UNICOR does not operate in state prisons, which run their own work programs. Although some states pay a few cents or handful of dollars hourly, others likeGeorgia and Texas actually compel their prisoners to work for free. In Photo by /Susan Madden Lankford many instances, this state labor i...
, which will meet homeless youth with direct care wherever they are, but will also be adding critical prevention and aftercare programs that will make a big difference in the number of youth impacted. Throughout the United States, homelessness continues to grow. More than 4 millio...
with the larger number of cases of latent TB infection [1]. The Airin district of Osaka City is known as an urban area with a dense population of day-laborers and homeless people in Japan, an intermediate-prevalence country [2]. The prevalence of active TB in the Airin district was appro...
Here, we describe the prevalence and risk factors associated with HIV among PEH who were screened during a city-wide TB screening program among PEH initiated in response to a multi-shelter TB outbreak in Atlanta, Georgia. METHODS. Retrospective analysis of data on 18,605 PEH screened for TB ...
Georgia Animal Protection Act This act, passed in response to the inhumane treatment of animals in an Atlanta pet store chain, establishes the first minimum standards for conditions in places such as animal shelters. 1992 The First International Homeless Animals Day ...
However, during our field work for a large community needs assessment of homeless youth aged 14 to 25 in Atlanta, Georgia, we also observed that younger RHY were more likely to cope with life on the streets by banding together in small groups or "crews" (Wright et al. 2016). Our field...
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