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National Homelessness

Homeless hotspots at SXSW was a gutsy way to bring attention to homelessness

  • Homeless Hotspots
  • March 21, 2012
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the use of individuals who are homeless as wi-fi hotspots. One side of the argument states that it...
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Women veterans getting lost in homeless count

  • female veteran homelessness
  • February 16, 2012
"Trying to start today is a bit late. They're here now. What do we do?" Gulf War Navy veteran and female veteran advocate Yvonne...
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Unemployment: Numbers do not account for human toll

December's unemployment rate falls showing a slight improvement in the overalljob market, but last week's claims for unemployment spike...
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How do we help the homeless Veterans without becoming "enablers"?

The numbers are startling. The VA estimates that 107,000veterans are homeless on any given night. Approximately twice that many will experience...
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Homelessness in London: David Cohen publishes Dispossessed book

David Cohen was called upon by the “London Evening Standard” to investigate poverty and homelessness in the United kingdom. The &ldquo...
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Homeless occupation has been the permanent protest against inequality in USA

If you want to understand one acute irony of the current Occupy Wall Street and other occupation protests going on around the nation, you have to...
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100,000 Homes for 100,000 homeless Americans by July 2013 (videos)

  • 100000 Homes for 100000 homeless Americans by July 2013
  • August 15, 2011
Writing for the Domestic Crimes channel often exposes us to the worst of the worst and can sometimes be disheartening to both write, and read. So...
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500 human rights protesters' love for Kelly Thomas, anger at police

'Hate crime of mentally ill' draws hundreds of protestersFor almost six hours Saturday, approximately 500 protesters outside Fullerton...
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Orlando Florida declares feeding the homeless a crime, arrests advocates

Orlando, Florida recently passed a law limiting the number of times charitable groups will be allowed to feed the homeless in popular city parks...
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The story of ‘Hopeville, USA’

  • Hopeville USA
  • May 19, 2011
In the middle of downtown St. Louis, one can find a community called “Hopeville.” Hopeville is at least partially an ironic name for...
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