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HomeAid Affiliates Across the Country Collected and Distributed Over 8.3 Million Diapers and Other Essential Baby and Personal Hygiene Items
HomeAid ‘s Annual Spring and Summer Essentials Drives Deliver Millions of Critical Baby Items to Children and Families Experiencing or at Risk of Homelessness Read More
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Austin MHC Implements NewOrg Platform for Member Management, Support Group Attendance, and Peer Mentorship Documentation
AMHC supports and advocates for a peer’s right to achieve mental wellness, self-empowerment, and self-sufficiency with the help of NewOrg Data Management System. Read More
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True Colors United: 2023 Annual Count by HUD Shows 28% Increase in Homelessness Among Transgender Youth
From 2020 to 2022, homelessness among youth overall decreased by 12.21 percent. The number of youth counted in HUD’s annual Point-in-Time count has since reverted to 2020 levels. Read More
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Festival Documentary 'For I Know My Weakness' Available Now on Prime Video and Tubi
An official selection of IDFA 2012 Amsterdam, New Orleans Film Festival 2013 and the 15th Mumbai Film Festival — a filmmaker helps an addict train hopper with a dark secret on a journey of redemption to the margins of society to find the children she abandoned. As festival posters suggest, 'the road is hard...home is even harder.' Shelved for 10 years by the filmmaker, this cinema vérité documentary is finally released. Read More
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San Francisco Standard Poll Reveals DA Jenkins is Only City Hall Leader With Positive Approval Rating, Voters Move Further Toward the Center
Job approval for other leaders in City Hall—particularly Mayor Breed—declined from spring 2022 levels. Crime caught up with homelessness as the top problem the city needs to fix, according to voters. Support for tough-on-crime policies is high, and half of voters surveyed say they have become less progressive because of homelessness and crime. Read More
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Southside Church of Christ and John Stanley, Inc. Celebrate the Groundbreaking of Serenity, a $35 Million Mixed-Use Affordable Rental Homeless Project for Seniors
The Project is a Public-Private Partnership With the City of Los Angeles Housing Department and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Read More
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San Francisco Standard Voter Poll Reveals Grim Outlook for DA Boudin, Delves Into 2022 Quality of Life
A majority of San Franciscans plan to vote to recall DA Chesa Boudin in the June election and share complicated views of the city's future as it confronts homelessness, public safety issues and lasting changes caused by the pandemic Read More
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Boutique architecture firm ASAP has released a visionary proposal, SKID GROW, as a bold, unprecedented solution to address the homelessness crisis at the heart of Los Angeles
SKID GROW is a radical, unprecedented proposal that would drastically increase housing in downtown Los Angeles both for the homeless and for the general population while also creating the country's largest elevated urban park. SKID GROW would fill the void at the center of Los Angeles with a new, iconic, pedestrian friendly neighborhood, including a series of public and cultural amenities. At the same time it would also constitute the city's largest ever effort to fight homelessness, adding enough beds and units to reduce the city's unhoused Read More
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Church of Scientology Thanks Portland Leader for His Solutions to the Homeless Crisis
Oregon has a disproportionately larger population living on the streets when compared with other states. But one man is been taking the problem into his own hands, and he is making a difference. Read More
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Group of California Democrats Select Replacement in Recall Election vs Gavin Newsom
Democrats have no backup option on the ballot this fall and prefer not having an alternate to Newsom. However, a group of Democrats in Southern California have recently backed a new Democratic candidate for Governor: Read More
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