Homelessness

Right to be Homeless - With Shelter - Established in B.C.

A court decision in British Columbia allowing people to camp in public parks has resulted in tent cities for the homeless. It is a precedent that may have ramifications across the country.

21 October 2008 - 8:00am

Globe & Mail

Boston Burdened by Surge in Homelessness

Unlike many other states faced with the challenge of housing its homeless, Massachusetts is mandated by law to do so. Unfortunately, Massachusetts is also faced with budget shortfalls, making solutions elusive.

15 October 2008 - 8:00am

NPR

Farming in Skid Row...Vertically

Around Los Angeles' Skid Row, vertical farms have been installed on walls. Its project leaders note that it not only promotes locally grown foods, but it also beautifies areas that "would otherwise just be concrete and steel."

10 October 2008 - 5:00am

Architectural Record

Educating the Newly Homeless Youth

As their numbers increase, students from homeless families face a slew of new challenges to their education. Some families, this article reports, don’t even know that they still have a right to an education after losing their home.

2 October 2008 - 8:00am

NPR

Suburbs The New Ground Zero For Homelessness

Homelessness is on the rise in metropolitan Vancouver, but the numbers are most significant in the suburbs.

24 September 2008 - 8:00am

Langley Times

Tent Cities Sprouting Up All Over U.S.

Foreclosures and economic hardships have caused a proliferation of tent cities across the U.S.

21 September 2008 - 5:00am

Associated Press

Expanding HUD's Definition of Homelessness

Congress is in the midst of discussing whether or not more people ought to be eligible for homeless services. But without any additional funding to go with it, some argue that a broadened definition of homelessness may be unrealistic.

17 September 2008 - 7:00am

The New York Times

Decline in Homeless: Figures in Question

HUD's new report shows an astonishing decline in homelessness across the United States, but some groups are saying that they are too good to be true.

4 August 2008 - 10:00am

Newsday

Homelessness Drops 30% from 2005 to 2007

The amount of people living in homeless shelters and on U.S. streets has dropped roughly 30% since 2005, according to recent statistics compiled by the federal government.

31 July 2008 - 7:00am

The New York Times

County Plans to End Homelessness in 10 Years

Nassau County, NY has released a plan to end homelessness using strategies such as developing a database to track homeless people, assist people at risk for homelessness with landlord/mortgage issues, and build significant new affordable housing.

19 July 2008 - 1:00pm

Newsday

Homelessness Continues to Plague New Orleans

By some counts, the number of homeless people in New Orleans has more than doubled since Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Aid workers are hoping a bill in Congress will bring extra aid to the struggling city.

29 May 2008 - 9:00am

The New York Times

Victoria Follows Portland in Putting 'Housing First'

This video from CBC looks at how Victoria, British Columbia, plans to mimic the efforts of Portland, Oregon, to reduce homelessness by taking a "housing first" approach.

28 April 2008 - 5:00am

CBC News: The National

Controversial Homemade Robo-Cop Fights Vagrancy

The satirical news show The Colbert Report takes a look at the "BumBot" -- a robot used by an Atlanta bar owner to dispel vagrants from his property. Some citizens say the robot is dehumanizing, but others call it a hero.

25 April 2008 - 1:00pm

Colbert Report

'Tent City' for Residents Only

A "tent city" established in the Southern California city of Ontario for occupation by homeless people has been temporarily shut down as city officials and police attempt to evict people without clear ties to the city.

27 March 2008 - 9:00am

The Los Angeles Times

New Orleans' Homeless: From Tent City to Barracks

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has a new solution for the homeless people living in the tent city near the French Quarter: Move them into barracks.

2 March 2008 - 5:00am

Raw Story

Christian Peralta Madera

Homelessness In The City Of Angels

Wed, 02/21/2007 - 08:49

It should come as no surprise to anyone who has visited Downtown L.A.'s Skid Row that the city has a serious homelessness problem -- with more people living on the street than any other city in the nation. A recent article in the Economist focused on the recent crackdown by the city's police on the homeless population of skid row. With more and more residents moving into the area, and city officials keen to clean up downtown's streets, police chief William Bratton committed additional police officers to patrol the area to round up criminals (and presumably break up the population of street dwellers).

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