HUD Homeless Count Comes Up Short
Homelessness is down 12 percent over the last year in New Jersey, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report from the federal department of Housing and Urban Development.
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BUSTED #4: When the Safety Net Doesn’t Catch You (Listen)
We examine the strengths and shortcomings of our nation's safety net.
Sex Offenders Living Inside City Shelters
A few weeks ago, we reported on the city homeless shelters you may have stayed in before: hotels. PIX 11 reporters Jay Dow and Mario Diaz joined us to show these "homeless hotels" in New York City that started housing…
MetroFocus Special: Homelessness in NYC
A simple walk down 8th Avenue would be more than enough proof that New York City deals with homelessness on a broad scale. Shelters overflow with men, women, and children on a daily basis, and it's to the point where…
Homelessness on Long Island
Across the US, rising housing costs have caused homelessness to proliferate. We go inside a Long Island homeless shelter and speak to Executive Director Sister Aimee Koonmen as well as current and former residents. The conversation continues with Greta Guarton…
From Homeless Shelters To Case Worker
The remarkable story of Jessie Garcia, who went from living in a homeless shelter to earning a paycheck as a case worker.
Housing Assistance Program Allowed to Expire, Leaving People Homeless, Says NJ Senate Pres
Senate President Steve Sweeney says the state Department of Human Services' decision to let two housing assistance pilot programs expire has led to some people's homelessness.
Former Council Speaker Quinn Wants To Fix NYC’s Shelters
On any given night in New York City, nearly 23,00 children will lay their heads down in a homeless shelter. That’s more than a full-house at Madison Square Garden and more than two-thirds of the city’s total shelter population. (According…
Finding The Season’s Meaning In a Parking Lot Downtown
The Wilderness Worship is a mission without a formal home. Pastor Susanna Jeon says it's with the generosity of others that they are able to set up their popup kitchen and new clothing bins in a variety of sites around…
Debate Over How to Treat the Homeless Simmers in Sarasota
Like many cities with temperate climates, Sarasota, Florida, is struggling with a growing homeless population. A lawsuit against the city argues that the issuance of citations for sleeping outside while there's a lack of resources available has criminalized homelessness. Meanwhile…
Fighting Homelessness by Providing Homes
In Camden, a partnership to end homelessness turns the process upside down.
Summit on the Hardships of Poverty
Susan Parker says a divorce left her hungry and homeless. “You really can’t even describe the level of devastation you feel when you don’t have a place to sleep, you don’t have a place to take a shower,” she said.