• Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents

    Treasury: Most COVID rental aid went to low-income residents

    Feb 25, 2022 05:12 PM EST

    ... such as whether a household lives in a census tract with a high percentage of low income renter at risk of experiencing housing instability or homelessness. Applications are available in five languages and priority given to those most in need, not those who are first to apply. “Our collective efforts ...

  • Monthly checks, child tax credits: What will help end poverty?

    Monthly checks, child tax credits: What will help end poverty?

    Jan 09, 2022 11:02 PM EST

    ... looked at guaranteed income programs in Stockton, California, in Hudson, New York, and Gary, Indiana, and San Francisco, where they were dealing with people experiencing homelessness. What do you see as the future for guaranteed income and how do you see guaranteed income being scaled up on a national level ...

  • 1 in 100 kids lose legal ties to their parents by the time they turn 18. This new bill aims to help

    1 in 100 kids lose legal ties to their parents by the time they turn 18. This new bill aims to help

    Dec 30, 2021 09:18 PM EST

    Albert, who grew up in the foster care system herself in King County, Washington, struggled to work through the trauma she experienced as a kid, and like many who grow up in the system, she had also experienced homelessness, mental health issues, and incarceration. Before rights were terminated, Albert had ...

  • Brooks and Capehart on Democrats' legislative setbacks, Biden's pandemic response

    Brooks and Capehart on Democrats' legislative setbacks, Biden's pandemic response

    Dec 24, 2021 11:30 PM EST

    ... that all will be well. And so, to me, this is a night of exhaustion reflecting back on this year, but not a night of homelessness. Amna Nawaz: Jonathan, what about you? How are you reflecting on this holiday season? Jonathan Capehart: Well, I think David put his thumb on ...

  • December 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    December 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode

    Dec 19, 2021 11:13 PM EST

    ... series of lockdowns in Europe leading up to the holidays, why car prices are soaring, key Democratic Senator Joe Manchin says no to President Biden’s Build Back Better bill, and an effort in San Francisco to provide guaranteed income for people experiencing homelessness. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

  • Miracle Money: How a guaranteed income fund is helping San Francisco’s homeless

    Miracle Money: How a guaranteed income fund is helping San Francisco’s homeless

    Dec 19, 2021 10:08 PM EST

    Kevin Adler: And so we launched one of the first basic income pilots for people experiencing homelessness in the country called Miracle Money. Zachary Green: The unconditional cash payments known as universal basic income – or UBI – have been tested in many cities, but the homeless have largely been left out ...

  • Cities, towns decimated by opioids are close to receiving $28 billion settlement

    Cities, towns decimated by opioids are close to receiving $28 billion settlement

    Dec 14, 2021 05:05 PM EST

    McMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The opioid epidemic blew into this picturesque Oregon town like a toxic wind, leaving overdoses, addiction, homelessness and wrecked families in its wake. In a humble, single-story brick building, three blocks from downtown McMinnville's wine-tasting rooms and cafes, staffers and volunteers of a recovery ...

  • Can this innovative housing model help solve California’s affordable housing crisis?

    Can this innovative housing model help solve California’s affordable housing crisis?

    Dec 11, 2021 09:14 PM EST

    ... and the price of homes skyrocket and the population surges. In July ,the state’s legislature passed a package of bills to address housing and homelessness and increase affordable housing. In it was $500 million which nonprofit organizations can use to preserve housing when foreclosure — or risk of foreclosure — bring ...

  • Thousands in Oregon face eviction as lawmakers scramble to find solutions

    Thousands in Oregon face eviction as lawmakers scramble to find solutions

    Dec 10, 2021 07:09 PM EST

    ... new rental assistance applications are submitted each week. "If we let families down we are going to be pushing people into the real threat of homelessness. It's unconscionable not to take steps to prevent that," Hebb said. Officials say a significant number of people are applying for state aid ...

  • Migrant crisis highlighted in pope's Greece-Cyprus trip

    Migrant crisis highlighted in pope's Greece-Cyprus trip

    Nov 30, 2021 02:35 PM EST

    ... large numbers of asylum-seekers while failing to protect their rights. "Thousands seeking refuge in Greece are violently pushed back to Turkey. Migrant children face homelessness and a lack of access to health care, education and food. And nongovernmental groups face legislative restrictions and criminal harassment by officials.” Greek authorities ...