Some parents turn to books or family movie nights to facilitate discussions. But they admit they don’t have all the answers.
Category: Homeless Persons
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A Tap-to-Pay Society Is Leaving These New Yorkers Behind
As fewer people carry cash, vendors, street performers and people experiencing homelessness and unemployment are at a disadvantage.
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Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
In a major shift, HUD’s plan would direct most of the $3.5 billion in homelessness funds away from Housing First to programs that prioritize work and drug treatment.
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‘Anti-Tourism’ Tours Show Visitors a Different Side of Vacation Hot Spots
With visitors increasingly interested in the social and political realities of global tourist hot spots, some local guides are adapting their offerings.
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Dawn Robinson, En Vogue Alum, Says She’s Been Living in Her Car for 3 Years
“I needed to go through this fire,” said Robinson, whose R&B group delivered the hit songs “Hold On” and “Giving Him Something He Can Feel” in the 1990s.
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Los Angeles Building Featured on Doors’ ‘Morrison Hotel’ Cover Burns
The building, now boarded up, was made famous when it was featured on the cover of the 1970 album “Morrison Hotel.”
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When Kentucky Bans Homeless Camps, Where Do People Go?
Angel Sivado tries to move people from the streets to permanent housing. A new law makes helping her clients more of a challenge.
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Librarians Struggle With Mental Health After Traumatic Events at Work
As libraries become public stages for social problems — homelessness, drug use, mental health — the people who work there are burning out.
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A New Venue Celebrates the Sound of the Bronx
The Bronx Music Hall is the first new independent music venue in the borough in more than 50 years.
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In California, Homeless Shelters That Prioritize Privacy
Prefabricated modular campuses in Northern California are offering comforts that may help keep people off the streets — with pets, possessions and private space in mind.
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Bridging the Uplifting and the Harrowing in San Francisco
Heather Knight, the San Francisco bureau chief for The New York Times, strives to reflect all sides and perspectives of the city.
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What Would Jesus Do? Tackle the Housing Crisis, Say Some Congregations.
The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.