman, but here is my Top Ten list of trendsetters of homelessness in 2010.

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Today is World Habitat Day

Maria Foscarinis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Human Rights, Homelessness, Housing, United Nations, Foreclosure, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), World Habitat Day, Housing and Urban Development, Shaun Donovan, Impact News
Maria Foscarinis

Human habitat is a broad term. But no matter the definition, it includes a safe, secure place to live: a home.

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Homelessness Myth #2: "They're All Bums!"

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Battered Women, President Obama Recovery, Poverty, Hud, Homeless Children, Safety, Employment, LaDonna Pavetti, Jobs, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Santa Monica, Myths, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, US House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, Homelessness, Causes, Homeless, Continuum of Care, Crossroads High School, Arra, Bums, Christine Schanes, Healthy Living News
Christine Schanes

I have found that approximately 25 percent of homeless people are children. Together, women and children make up close to 40 percent of homeless people and are the fastest growing segment.

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Homeless Given Cell Phones To Help Them Get Jobs, Homes In St. Paul

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Paul YWCA, St. Paul Foundation, Cell Phones, Homeless With Cell Phones, St. Paul, Dorothy Day Center, Unemployment, Face to Face Safe Zone, Homelessness, Homeless, Twin Cities Community Voice Mail, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Impact News

In St. Paul, Minn., one organization is taking a bold approach to helping people get their lives back on track: giving the homeless cell phones. Accor...

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Jenny Gibson's Story: Stimulus Funds Save Single Mom On Brink Of Homelessness

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Poverty, Unemployment, Housing, Homelessness, US Poverty, San Diego, Jenny Gibson, Homeless, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, San Diego Homeless, Homelessness Prevention, Impact News

Last year, San Diego resident Jenny Gibson found herself unemployed after losing her job with a nonprofit organization. For this hard-working single m...

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