“No place to call home: Underpass evictions show the plight of the homeless”
July 8, 2013, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about the tough decision to evict homeless from a Pittsburgh underpass.
Category: Government & politics
“Homelessness: a Canadian reality”
July 5, 2013, Episcopal News Service article about homelessness in Canada and the responses of the Anglican and Lutheran churches.
“Jump-starting a strategy on homelessness”
July 7, 2013, Sarasota Herald-Tribune column by Tom Tyron about the hope that a visit from noted homelessness expert, Robert Marbut, will spark a new strategy to combat homelessness in Sarasota, Fla.
“Are we doing enough for the homeless?”
July 7, 2013, The Charleston Gazette op-ed by Ellen Allen about the need to do more for the homeless, specifically homeless youth. Allen is the former executive director of Covenant House, which provides shelter, food and other services to homeless youth across the country.
“Dumped on skid row”
Feb. 11, 2009, 60 Minutes article about the practice of some Los Angles hospitals discharging homeless patients to Skid Row. The article includes a link to a May 21, 2007, 60 Minutes segment by Anderson Cooper about the practice.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans looks to end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration and building the capacity of service providers. The coalition’s website offers statistics, background, news and experts on homelessness among veterans. Media contact is David Higgins Jr.
Homeless and Housing Resource Center
The Homelessness and Housing Resource Center was established in August 2020 with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Operated by Policy Research Inc., HHRC works in partnership with national experts in homelessness, mental health and substance use services to be a centralized hub of easily accessible, no-cost training for health and […]
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act
The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 is the most recent re-authorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, the first and only federal law aimed directly at combating homelessness.
USDA–APHIS: Animal Welfare
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service dedicates a section of its Web site to animal welfare issues.