[ad_1] CHARLESTON, W.Va – On February 8, WV KIDS COUNT released an Issue Brief on the rising numbers of children and youth experiencing homelessness across the state of West Virginia. The brief explained youth homelessness and its surrounding issues provided by the West Virginia Department of Education, and identify resourcesContinue Reading
[ad_1] The City of Austin approved buying the Candlewood Suites in northwest Austin, which also sits partially in Williamson County. WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — Williamson County commissioners gave the green light to their general counsel to start interviewing law firms on Tuesday, propelling the county toward a lawsuit against theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Home to an extensive park system, multiple college campuses, office parks, manufacturing facilities and startups, the City of Lacey is a hub for many industries and amenities. Over the past decade, Lacey has exploded with opportunities for education, recreation, and economic development. Lacey was even included in Money’s “100 BestContinue Reading
[ad_1] U.S. District Judge David Carter presided from a folding table under a large tent in the parking lot outside Downtown Women’s Center, where encampments line the surrounding sidewalks. The hearing was occasionally interrupted by loud music, honking car horns or shouts from people listening just outside the center’s gate.Continue Reading
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (AP) — A hearing in a lawsuit seeking solutions for the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles was held Thursday not in a courthouse or via webcam, but at a shelter in the heart of the city’s Skid Row, the notorious section of downtown where thousands of peopleContinue Reading
[ad_1] Residents of Prospect House in London live in a squalid, shoddily converted office block on the bank of the six-lane North Circular Road. And now they face eviction. Socialist Worker revealed the tenants’ horrific housing conditions back in 2019. Today their complaints still go ignored, and on top ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] SKID ROW (KABC) — Lycia Naff has been visiting Skid Row every week since 2013. “Drive-By Do-Gooders is a small nonprofit. We drive my SUV out to the outskirts of Skid Row where there’s more elderly and disabled. And from my car window, just like an ice cream truck,Continue Reading
[ad_1] BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Advocates in Vermont say the state is aware of more homeless people since the start of the pandemic. On Homelessness Awareness Day, the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition held a virtual vigil to commemorate the occasion and to shed a light on the continuing problem inContinue Reading
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has left thousands of Oklahomans without jobs, and some do not have a place to stay.Now, the city of Moore is rolling out a new program using federal relief funding to help families facing homelessness get back on their feet.“The number of people that are callingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Published: 1/26/2021 12:01:29 AM Addressing homelessness without a focus on child homelessness is a system failure. The interdependency of education and homelessness cannot be overstated. The greatest predictor of youth homelessness is not completing high school (Chapin Hall 2019). Youth that experience homelessness have far worse physical and mentalContinue Reading