Pet-Friendly Homeless Shelters Heal

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...

Los Angeles’ $22-billion homelessness problem

Sherri Oller, right, gathers her belongings at a homeless encampment. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) It would cost $21.7 billion to end homelessness in a decade in Los Angeles, two-thirds of which is unfunded, according to a new city report. Experts...

Homeless Sweeps Are Expensive, Useless and Cruel

Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images A notice of an impending encampment sweep is in a trash can as police keep an eye on city workers in Long Beach enforcing new policies regarding homeless encampments at Gumbiner Park on August 19, 2024, in Long...

Newsletter October 2024

National Library Card Sign-Up Month There is more than meets the eye at DC Public Library! You’ve always known that the library is a great place to get a good book. What you may not know is that your library card opens up a world of opportunities that can help...

One City’s Determination to Get Ahead of Homelessness

Drawing on an earlier bond issue, Atlanta built The Melody, a project of 40 temporary housing units constructed from shipping containers. With its new housing opportunity bond, the city plans to build 500 more such “quick-delivery” housing units.(Partners for Home)...