Homelessness – City Prosper

Tougher laws considered against attacks on homeless

Jeff M. — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:02:57 +0000

USA Today reports, “A rise in attacks against homeless people in 2007 has more states considering harsher penalties in hate crime laws for attacking a homeless person.”

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Homeless, But Not Voteless

Jeff M. — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:30:08 +0000

The City Paper reports that, “A program tries to make the homeless a meaningful political constituency.”

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City to keep open “overnight cafes” for homeless

Jeff M. — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:38:29 +0000

The Inquirer reports, “The city of Philadelphia temporarily averted a surge in the number of homeless people sleeping on the streets by agreeing yesterday to keep open three ‘overnight cafes’ – special all-night, drop-in centers that offer food and help.”

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Unsilent Nights: Life in a women’s homeless shelter

Jeff M. — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:46:42 +0000

The City Paper reports, “When I ring the bell at the Eliza Shirley House, a women’s shelter on Arch Street, a security guard opens the door. Looking me over, he tells me that he’s seen me before and remembers my face. I tell him I doubt it. He insists, saying he remembers my locks, and as he checks my bag, says that yes, he saw me on 69th Street. He asks if I have any weapons, scissors or razor blades, then confiscates my bottle of green tea.”

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Nutter urged to reexamine homelessness in Phila.

Jeff M. — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:35:41 +0000

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “n the face of a rising homeless population in Philadelphia, the head of a federal council on homelessness yesterday urged Mayor Nutter to come up with a new strategy for attacking the problem.”

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Washington’s Grand Experiment to Rehouse the Poor

Jeff M. — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:47:44 +0000

The New York Times reports, “Citing a “moral goal,” the District of Columbia is preserving low-income housing by replacing dangerous projects with new communities that mix the poor with higher income residents.”

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The Homeless Services Grassroots

CityPros — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:34:31 +0000

Behind the big shelters and agencies, tiny do-gooder groups keep people alive. Full Article