• 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    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 EDT

    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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 EDT

    ... 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 ...

  • COVID relief for thousands of foster youth has expired. Will lawmakers renew it?

    COVID relief for thousands of foster youth has expired. Will lawmakers renew it?

    Nov 03, 2021 06:40 PM EDT

    ... who accessed extended care until they were 21 are three times more likely to be enrolled in school, nearly three times less likely to experience homelessness as they age out, and overall see better outcomes than those who do not access the extended care. But according to Child Trends, staying ...

  • LGBTQ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing

    LGBTQ seniors fear discrimination when searching for housing

    Oct 10, 2021 07:52 PM EDT

    ... the fact that Stonewall House welcomes gay and trans seniors is important to Nottingham. For decades, she says she faced housing discrimination, and at points, homelessness, due to her sexual orientation. It began at 14, when she came out as lesbian and her family kicked her out on the street ...

  • The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities

    The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities

    Oct 01, 2021 03:12 PM EDT

    ... mind. It’s why trans people, for example, are helping each other pay for medical procedures that aren’t covered by insurance, housing those experiencing homelessness and creating mutual aid networks, Spade said. “We’re helping each other survive right now,” he said. And there are still significant challenges with ...