This is the question municipalities and communities are asking when it comes to solving the homeless problem. The homeless have complex mental health‚ addiction‚ and social problems. Because of this‚ there are a lot of creative ways being implemented to combat homelessness and they all tak...
The U.S. government, middle, and upper-class citizens in the United States should come together and fund communities in large cities like Chicago in the next couple years to lower the amount of homeless people living on the city streets. In these communities they can build schools for those...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been focused on addressing the city's homelessness crisis, getting people off the streets and into shelters that, up until now, did not exist. She's doing it by leveraging empty motels and city-owned properties.
Homelessness simply put, means without a home - therefore homelessness is an equal opportunity state that can happen to anyone. Even though we have seen some economic prosperity over the years, statistics show that the number of homeless remains very high. With this in mind, communities need ...
students who don’t have a bed to call their own, staying focused in class and completing homework assignments can be incredibly difficult. Homelessness is affecting a growing number of children, having doubled in the last decade to 1.3 million, according to theNational Center for Homeles...
4. Local communities take action to combat homelessness too late. Housing affordability appeared near the top of many 2024 election-year polls regarding issues that Americans cared about. But for most Americans, even those who reside in cities with staggering disparity, homelessness remains a...
Biden has walked a difficult line on crime, policing and the communities that have been disproportionately impacted by both. The president has said it’s possible to bring down crime and also reform criminal justice and policing at the same time, though Republicans claim crime is...
is life affirming’. When asked about differences that could be implemented, a 30-year-old gay non-binary participant reported: ‘If the mainstream media gave more proactive examples of LGBQ + people doing fabulous and positive things for their communities, my pride in being gay would be...
The purpose of such action is to fund an enormous multibillion-dollar, 10-year program of housing and social services for the homeless. As a result, Los Angeles now has its best chance in decades to combat homelessness. This is an opportunity that surely all can agre...
Michael spent over a decade battling heroin addiction. His life spiraled out of control, leading to job loss, strained relationships, and eventually homelessness. For years, he struggled with failed attempts at sobriety, often relapsing due to loneliness and a lack of support. ...