For years, the brunt of the responsibility seems to have fallen on the shoulders of the City of Green Bay, because a large majority of the homeless-related resources and services are centrally-located in the city’s downtown. In 2020, mostly because of the pandemic, the city saw an uptick...
” Ruffin recalled. “‘Miss Lee, how you doing? Miss Phillips, can you make me a Seven-Up cake like you used to when I was young? Hi Mr. King.’ Robert, across the street—I’d sit there for hours and talk to him.”
As colleges and universities around the country shut down campuses and dormitories undercoronavirus-related stay-at-home orders, the cost comes at a steep price for low-income and homeless students who rely on on-campus resources to get through school. Further, students on the cusp of gra...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Staggering a bit as he spoke, Jason Lance stood between the proverbial rock and a dismally cold, hard place against the backdrop of a bright-lit afternoon. Scattered in the snow to his right were damaged boxes spilling apples, unc
This prospective cohort study included 75 people who enrolled in POP-UP before the COVID-19 pandemic, out of the 192 people referred to the program and 152 deemed eligible. Eligible participants are HIV-positive individuals experiencing homelessness or unstable housing who either are not on antiret...
As Schwede’s sister Tammy Trauschwould tell the Times Colonist, while there were plenty of resources around her brother to ensure that he could use drugs safely, at the time of his death getting a spot in a detox centre required an 111-day wait. ...
February 25, 2022 Formerly unhoused resident Geneva Strickland walks down the trail near Coyote Creek to find homeless camps in the early morning hours of Feb. 23. Strickland took part in Santa Clara County's point in time homeless count. Photo by Tran Nguyen...
Given the importance of the resources industry to the Australian economy, there is a strong need for research about homelessness in rural and regional mining communities to improve public policy and service delivery responses now and into the future. This paper draws on a subset of qualitative ...
The biennial count is a critical metric in understanding the homeless crisis and identifying the needs of people on the streets. The countyopted last year to cancel the 2021 countdue to COVID-19. Advocates said the lack of information has left the region without a clear picture of how bad ...
Being able to “pass” while homeless requires artfulness and resources: … as far as the period, it's the thing that saved me was I was able to blend in. Once 6 am hit, everything opens, 7am, everything's open, I just blend in. So I can go into a public place and I always...