by dbs | Nov 26, 2024 | Homelessness
Kate Ryan | kryan@wtop.com November 25, 2024, 5:33 PM Just in time for Thanksgiving, some formerly homeless families will be celebrating in a brand-new shelter in D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser led the ribbon cutting at the Aston, a former college dormitory near the George...
by dbs | Nov 21, 2024 | Homelessness
Lauren Comito, the executive director of Urban Librarians Unite, has studied the trauma endured by library staff. In September, her organization began offering virtual peer-led support groups for U.S. library workers.Credit…Laila Stevens for The New York Times...
by dbs | Nov 21, 2024 | Homelessness
“They already have us in tents,” said Gwendolyn Shine, 69, right, responding to President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to arrest thousands of homeless people sleeping in American streets and move them to large tent cities. “We’re not criminals,” said Keith Aaron...
by dbs | Nov 13, 2024 | Homelessness
The bond between people and their pets can be life-saving, especially amid the struggle for safe housing. Breaking Bread Community Shelter serves individuals experiencing homelessness in Upper Darby, a township on the outskirts of Philadelphia. It is the only shelter...
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