HOMELESSNESS IN THE NEWS
Friday, August 27 - Thursday, September 2
Sept. 1
Homeless Families to Help Determine What Works
Public News Service
The federal government has picked five cities to be part of a collaborative project to determine the effectiveness of various intervention methods aimed at ending homelessness.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/index.php?/content/article/15756-1
Sept. 1
Homeless increasingly targets of crime, figures show
Kansas City.com - Merrill Balassone - McClatchy Newspapers
Two 55-year-old homeless men - severely beaten, bloodied and unconscious - were found lying in public bathrooms at Modesto's Enslen and Graceada parks in June 2008.
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/09/01/2192027/homeless-increasingly-targets.html
Sept. 1
Poundstone lends humor, support to Westport fight against homelessness
Westport News - Carol King
When stand-up comedienne Paula Poundstone hits the stage of Westport's Levitt Pavilion next week, she will offer a dose of dry wit, political observations, family-based humor and audience interaction.
http://www.westport-news.com/living/article/Poundstone-lends-humor-support-to-Westport-fight-640901.php
Aug. 31
Invisible Families | A hidden niche of the homeless
Seattle Times - Erika Schultz
Since spring, journalists from the community and The Seattle Times have been working to produce stories about family homelessness as part of a fellowship through Seattle University, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/picturethis/2012757834_invisiblefamilies.html
Aug. 31
Homeless, depressed and done in by bureaucracy
Boston.com - Elissa Ely
A NUMBER of years ago, a piece of mail arrived in the shelter that put homelessness into perspective as no rational explanation could.
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2010/08/31/homeless_depressed_and_done_in_by_bureaucracy/
Aug. 31
VA streamlines help for PTSD
Milwuakee Journal-Sentinel - Meg Jones
Shinseki noted that funding has been boosted considerably in the last two years as the Department of Veterans Affairs focuses on homelessness, health care, access to benefits and services and cutting down the backlog of disability claims.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/101895093.html
Aug. 30
Milwaukee County evictions fell with stimulus, study shows
Journal- Sentinel - Georgia Pabst
With a 2-year-old and a baby on the way, Jenny Furne said she started to worry that she and her growing family would be homeless.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/101849928.html
Aug. 30
Allentown homeless ordered to leave
Allentown officials are shutting down an encampment beneath a section of the Eighth Street bridge that has served as one of the city's oldest and most enduring spots for the homeless.
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-allentown-homeless-20100830,0,3532151.story
Aug. 30
Homelessness Up 50% In New York City
Myfoxny.com - Luke Funk
If you think you've been seeing more people sleep on city streets, statistics back up the perception.
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/nyc/homelessness-up-in-new-york-city-20100830-lgf
Aug. 29
Refugees face homelessness all over again in U.S.
Seattle Times - Lornet Turnbull
Across Washington state and throughout the country, increasing numbers of refugee families — displaced people from war-torn parts of the world — are confronting homelessness all over again in their new homeland.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012734072_homelessrefugees30m.html
Study Shows Homelessness Costs OKC $28M
KSBI-TV
"The cost to our community for serving the homeless population is astounding," said program coordinator Jane Ferrell.
http://www.ksbitv.com/news/Study-Shows-Homelessness-Costs-OKC-28M-101930473.html
Aug. 27
U.S. official: Help us help vets - Jobs are ultimate solution, he says
Detroit Free Press - Greg Gardner
Homelessness among veterans also must be addressed, said Mullen, a Vietnam War veteran. He said it took nearly 10 years before significant numbers of homeless Vietnam vets began showing up.
http://www.freep.com/article/20100827/NEWS01/8270353/U-S-official-Help-us-help-vets#ixzz0yU7FC1Tw
Aug. 27
Missouri filmmaker uses experience to document homelessness
St. Louis - Mark Horvath is running late to meet a documentary film crew waiting for him at a downtown hotel. But as he drives past a group of homeless people congregating at a bus stop, he pulls up, steps out on the sidewalk, and yells: "Anybody need socks?"
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2010/08/27/once-homeless-missouri-filmmaker-gives-others-voice/
Aug. 27
East County family overcomes homelessness
San Diego Union Tribune - Karen Pearlman
Ian Villa-Mootz was homeless for over a year. He decided that was enough.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/27/east-county-family-uses-perseverance-and-overcomes/