Finding social services for Camden’s undercounted, underserved homeless
In Camden, most homeless go unnoticed and underserved.
Housing
UN Rapporteur Compares LA’s Skid Row to A Refugee Camp
Sanitary and living conditions for an estimated 2,000 homeless people along Los Angeles’ Skid Row are so severe that the United Nations recently compared them to Syrian refugee camps. How does extreme poverty persist in one of the country’s most…
This homeless high school grad is Harvard-bound
One of New York City’s homeless high school students is Harvard bound. What’s her secret? We have the details.
New Jersey supporting the chronically homeless with housing and wraparound help
Hudson County launched a new pilot program that will use 25 rental vouchers from the state, combined with intense support services donated by two local hospitals, to find permanent housing for people who are vulnerable and chronically homeless.
Concerned assembly committee wants to reform New Jersey’s foreclosure process
The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee held a hearing to receive feedback on how to make the state's complex and cumbersome foreclosure process easier for residents to navigate.
Student homelessness population grows in NY suburbs
As the school year starts, the homeless student population swells. We have an eye opening look at our neighbors in need who are “Chasing The Dream.”
A high school basketball team fighting discrimination, gentrification in the Hamptons
Shaquille O’Neal introduces us to the documentary “Killer Bees.” The film tells the story of the Bridgehampton High School basketball team, winners on the basketball court, and a symbol of hope for its Hamptons community, where discrimination, gentrification and massive…
Getting Off the Streets: Blackout (Chapter 1)
Meet the four homeless men that are trying to change their lives. They are fighting addiction, poverty, and their pasts to get off the streets-- but in all wars, there are casualties.
Getting Off the Streets: Healing Hurts (Chapter 3)
The Homelessness Hospitality Network encourages its participants to confront the internal struggles that led them to addiction and homelessness. As they come face-to-face with their inner demons, it becomes harder to stay in the program.
Getting Off the Streets: New Man (Chapter 4)
With only a few weeks left in the program, the remaining men prepare for life off the streets. What challenges wait for them there?