This article reports on a study of 444 homeless persons in Richmond, Virginia, that examined the relationships among homelessness and gender; current and past problems; and various demographic characteristics. The findings support the general theory that a significant proportion of homeless men and wom...
Short Pump is a wealthy community outside of Richmond known for its restaurants, coffee shops, and green space. The town is an attractive destination for families and young professionals, who are drawn to the highly rated public schools and low crime rates. #14. Arlington, Virginia Sean Pavone...
Shelters in Canada are not designed to meet the physical or mental health needs of the growing number of older adults who are homeless, a report released Tuesday says. A man sleeps on the street in Toronto on Friday, March 11, 2022. A new report says the number...
There are problems with this method of counting because not all homeless people stay at the shelters (Phelan & Link, 1999). The count does tabulate those who have been turned away. However, there are reasons why people might not appear at a shelter. In the clinical setting, clients have ...
As shelters gear up for a busy holiday week, inside the bustling kitchen of the Bay Area Rescue Mission in Richmond, it's just as busy as ever. December 23, 2024 5:50am PST Memorials for 197 homeless who died in Santa Clara County ...
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In 2023, the count was 4% higher than in 2022. The team and its community partners, including hundreds of volunteers, canvassed across the county to count the number of people living in emergency shelters or outdoors on Jan. 24. The preliminary findings showed 2,843 pe...
Local officials say there has been a 38 percent increase in people counted in shelters since the 2022 count. "The county has increased its interim shelter capacity and also purchased several hotels that were converted into permanent supportive housing units for those who had been...
Are there really 75 times as many homeless on the street in Birmingham, Ala., as there are in Richmond, Va.? Are there really no homeless persons in Wichita, Kan., and only one in Rochester, N.Y.? Are there really 16 times as many homeless in San Diego as there are in Washington...
Barbara Duffield, policy director for theNational Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, said that while many school districts across the country are collaborating with shelters to arrange housing and services for homeless students, Maplewood Richmond Heights has gone one step furt...