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Tony Simmons listens to Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke speak to a Johns Hopkins University class after a council meeting at City Hall. Simmons is assisting in teaching the class, called "Health, Homelessness, and the Housing Question," which

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Homeless Man Encourages Others On The Streets To 'Get Up'

3:33pm March 31, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Tony Simmons is a former heroin addict and drug runner who had been in and out of jail. Today, he helps many of Baltimore's 3,000 homeless residents — with housing guidance, advice and hugs.

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From Skid Row To Rome: The Story Of An Unusual Running Club

6:29pm March 20, 2015

by Anna Scott

A Los Angeles criminal court judge has organized a running club made up of residents from Skid Row's Midnight Mission. This weekend, the club is running far away from home.

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City officials struggle to find temporary housing as the homeless population grows and temperatures drop.

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As Temperatures Drop, Shelter Needs For Homeless Families Rise

1:52pm February 06, 2015

by Lauren Hodges

A homeless crisis in D.C. mirrors the increased need for sheltering the homeless in several American cities. Administrations examine possible solutions before space and resources run out.

Communities Struggle To Reach Homeless Students Living In The Shadows

8:24pm December 02, 2014

by Gloria Hillard

More than 1 million public school students in the U.S. don't have permanent homes. Most live doubled up with family or friends, but many live in motels, emergency shelters, campgrounds — even cars.

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Local Communities Selected For National Effort To End Homelessness

7:53pm November 11, 2014

by Keri Brown

Forsyth and Guilford Counties are joining a national campaign that is geared to serve veterans and the chronically homeless over the next two years.

Homeless advocate Arnold Abbott, 90, director of the nonprofit group Love Thy Neighbor Inc., prepares a salad Wednesday in the kitchen of The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Abbott was recently arrested, along with two pastors, for feeding the h

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Florida Activists Arrested For Serving Food To Homeless

3:12pm November 06, 2014

by Eliza Barclay

Activists in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were arrested twice this week for giving out food to the homeless in a park. Arnold Abbott, 90, says he will continue to serve the food even if he's arrested again.

Los Angeles' Skid Row contains one of the largest concentrations of homeless people in the United States.

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As Downtown LA Grows, So Does Urgency To Fix Skid Row

10:03am October 27, 2014

by Arun Rath

In Los Angeles, more than a thousand people sleep on the street in cardboard boxes and tents — just a mile away from City Hall. Many want to fix Skid Row, but how to do it is extremely controversial.

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Many of the offenders who were evicted from the Julia Tuttle Causeway now spend their nights in this area instead, near train tracks in a warehouse district north of Miami's airport. The ACLU is filing a lawsuit against the county's residency laws on beha

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ACLU Challenges Miami Law On Behalf Of Homeless Sex Offenders

8:17pm October 23, 2014

by Greg Allen

Miami-Dade County has strict limits on where sex offenders can live — so strict, many wind up living in outdoor encampments. Now the ACLU is challenging the law, which it says is harsh and arbitrary.

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The homeless and others in need enjoy lunch at the Los Angeles Mission on Nov. 23, 2011, in celebration of Thanksgiving. Legislation to ban organizations from serving food to homeless people in public places has been proposed in Los Angeles.

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More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless

5:54pm October 23, 2014

by Eliza Barclay

Lots of groups and individuals try to help the homeless in their communities by offering them food. But a report finds that cities are increasingly passing measures to restrict these efforts.

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Get Housing For Homeless First, Says Advocacy Group

9:25am August 26, 2014

One Guilford County group is trying a different approach to help end homelessness and area churches may play a unique role.

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