Jul 19 More cities across the U.S. consider homelessness a crime By Xander Landen Increasingly, laws that criminalize homelessness are cropping up in cities throughout the country, while simultaneously, a national shortage of shelter beds and housing options is roiling the system. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Apartments sit vacant as shutdown delays move-in for San Francisco’s homeless Apartments sit vacant as shutdown delays move-in for San Francisco's homeless… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch Is It a Coat or a Sleeping Bag? Both. Veronika Scott invented a coat for the homeless that doubles as a sleeping bag at night. Continue watching
May 09 Watch For Cambodian Street Kids, Friends International Works to Redefine Normal For Cambodian Street Kids, Friends International Works to Redefine Normal… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch InvisiblePeople.tv Aims to Empower Homeless Through Social Media, Tech Tools InvisiblePeople.tv Aims to Empower Homeless Through Social Media, Tech Tools… Continue watching
May 17 Can You Make it Through the Month? Financial Decisions of the Poor Here's an online "game" found for us by one of our most trusted advisors, Boston University Finance Professor Zvi Bodie. It gives a sense of what it means to be poor in America these days. Eye-opening, if dispiriting:… Continue reading
Mar 16 In Denver, Mobile Clinic for the Homeless Returns By Lea Winerman Last year, the NewsHour profiled a mobile clinic for the homeless that was about to close due to budget cuts. Now, after months of searching for funding, the clinic is back on the streets. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Denver’s Elaborate Plan to End Homelessness Sees Big Successes Correspondent Tom Bearden looks at an ambitious plan to end homelessness in Colorado's capital. Denver's Road Home was launched in 2005 with the lofty goal of ending homelessness in 10 years, and its executive director says the program is on… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Haiti’s Cholera Outbreak Could Worsen After Tropical Storm Ray Suarez talks to a NPR's Jason Beaubien in Port-au-Prince about concerns that rainwater could further the spread of cholera in Haiti. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch U.N., U.S. Officials Highlight Enormity of Pakistan Flooding The situation for Pakistan flood victims grew more desperate Thursday as people waited hours in line for food and water. Since the flooding began nearly three weeks ago, more than 1,500 people have died and millions have been displaced. Jim… Continue watching