• Detroit's tiny houses give residents a home to rebuild their lives

    Detroit's tiny houses give residents a home to rebuild their lives

    Aug 22, 2017 11:29 PM EDT

    ... but a big idea. ED FOWLER: It's really about home ownership and the American dream for people who stopped dreaming. We really were looking at not only eliminating homelessness, but with dealing with poverty for people. JEFFREY BROWN: For the PBS NewsHour, I’m Jeffrey Brown in Detroit, Michigan.

  • This artist turns construction waste into sculptures and paintings

    This artist turns construction waste into sculptures and paintings

    Jul 23, 2017 08:29 PM EDT

    Sheri Crider wants to know why Americans want new and shiny things -- and what they do with the rest. It’s a question she has asked for years, going back to when she was using drugs and alcohol, experiencing homelessness and serving time, a period where she felt cut off ...

  • In pain and with nowhere to go, homeless patients find respite in a writing group

    In pain and with nowhere to go, homeless patients find respite in a writing group

    Jul 09, 2017 07:00 PM EDT

    ... a rough journey: Bates, who grew up in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, got into drugs as an adult and has faced bouts of homelessness. He has been married twice. He’s raised children. He’s lived in Virginia, in Connecticut, and now is back in his hometown. Bates ...

  • 5 important stories that have nothing to do with Trump's tweets

    5 important stories that have nothing to do with Trump's tweets

    Jul 05, 2017 08:45 PM EDT

    ... A new survey reveals 1 in 5 Los Angeles community college students are homeless A new report released last week spotlighted the high rates of homelessness and "food insecurity" among the 230,000 students enrolled in Los Angeles' community colleges, the Los Angeles Times reported. The survey found that about ...

  • Is the 'creative class' saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in?

    Is the 'creative class' saving our cities, or making them impossible to live in?

    Jun 01, 2017 07:59 PM EDT

    ... households. So I think it’s very, very hard, and especially in areas where education matters, it’s harder. READ MORE: The housing shortage and homelessness in San Francisco. Is there a solution? PAUL SOLMAN: It reminds me of the theme of inevitability. What’s happening is not only clustering ...

  • Column: The patients we do not see

    Column: The patients we do not see

    May 08, 2017 08:45 PM EDT

    ... programs, healthy eating initiatives, job fairs and food preparation courses. Public libraries are particular safe havens for those experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders and homelessness – as well as youth and recent immigrants. We should consider how the these locations are therefore already a part of our health ecosystem. Doctors ...

  • Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary

    Ben Carson confirmed as housing secretary

    Mar 02, 2017 04:02 PM EDT

    ... Urban Affairs Committee in January, Democrats said Carson would not have been their choice, but they welcomed his promises to address lead hazards in housing, homelessness and other issues. He was approved unanimously in the committee. Carson, 65, will lead an agency with some 8,300 employees and a budget ...

  • Some people see the politics. This photographer captures the pageantry.

    Some people see the politics. This photographer captures the pageantry.

    Feb 22, 2017 08:06 PM EDT

    On Tuesday, Mark Peterson was in Norfolk, Virginia, preparing to chase down members of Congress at a town hall. On Wednesday, he planned to go to Washington, D.C. to photograph the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). The work hasn’t stopped for the political photographer since the presidential campaign, when he documented the candidates and...

  • Why children's author Jerry Spinelli won't shy away from tough topics

    Why children's author Jerry Spinelli won't shy away from tough topics

    Feb 21, 2017 11:13 PM EDT

    In Spinelli's new book, "The Warden’s Daughter," the Newberry Award-winning author tells the story of a girl growing up without a mother in a county prison.

  • A way to save money when half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients

    A way to save money when half of all health costs is spent on a fraction of patients

    Jan 18, 2017 12:07 AM EDT

    Health care “super-utilizers” make up just 5 percent of the U.S. population but they account for 50 percent of health care spending. As health care costs continue to rise, providers are trying to figure out how to find these patients and get to the root of their problems. But the looming repeal of the Affordable...