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Library social worker helps homeless seeking quiet refuge

By PBS News Hour

Meet the nation's first full-time library social worker. Instead of trying to keep homeless residents from taking shelter in the urban haven of public libraries, San Francisco has adopted a new approach: employing a trained professional to address the needs…

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From nurses to social workers, see how public libraries are serving the homeless

By Sandi Fox

Public Libraries have become more than just a makeshift day shelter for the homeless, they are actively reaching out to them to provide services. Here are seven examples of what libraries across the nation are doing to serve the homeless.

Should a federal health program pay to house L.A.’s homeless?

By Hari Sreenivasan, Jason Kane

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Tent cities rise amid affordable housing shortage in Silicon Valley

By PBS News Hour

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Amazing recipes from chefs who feed the homeless

By Ruth Tam

Holidays are a time for gathering around a dinner table with loved ones. But for many, family is far and food is scarce.

How do you define ‘homeless’ in America?

By Colleen Shalby

On Monday, the National Center on Family Homelessness released a report that said one in 30 children, or roughly 2.5 million kids, are homeless in America. That’s an increase of eight percent from their 2012-2013 findings.

Why was a 90-year-old WWII veteran cited for feeding the homeless?

By Colleen Shalby

By now, you might have heard about Arnold Abbott -- a 90-year-old chef from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who set the public ablaze last week when he was issued two citations for feeding the homeless.