Dec 27 The choir where homeless singers find hope and acceptance By Susan Murphy, KPBS At a meeting of Voices of our City Choir in San Diego, aspiring choir members from all walks of life come together to sing songs of love and hope. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 5:05 Police step up effort to evict homeless from Tijuana canals By PBS News Hour About 1,000 homeless people live in Tijuana, many of them migrants hoping to make their way into to the U.S. Hundreds dwell in makeshift tents or storm drains in the branching tunnels of the Tijuana River canal, despite the local… Continue watching
Jan 22 4 ways to help out during this weekend’s winter storm By Dominique Bonessi If you live in the Washington, D.C. area and are looking for ways to help as the snow falls, you have plenty of options. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 8:12 How L.A. is trying to get veteran homelessness down to zero By PBS News Hour In September, Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti allocated an additional $13 million dollars in city funds to expand subsidies for homeless people. And in November the L.A. City Council declared a “shelter crisis” which provides expanded access to temporary shelters as… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 5:28 Artists who have lived on the street get space to create By PBS News Hour In Denver, the RedLine gallery reaches out to people who have experienced homelessness to offer them an accessible artistic outlet. In their own words, some of the Reach Studio artists talk about how the program has transformed their lives. Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 25:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 13, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 13, in the first major speech of her presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton lays out her economic message. Later, find out who Western officials believe is sending cash and weapons to the Taliban. And, in… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 9:06 LA’s ambitious plan to house every homeless veteran By PBS News Hour Los Angeles, a city with the highest number of homeless veterans, recently signed on to an ambitious national effort to end the crisis by the end of the year. Now, hundreds of service providers are working toward that goal by… Continue watching
Jun 13 Architects rethinking design of housing for formerly homeless residents By Saskia de Melker, Sam Weber Well designed, architecturally striking housing for the homeless is starting to emerge across the country. Continue reading
Jun 02 Homeless men, now auteurs, challenge preconceptions through filmmaking By Aisha Jama Street Sense, a Washington, D.C., media nonprofit that publishes a newspaper written and sold by the homeless, has branched out to filmmaking. The Street Sense Filmmaker Co-op gives its members the tools to craft their stories, while equipping them with… Continue reading
Jan 29 Vatican to offer free shave and haircuts for homeless By Ruth Tam Starting Feb. 16, the Vatican will offer free shaves and haircuts to the homeless every Monday in St. Peter's Square. The project is being spearheaded by Pope Francis' almoner, Konrad Krajewski, who was inspired by a homeless man named Franco. Continue reading