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

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living


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.

Breaking Homelessness News: Tens of Thousands Detroit Residents Apply for HPRP Funds

Christine Schanes | Posted 11.02.2009 | Impact


Christine Schanes

Two videos published on YouTube - one of which has just been aired on television - show what actual HPRP funding means to people in Detroit, Michigan.

The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

Christine Schanes | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics


Christine Schanes

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is administering $1.5 billion of its $787 billion stimulus package through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).

Denver's South Lincoln -- The Future Looks Bright Thanks to Recovery Funds

Judy Montero | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver


Judy Montero

A new project funded by Recovery Act funds will transform a public-housing site into a mixed-income environment.

Wasted or Wasteful? Are Bureaucrats All That Bad?

Harry Moroz | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

Obama and Biden promise they will not spend our money badly. Government stimulus spending is presented by the administration as a necessary evil.

Giving Families a Choice

Shaun Donovan | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


Shaun Donovan

The most successful public housing transformations have looked beyond the front gates of the new development. There is a correlation between successful housing and good schools.

HUD Program Encouraging People To Buy Homes They Can't Afford

Washington Independant | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


When U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced last week that first-time homebuyers soon will be permitted to turn their $8...

The GOP & Jack Kemp's Example: Inclusion Matters or the Party of Lincoln Will Perish

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Sophia A. Nelson

Jack Kemp was everybody's favorite Republican/Conservative. The GOP leadership would do well to model itself after him in class, temperament and substance.

Breaking News: MALDEF Leader Trasvina To Serve At HUD

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics


Mario Solis-Marich

The choice of Trasvina as Assistant HUD Secretary is sure to be seen as a victory by both the progressive and Latino communities.

Midnight Regs: Pollution in National Parks And More!

ProPublica | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


ProPublica

Today's additions to our Midnight Regulations chart include rules that affect our national parks, the approval and labeling of genetically-modified food, and public access to information.

Attorney General Sues Mortgage Rescue Firms

AP | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago


Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is warning struggling homeowners about mortgage rescue companies. Madigan on Tuesday announced that she's file...

Illinois Foreclosures Soar

AP | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago


The number of homeowners caught in the wave of foreclosures in October grew 25 percent nationally over the same month in 2007, data released Thursday ...

If You Like FEMA, You'll Love HUD

Harry Shearer | Posted 11.30.2008 | Green


Harry Shearer

The Kafkaesque mobius strip of bureaucratic delays and excuses in New Orleans contrasts interestingly with the long-ago Jackson Square promise by the president to cut through red tape.

CHA Nabs Millions for Housing Aid

Chicago Tribune | Sara Olkon | Posted 10.27.2008 | Chicago


Housing Secretary Steven Preston said Friday that Chicago would get tens of millions of dollars to help improve mixed-income public housing and to hel...

The Lure of Strong Women

John Farr | Posted 10.25.2008 | Entertainment


John Farr

Over the years, movies built on strong female characters have consistently entertained and inspired us. Instinctively, we root for these characters as we do for all non-conformists.

Disappointed Bloggers Redo ABC Debate And Obama Responds

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.07.2008 | Home


Christine Escobar

The Democratic debate in Philadelphia was a farce. So Democratic bloggers at MOMocrats asked Obama to answer a series of real questions online. And he did.

New Orleans Protestors Vow To Keep Fighting

Associated Press | Cain Burdeau | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


After violent clashes with police at City Hall, protesters vowed that the fight over a plan to demolish 218 public housing buildings for the poor was ...