• The hidden health costs of eviction

    The hidden health costs of eviction

    Jan 13, 2020 11:30 PM EST

    ... families in five cities. Megan Sandel: We found that those families that were homeless and the families that were behind on rent had very similar adverse health outcomes, which signaled to us that homelessness is bad, but behind on rent is just as bad for kids' health and their parents.

  • This teen CEO is empowering young volunteers to give back

    This teen CEO is empowering young volunteers to give back

    Dec 25, 2019 07:38 PM EST

    ... relief. In 2017, Kids4Community made care packages for survivors of the Puebla earthquake in Mexico and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Another key focus is homelessness -- an issue that has taken on particular significance for the group’s young founder. A few years ago, as he remembers it, Pala was ...

  • From tech to society, how we've changed in a decade

    From tech to society, how we've changed in a decade

    Dec 24, 2019 09:19 PM EST

    Gentrification and a shortage of affordable housing has fueled displacement in cities from Washington, D.C., to Portland, and homelessness rose for three years in a row, with states such as California and Idaho struggling to accommodate those affected by the crisis. We saw the human toll and politicization of ...

  • Washington governor wants to spend $300 million to help homeless

    Washington governor wants to spend $300 million to help homeless

    Dec 18, 2019 10:52 PM EST

    ... billion two-year budget, Inslee said Washington must do more to find housing for people. The state has the fifth-highest per-capita rate of homelessness of all U.S. states. “This homelessness problem touches every part of the state,” said Inslee, a Democrat. In addition to adding shelter beds ...

  • How Minneapolis became the first to end single-family zoning

    How Minneapolis became the first to end single-family zoning

    Nov 23, 2019 10:24 PM EST

    ... planning to implement something called “inclusionary zoning,” requiring developers to include affordable units in large, new apartment buildings. And the mayor has plans to tackle homelessness and strengthen tenants’ rights. As for the single-family zoning change, it was officially adopted by the Minneapolis City Council earlier this month and ...

  • Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

    Catholic bishops’ new anti-abuse hotline to be ready soon

    Nov 14, 2019 12:36 AM EST

    ... bishops also heard a presentation from Sister Donna Markham, president of Catholic Charities USA, about a new initiative to ease the nationwide problem of chronic homelessness. She said pilot programs are under way in Detroit; St. Louis; Las Vegas; Portland, Oregon, and Spokane, Washington, with a goal of reducing homelessness ...

  • Buttigieg says he'd pick VA's 1st female secretary if elected

    Buttigieg says he'd pick VA's 1st female secretary if elected

    Nov 11, 2019 01:42 PM EST

    ... responses to sexual assault in the military by shifting prosecution from military commanders to independent prosecutors. He also wants to put particular focus on stemming homelessness among women vets, many of whom may have experienced sexual trauma . He pointed to his seven-month deployment in Afghanistan in 2014 and watching ...

  • 'Sesame Street' turns 50

    'Sesame Street' turns 50

    Nov 06, 2019 06:56 PM EST

    ... welcomed many more. It became the first children's program to feature someone with Down syndrome. It's had puppets with HIV and in foster care, invited children in wheelchairs, dealt with topics like jailed parents, homelessness, women's rights, military families and even girls singing about loving their hair.

  • Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

    Strike-ending deal will shape Chicago schools for years

    Nov 01, 2019 07:40 PM EST

    ... said Patricia Nix-Hodes, director of the Law Project at the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. "I think it's visionary," she said. "A significant number of students in Chicago Public Schools are dealing with homelessness and housing instability, and you can't separate that from their education." Compromise areas

  • WATCH: At police conference, Trump slams Chicago for crime problems

    WATCH: At police conference, Trump slams Chicago for crime problems

    Oct 28, 2019 04:48 PM EST

    ... strike since Oct. 17. At the conference, Trump signed an executive order creating a presidential commission on law enforcement to study issues like substance abuse, homelessness and mental illness, the White House said. The order calls for establishing a framework for better training, recruiting and retaining law enforcement officers. The ...