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Matt Bevilacqua | Next American City | Jan 23rd, 2012 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: |
A new report finds that, although homelessness in the U.S. shrank ever so slightly over the past two years, a combination of rising housing prices, low wages for the poor and a soon-to-expire federal program means it’s hardly on the decline. (
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Mary Jones | Jul 31st, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: South | Cities: Dallas |
The Bridge was voted into being in 2004 as Dallas’ City Council approved a plan to end chronic homelessness by developing and delivering services and supportive housing (
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Tracey Ross | Jun 7th, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: Baltimore, New York, Washington, D.C. |
Organized playtime has seen a resurgence in cities across the U.S. Like many trends, however, this one has the potential to leave those in most need behind. (
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Willy Staley | Mar 9th, 2010 | Topic: Governance, Culture | Region: West Coast | Cities: New York, San Francisco |
San Franciscan Willy Staley explains why Mayor Newsom’s controversial sit/lie laws might prove to be a second wave of Manhattanization for San Francisco. (
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Rachel Somerstein | Feb 19th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: | Cities: |
A group of activists in Vancouver try to draw attention to British Columbia’s growing homelessness problem by providing them with very visible accommodations during the Olympic Games. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 12th, 2010 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York, Philadelphia |
It turns out that I was helping pay someone’s cable bill when I thought I was helping the homeless. Here, the story of a scam—and a roundup of very real organizations that will use your cash to make real change. (
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Akua Nyame-Mensah | Oct 26th, 2009 | Topic: Governance | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
A recent United Way of Great Los Angeles Study finds that “permanent supportive housing is a less costly approach to addressing chronic homelessness.” (
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Jody Pollock | Jan 27th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
California’s capital city considers housing its many homeless in sanctioned “tent cities,” but some wonder whether this temporary fix will only exacerbate a long-term problem. (
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The Bridge was voted into being in 2004 as Dallas’ City Council approved a plan to end chronic homelessness by developing and delivering services and supportive housing (keep reading…)
Organized playtime has seen a resurgence in cities across the U.S. Like many trends, however, this one has the potential to leave those in most need behind. (keep reading…)
San Franciscan Willy Staley explains why Mayor Newsom’s controversial sit/lie laws might prove to be a second wave of Manhattanization for San Francisco. (keep reading…)
A group of activists in Vancouver try to draw attention to British Columbia’s growing homelessness problem by providing them with very visible accommodations during the Olympic Games. (keep reading…)
It turns out that I was helping pay someone’s cable bill when I thought I was helping the homeless. Here, the story of a scam—and a roundup of very real organizations that will use your cash to make real change. (keep reading…)
