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Finding patients where they live: Street medicine grows, along with homeless population

Soumya Karlamangla

February 16, 2020 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Doctors from USC have formed a small street team that travels to homeless communities to treat medical concerns and help provide assistance. Part of a growing trend around the United States, these teams are playing a vital role for the homeless by eliminating barriers such as the need to "schedule an appointment, find transportation to the clinic, pick up prescriptions, or pay for their treatment."

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Seattle nonprofits and Zillow launch affordable housing search tool

Julia Falcon

February 14, 2020 |

HousingWire |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The City of Seattle partnered with Zillow to create a searchable database of affordable vacant rental units. Case managers are using the tool to get homeless residents into housing.

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Marin ‘Safe Harbor' program creates model for marinas

Libby Leyden

February 12, 2020 |

Half Moon Bay Review |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Half Moon Bay, California

California coastal towns address homelessness by supporting individuals who live on their boats - and those who want to move back to land. While many counties destroy or condemn boats that have been anchored long-term, areas like Half Moon Bay and Marin county work with individuals who want to find stable housing.

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What Would 'Housing as a Human Right' Look Like in California?

Molly Solomon

February 12, 2020 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, Wisconsin

Although activists in California are currently arguing a case to make housing a human right, other states and counties have already successfully implemented this tactic. In one county in Wisconsin, housing as a human right has allowed county officials "to budget for homeless services, create an affordable housing fund, and open the county’s first homeless navigation system."

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City crews clean up homeless encampment near Dan Ryan Expressway: ‘They've got to do it before someone gets hurt back there'

Sophie Sherry

February 11, 2020 |

Chicago Tribune |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In Chicago, city workers take care to clear debris and abandoned tents but not informal settlements belonging to homeless populations. Workers with the Department of Streets and Sanitation worked with community lawyers and local homeless programs to make sure that the necessary cleaning did not displace people in the encampment.

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Finding Home: Helping Homeless Students By Supporting Their Families

David Boraks

February 10, 2020 |

WFAE |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

Wraparound services intended to create stability in the lives of students are being provided by the Family & Child Stability Services program. Parents and caretakers are given career training in order to eventually find higher-paying jobs. Participants also receive help finding and paying for stable housing. The program is a collaboration between two nonprofits and is funded by a grant from Mecklenburg County.

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The Hub of Hope's laundry services help homeless people feel 'normal' again

Claire Wolters

February 08, 2020 |

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, the Hub of Hope offers free shower and laundry services for people experiencing homelessness. The service, while acknowledging it won’t solve chronic housing insecurity, does help improve quality of life and health and served over 600 individuals and churned over 2,000 loads of laundry. Other Philadelphia shelters and service centers are starting to offer similar services with funding from local nonprofits.

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A Group of Mothers, a Vacant Home, and a Win for Fair Housing

Brentin Mock , Sarah Holder

January 28, 2020 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Moms 4 Housing, a collective of women and their children, occupied a vacant 3-bedroom house in Oakland to secure housing for themselves and call attention to the Bay Area’s lack of affordable housing. Despite being removed and arrested by heavily armed deputies, the movement grew and the developer has agreed to sell the house to Oakland’s Community Land Trust at market value and offer the right of first refusal on other properties. The group also urged state senator Scott Weiner to introduce amendments to a bill currently under consideration that would protect affordable housing from developers.

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Big Impact with a Small Footprint

Chris Rudisill

January 24, 2020 |

QNotes Carolinas |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Beloved Community Village, a tiny-home community in Denver, Colorado, serves as an example of a successful housing model for people in insecure housing situations. The community takes a shared living approach and requires residents to participate in community events without violence, drugs, or other harmful behaviors. Now, Charlotte officials look to the Beloved Community Village as an example that can help as they work to combat homelessness in their own community.

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As Seattle Seeks to Tax Amazon (Again), What Can It Learn From California?

Gregory Scruggs

January 24, 2020 |

Next City |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

In 2018, a per-employee tax levied on Amazon and other Seattle businesses making over $20 million a year was struck down by council members with unfavorable polling. In 2020, that same referendum is being brought back to life with renewed support. This article compares Seattle's past failures to San Francisco's current success in implementing a tax inspired by Seattle's. The processes differ in many areas, and this article considers what would happen if Seattle now followed someone else's lead.

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