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  • Libraries hire social workers to help homeless patrons

    October 27, 2018 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Public libraries once turned a blind eye to the homeless people using their spaces, but many libraries have now shifted into action mode by hiring social workers to help with behavioral health challenges of patrons. In Chicago, the library social workers are funded by Amita Health, a local hospital system. In San Francisco, site of the first library social worker in 2009, there have been 7000 connections made through this investment in the well-being of library patrons.

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  • Tiny houses multiply amid big issues as communities tackle homelessness

    October 26, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Cities around the United States look to tiny homes as a solution to the national homeless crisis. From Kansas City, Mo. to Seattle, Wa., community members and city officials come together to build tiny homes and provide access to a stable community.

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  • Vets twice as likely to fatally OD – what the Dayton VA is doing about it

    October 07, 2018 |

    Dayton Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dayton, Ohio

    Providing a comprehensive approach helps veterans struggling with addiction. At the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center, when VA campus police who identify drug-related cases, patients are also paired with social workers and representatives of job placement programs. The benefit plan of the VA system provides a range of services, including medical care, addiction treatment, counseling, and social services such as housing or job assistance.

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  • Allowing drugs at a tiny house village didn't work. So why is Seattle trying it again?

    October 05, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When Seattle allowed a homeless encampment to freely use drugs, 911 calls jumped up. Dealers flocked in, and the majority of inhabitants camped out for more than a year. Instead of trying it again, the city should be investing in more stable housing for addicts, argues Danny Westneat.

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  • Michigan's homeless face major barriers to healthcare. Here's how providers are trying to help.

    October 01, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Healthcare groups across the state of Michigan are working to address care for the homeless. From dedicated, privately-funded centers for LGBT youth to downtown clinics offering quality, affordable healthcare, Michigan groups are committing to extending health services to a vulnerable population.

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  • England has more than 200,000 empty homes. How to revive them?

    September 25, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Stockton-on-Tees

    There are an estimated over 200,000 vacant homes across England, and Community Campus 87 is one group attempting to bring those homes back to life. By employing apprentices, some who have experienced homelessness, to learn skills such as house painting, the social enterprise is helping homes as well as homeless people bounce back. This is just one example of a handful of social enterprises that are funding the rebuilding of vacant properties with the goal of filling the old homes with more affordable and sustainable housing.

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  • This real estate company figured out a simple way to offer the homeless a house and a job

    September 21, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Chris Finlay, who manages a real estate company in Washington, D.C., decided to try hiring homeless people to work in his buildings. His goal was to provide a job alongside significantly discounted housing as a benefit of the job. Seeing the concept’s success, he started a nonprofit called Shelters to Shutters to help spread the idea around the country. The organization has helped hire people in 15 cities, and 93% of those hired are still employed in these jobs.

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  • San Francisco is cracking down on tent camps. Will Seattle do the same?

    September 20, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco

    San Francisco is following through on a controversial, aggressive plan to move people experiencing homelessness from encampments and tents, responding to complaints that the city's growing number of homeless people are a detriment to tourism and property values. Seattle, a city experiencing a similar problem, is considering the same approach because encampments have gone down by 50%, but critics say it is a compassionless approach that doesn't actually solve the problem, only move it.

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  • The radical solution to homelessness: no-strings homes

    September 12, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Finland

    Housing First is a programme aimed at reducing homeless. It is rooted in the premise that “the main thing a homeless person needs is a home. The program has been adopted in Finland, Denmark, Spain, France, and parts of the U.S. and Canada. In Finland, there is proof of results. “ Finland is the only European Union country where homelessness is not rising but falling – by an average of 35% between 2008 and 2015. “

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  • Homeless, But Part of Civic and Social Life in Montreal

    September 11, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Canada, Montreal, Quebec

    In Montreal, the city's multi-million dollar plan to combat homelessness includes a concerted effort to center homeless people as citizens first and foremost, deserving of social inclusion and community. To do this, Montreal has offered programs and workshops connecting the homeless to art, parks, and civic events -- but concerns about discrimination and criminalization remain.

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