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  • What can Houston teach L.A. about solving homelessness?

    January 30, 2022 |

    Los Angeles Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Houston's success in drastically decreasing rates of homelessness can be a blueprint for the same goal in Los Angeles. Houston's "strategic clarity" includes a streamlined process for accessing homelessness services - organization that is lacking in LA. Additionally, Houston has been able to offer a path to permanent housing while decommissioning homeless encampments. Although the two cities grapple with unique challenges, the strategy employed in Houston can be applied to Los Angeles.

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  • Philly's Way Home navigates solutions on housing for LGBTQ+ people through first-in-the-country program

    January 25, 2022 |

    Al Día News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    The Way Home is a rapid rehousing project designed specifically for LGBTQ+ adults. The program runs on a housing-first model with extremely low barriers for screening people out. This is particular important to address the needs of transgender and gender non-conforming people who have more barriers to employment, which is important to afford long-term housing. Using a $400,000 CARES Act grant, Way Home works with LGBTQ+-friendly landlords, and pays a portion of the rent for 40 LGBTQ+ residents facing homelessness. The program also offers bilingual services

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  • Salvatorian nuns build houses for war victims, widows in Sri Lanka

    January 06, 2022 |

    Global Sisters Report |

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    Response Location: Sri Lanka, Kandy

    A housing project overseen by the Salvatorian convent in Kandy, Sri Lanka has built basic homes for more than 200 families from different religious backgrounds. The project relies on funding from donors and ongoing community support to construct the houses, which are seen as a tool for promoting "total empowerment of the family."

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  • The Lagos Group Taking Children Off The Slums And Streets Back To Classrooms

    December 30, 2021 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

    The Destiny Trust performs outreach in slum settlements and encampments to connect homeless children with residential housing and get them enrolled in school, sometimes via placing them in boarding schools. Through fundraising and partnering with other groups such as religious organizations, the nonprofit has sponsored the education of nearly 3,000 children since launching in 2012.

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  • S.A.F.E. program supports Mansfield City School's homeless families

    December 24, 2021 |

    Richland Source |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Massachusetts

    The Student Achievement through Family Engagement program provides Mansfield City School students experiencing homelessness with support, necessary supplies, and even toys and holiday gifts. Their efforts help improve student academic performance.

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  • Can Tiny Homes Help Solve the Housing Crisis in North Texas?

    December 17, 2021 |

    The Daily Campus |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    A community of tiny houses is providing shelter and services for vulnerable populations that are experiencing housing instability. The initiative provides housing as well as the tools to find employment, access health care and eventually move out on their own. Cities across the country have implemented tiny home communities to tackle homelessness and provide affordable housing.

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  • Not Paying For Housing Is More Expensive Than You Think

    November 30, 2021 |

    KGNU Community Radio |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Denver’s “Housing First” program, Social Impact Bond, prioritizes getting people experiencing chronic homelessness housed over sobriety or work requirements. The program has housed 300 people since 2016, 99% of whom remain in the program. The approach has saved Denver millions of dollars because providing housing is far more cost effective than paying for emergency room care, the jail system, and shelters. “Housing First” programs work because once people are off the streets they are no longer exposed to daily traumas or focused on immediate survival, which allows people to make substantial life changes.

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  • What can Mount Vernon learn from Mansfield's approach to remedying year-round homelessness?

    November 29, 2021 |

    Knox Pages |

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    Response Location: United States, Mansfield, Ohio

    Year-round shelters for people experiencing homelessness are uncommon in north central Ohio, making Harmony House a vital resource for the community. The organization provides a place to sleep in addition to wraparound services for people to get back on their feet. The organization relies on government grants and community support.

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  • Denver's program to house people who were homeless was so successful, the federal government is offering millions more to expand it

    November 19, 2021 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    A housing first approach is keeping people housed and off the streets of Denver. The success of the program has brought in an offer of $6 million in federal grants if a similar decrease in Medicare and Medicaid billings can be achieved. Providing stable housing minimizes the cost incurred by the government for multiple services: medical, emergency, criminal justice system, and detox centers.

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  • Why Albuquerque's latest experiment in policing doesn't involve officers

    November 12, 2021 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Albuquerque established a new city department, Albuquerque Community Safety, that handles some of the 200,000 calls to 911 every year for a range of low-level, non-violent problems that don't require a police response. Since its launch in August 2021, the department has fielded just two teams of behavioral health specialists on call during the day. The city plans to expand the team's hours and responsibilities, though some are uneasy about exposing the unarmed workers to the potential for violence. The city has a long history of police shootings of mentally ill people, and ACS is meant to curb that threat.

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