When President Obama was in office, there was hope that the country was on its way to a colorblind future. Unfortunately, that hope was either a delusion or has been shattered by the Trump administration. Case-in-point: government contracts; It…
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Millions of Youth Are Homeless for More Than Month At a Time, New Study Finds
Nov 21, 2017, 10:01 AM 0
By Bill Myers Juvenile Justice Information & Exchange Nearly one in 30 teens and one in 10 young adults experienced homelessness in the past year, a groundbreaking new study has found. Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Chapin Hall…
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Crowdfunder: How one millennial plans to close the gap between public perception and reality about the homeless
Apr 27, 2016, 3:01 PM 0
LatinaLista — In an era where income inequality is growing faster than the passage of living wages, more and more people are finding themselves living paycheck to paycheck. A sudden illness, accident or layoff can hurl hard-working people into…
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California School District Declares State of Emergency over Student Homelessness
Nov 23, 2015, 12:40 PM 0
By Eduardo Rueda La Prensa San Diego The San Ysidro School District on Thursday voted unanimously to declare a local state of emergency to deal with issues related to homelessness among over 1,550 of their students. The Board…
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Video: An American House where the homeless and undocumented find safe refuge
Sep 17, 2015, 3:23 PM 0
LatinaLista — Saying undocumented immigrants are here in the United States only for handouts and to take advantage of the system is nothing more than rhetoric by desperate politicians who want to capture votes on the tailwind of manufactured…
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Crowdfunder: Teaching homeless youth a business to keep them off the streets
Sep 14, 2015, 11:46 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: 8 West – Ending Youth Homelessness In San Diego, California, there are more than 3,000 homeless youth living and sleeping on the streets. Many arrive from all over the United States. 8 West, a transitional employment…
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In Oklahoma Schools, Record Numbers of Homeless Children
Jun 3, 2015, 10:58 AM 0
By Nate Robson Oklahoma Watch A resilient economy and low unemployment have done little to stem the tide of students who are finding themselves homeless in Oklahoma. Despite a five-year oil and gas boom and falling jobless rates, growing…
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Crowdfunding Campaign: Street Soccer Los Angeles – Ending youth homelessness through sports
Jun 3, 2014, 10:34 AM 0
LatinaLista — Campaign: Street Soccer Los Angeles – Ending youth homelessness through sports Street Soccer LA (#SSLA) is a diverse team of young people from Jovenes, Inc. in the Boyle Heights neighborhood in Los Angeles. They are committed to…
By Robert Cyr CTLatinoNews.com Carmelo Figueroa turned 50 this past Wednesday, Nov. 7. The military is the only life he has ever known. And, as a Latino, he says it could be a lot better. Figueroa has spent 30…
LatinaLista — High school is tough enough but when a child has to deal with hunger, homelessness, parents who are either not around or too caught up in their own addictions to be there for their children then it’s…
Local News, Northeast
Low-income adults ‘resurrect’ their lives as new culinary graduates of Lazarus House
Jun 11, 2012, 9:48 AM 0
By Dalia Díaz Rumbo News LAWRENCE, MA — Lazarus House trainees showcased their new cooking skills at the St. Claire Food Pantry and at the end of the meal they were awarded their certificates recognizing the completion of their…
