The Housing and Urban Development Department announced Wednesday nearly $1.4 billion in grants to help fund a record number of programs for the homeless.
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Tuesday unveiled a plan to end veterans' homelessness in five years, saying that without action the improvements of recent years could be lost because of the bad economy.
The old, run-down trailer in the backcountry near Norridgewock wasn't much to look at, but it was home.
In the coming months, the Housing and Urban Development Department will oversee at least a tenfold increase in spending on programs designed to prevent homelessness, officials said Thursday.
- As snowstorms blew into this Northwest city and the economy iced over in December, the occupants of a shelter nestled among industrial buildings on the north side prayed for divine intervention.
Nearly a third of Americans have at one point worried about becoming homeless and many more are taking in friends and relatives needing a home, a survey found.
"I have no clue where I'll be," come Friday, says Greg Staffa in a phone interview with HousingWatch. The Farmington, Minn. man claims that is when he will be thrown out of his modest townhouse into the bitter Minnesota cold at week's end -- and all because he is overweight.
I first saw Mike back in Fall of 2008. Truth be told, he was pretty damn hard to miss. I had just started law school, and I got off the Red Line at Union Station every day.
Compassion from strangers enabled a homeless couple to get an apartment and schedule a wedding for December 12, 2009.
In the past 6 months, some of you here have been following my coverage on what it can really mean to be homeless in the United States.
In 2006, Ini Augustine was given a Congressional Medal of Distinction and named a businesswoman of the year by the National Republican Congressional Committee for building a highly profitable temp agency. But Jim Spencer reports for the Minneapolis-St.
The poor want a voice. Dec 10 they and their allies try to became number 1 on popular internet searches
Participants in the first ever Homeless Awareness Sleepover found shelter in a Cushing gym, on the first night snow fell in Kearney. The United Way originally planned for the sleepover to be held outdoors next to the fountain but moved the event inside due to the weather.
We wander in and out of the tangled and disturbed memories of our youth like children run through a Halloween corn maze. There is edgy anticipation that the journey will somehow continue with joy at the end....
You may have missed it in the mainstream news media, but statistical societal indicators are reading red across the board. Before exposing the root causes of this breakdown, let's look at some vital statistics and facts:
11/3/2009 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki is expected to unveil a five-year plan to end homelessness among veterans as he, other VA officials and community outreach specialists come together for the Homeless Veteran Summit here beginning Nov. 3.
On a Friday night on Alafaya Trail, students are out, businesses are beginning to close, and a homeless woman is roaming the streets. Her clothes tattered and hair ruffled, she walks from car to car, person to person, facing rejection.
A man being served an eviction notice by a deputy from the Constable's Office set his house on fire and then shot at firefighters who responded to the scene, according to a spokesman for the NOPD.
As the holiday season nears, most of us look forward to spending time with family and friends. Children anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus. It is a time for peace and harmony. Our minds are filled with feelings of generosity, sentimentality and reflection.
Complaints are a good way to point out the flaws that are a part of any process, be it in government or business. But complaining can only go so far, and to solve the symptoms which drive those complaints, the nature of the problem must be identified and then reworked.
Growing numbers of Americans who have lost houses to foreclosure are landing in homeless shelters, according to social service groups and a recent report by a coalition of housing advocates. Only three years ago, foreclosure was rarely a factor in how people became homeless.
Orlando has finally reached a tipping point concerning the homeless.
Agencies Note Cold-Weather Demands Gallery Homeless Shelters Fear Cuts As winter approaches, homeless advocates say they may have to close fully occupied shelters because of budget cuts.
Fans may see his music as more about civil rights than seasonal rites — but Bob Dylan has joined the race for the Christmas No 1.
He was in a large recycling bin full of cardboard boxes behind a Taco Bell at 34525 Alvarado Niles Road about 5:30 a.m. Monday when the incident happened.
PUYALLUP, Wash. (AP) - The Puyallup City Council will hold a public hearing on Oct. 20 to consider a proposed homeless camp in the community. Homeless advocates say the city doesn't have enough temporary housing for everyone, despite help from churches.
Rosemary Johnston, the legislative chairwoman of the county's Regional Continuum of Care Council, which addresses homelessness countywide, on Tuesday sent a letter to City Council members urging them to select a downtown location for the temporary winter homeless shelter at their …
"They were not homeless. Except that now, they are.
Gwen stands up to bullies, but story raises questions One of American Girl's newer dolls is stirring up controversy because she is "homeless."
WARNING: DISCLAIMER This is solely my opinion. Many of my opinions stated within this article have been formulated by learning about how some of the programs work and some personal experiences. This is the first of a series of articles I will writing.