Homelessness
Decline in Homeless: Figures in Question
4 August 2008 - 10:00am
Newsday
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.
Homelessness Drops 30% from 2005 to 2007
31 July 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times
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.
County Plans to End Homelessness in 10 Years
19 July 2008 - 1:00pm
Newsday
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.
Homelessness Continues to Plague New Orleans
29 May 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times
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.
Victoria Follows Portland in Putting 'Housing First'
28 April 2008 - 5:00am
CBC News: The National
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.
Controversial Homemade Robo-Cop Fights Vagrancy
25 April 2008 - 1:00pm
Colbert Report
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.
'Tent City' for Residents Only
27 March 2008 - 9:00am
Los Angeles Times
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.
New Orleans' Homeless: From Tent City to Barracks
2 March 2008 - 6:00am
Raw Story
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.
Homelessness In The City Of Angels
21 February 2007 - 9:49am
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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