521 W. Elmira St. San Antonio, TX - 78212 Emergency Shelter and Long Term Housing Assistance at the Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania 6017 Broad St Pittsburgh, PA - 15219 Shelter For Families at Staples Family Center 336 Packard Street ...
However, college students at Villanova, Temple, Drexel, the University of Pennsylvania, and Swarthmore drew upon the HSHS model to open their own student-run homeless shelter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in January 2012. This article describes the process by which the Student-Run Emergency Housing...
Finding Your Way in PA connects people in need to services like Homeless & RunAway Youth Shelters, Crisis Lines, Soup Kitchens, Medical & Dental Clinics, Mental Health Centers, HIV/STI Testing, Clothing Resources, Legal clinics, Job Training, & other res
According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, older adults are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population. Workers 55 and older made up nearly 20% of those living in homeless shelters in 2021, and thousands more live in their car or on the street. In Miami-Dade ...
While California has recently been the epicenter of the homelessness crisis, homelessness there rose just 3%, much less than the national average. The state has invested tens of billions in recent years in housing and services. Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsyl...
The best solution to getting people off the streets and able to work, make money and living in a house or apartment that they can afford is for the state to give more money to homeless shelters and organizations. If the state of Pennsylvania gave more money to homeless shelters, the ...
While the number of homeless students increased, the number of those staying in emergency shelters or transitional housing declined.
The city of LA was one of few that reported a drop in unsheltered homeless people, with the new study reporting a 5% decrease as compared to 2023. HUD's 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report analyzes the number of people living in shelters, temporary housing or unshelte...
byPennsylvania State University A new AI tool created to help identify certain kinds of substance abuse based on a homeless youth's Facebook posts could provide homeless shelters with vital information to incorporate into each individual's case management plan. Credit: CC0 Public Domain ...
Socks and underwear are among the most requested, but least donated items at homeless shelters. Our goal is to bring some comfort to those in need by simply providing a clean pair of socks through the hands of our committed partners. This year we’re donating more than 250,000 pairs to ...