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  • Two unsexy solutions to help Larimer County's homeless

    August 03, 2016 |

    Coloradoan |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    Two Northern Colorado counties and Fort Collins, especially, face high levels of homelessness. It's not because there are no organizations dedicated to the issue. Rather, a lack of coordination among the veterans' service groups, state and federal welfare departments, and homelessness prevention groups has stymied effective solutions to decreasing homelessness. Now, state-supported Homeward 2020 has implemented a data management system and housing placement accountability program among the service providers. The low-cost model is showing success, and will be rolled out to other regions across the state.

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  • Treating alcoholics - with wine

    July 07, 2016 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: Canada, Ottawa

    The recommended treatment for chronic alcoholism is abstinence. But at the Oaks - a permanent home for those who once lived on the streets - residents are given a measure of wine at hourly intervals. It is called the Managed Alcohol Program, and aims to change the drinking behaviour of inveterate addicts.

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  • Homeless soccer players will shoot for their goal in downtown SF

    July 06, 2016 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Homelessness can make an individual feel alienated and disconnected from society. Street Soccer USA is an annual tournament in which homeless and underprivileged people from the street are invited to participate. Some participants have been inspired to turn their lives around through the team relationships and support.

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  • Researchers Identify One Of The Strongest Factors In Ending Poverty: Hope

    July 01, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    The Padua Project in Fort Worth, Texas, has set a goal of getting 100 poor people out of poverty in three years — with a job, three months’ savings and off government assistance. But, is it working?

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  • Homeless People Are Older and Sicker Than Ever. Here's One Way to Help.

    June 30, 2016 |

    Mother Jones |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Medical care for the homeless used to be served only in a hospital emergency room, where patients were released before fully-recovered and often needed to return multiple times for treatment. San Francisco’s Respite program offers medical care to the sickest of the homeless population who frequent the emergency room. Statistics show that people who use the Respite program are less likely to need further treatment at the emergency room and former patients have praised it as a lifesaver.

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  • Why Summer Vacation Can Mean Empty Plates for 4,000 Seattle-Area Kids

    June 29, 2016 |

    ParentMap |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Food insecure children in Seattle amount to the hundreds of thousands in number. Local nonprofit, Food Lifeline’s Kids Café, has become an accessible option for poor children to receive free nutritious meals and snacks. The operation has expanded to 18 different branches across Seattle in locations where children go for enrichment and is currently looking into establishing locations in rural areas.

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  • Taking The Personal Approach To Lifting People Out Of Poverty

    June 29, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Fort Worth, Texas

    One of the challenges is that social workers who help poor people typically have large caseloads of clients and lots of paperwork, often leading to burnout. The Padua Project is trying to change that with what they call “supercharged” case workers with manageable caseloads and the freedom to come up with creative solutions to problems.

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  • #SeaHomeless: Finding affordable, innovative ways to harness technology to combat homelessness

    June 29, 2016 |

    GeekWire |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The homeless population in Seattle is in a crisis of high proportions, with people facing a myriad of challenges. Different organizations have started to better integrate technology such as social media in addressing some of these issues, transitioning away from the paper-heavy systems may hold them back from maximum efficiency in their mission and leveraging digital tools to better reach those in need.

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  • Family center offers comprehensive care for the homeless

    June 29, 2016 |

    KING-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Homelessness has many challenges that require different services to aid those who have no place to live—including daycare and laundry. Seattle has established Mary’s Place Family Center, a public space that collaborates with non-profits to provide a multitude of social services to the homeless. Large corporations have donated buildings to serve as Seattle’s Mary’s Place shelters to diminish costs.

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  • A better model, a better result?

    June 29, 2016 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Many San Francisco shelters have cut their number of beds as well as staff and, while they are not helping enough people, they also have restrictive rules that bar personal comforts. In fifteen months, the city has piloted a Navigation Center that enables individuals to have personal comforts and help the homeless transition successfully to housing. Due to its warm reception, the city government is considering the implications of scaling their Navigation Center.

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