Exclusive coverage from Lisa Desjardins and the politics team
Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.
... where more than half of the homeless populations are unsheltered — including California, Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, Arkansas and Arizona. States with the largest absolute increases in homelessness between 2019 and 2020 include Texas and Washington, other states recording extreme heat. As climate change exacerbates the effects of weather events like flooding ...
... Jawanza James Williams is Black, gay, HIV-positive and, shortly after moving here, had no place to stay. Jawanza James Williams: And, suddenly, I experienced homelessness. And while I was in the shelter, I realized that everyone around me was Black and brown. Hari Sreenivasan: He is also the organizing ...
... be more than enough to cover all of the unpaid rent in the state, according to Jason Elliott, senior counselor to Newsom on housing and homelessness. But the state has been slow to distribute that money, and it's unlikely it can spend it all by June 30. A report ...
... when you think about the effects of poverty, we think about, like, how communities are designed in ways to create conflict, these are policy choices. Homelessness is a policy choice. Poverty is a policy choice. We could actually set people up with a whole different set of options on the ...
... from corporations and other organizations, Harris the average donation to the nonprofit was $47. Harris said the group has also funded an initiative in Fayetteville to help reduce homelessness, a scholarship program for law school students and an internship program at Texas A&M University, where Floyd went to school.
... abuse counselors, homeless experts, and activists are asking for the same darn thing. Don't send a badge and a gun when the crisis is homelessness. Send a roof and four walls. Then you don't have to worry about them being better. You don't have to worry about ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state into housing and to “functionally end family homelessness” within five years. Newsom's plan was announced in a statement and he was expected to provide more ...
... capital that’s had high rates of coronavirus and relatively low rates of vaccination. The organization runs community health centers while also working to end homelessness among families. “I think it is past time that this country understands that its government does care about them,” said Fudge, a former Ohio ...
... here. The Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust is raising funds to financially support transgender Indians, who are often rejected by their families and experiencing homelessness, a risk factor for COVID. You can donate here. Care India, a humanitarian organization that focuses on helping marginalized women and girls, is providing ...
... that the preexisting condition has been chronic neglect. William Brangham: Dr. Andrew Boozary teaches public health and also works at a clinic serving people experiencing homelessness Andrew Boozary: We can't say that we have a perfect system. We can't say that we have one, when you think about ...
Support Provided By: Learn more
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.