Greensboro City Council approves funds to continue pallet shelter program
Greensboro City Council unanimously approved more than $190,000 in funds Tuesday for the Doorway Project, its pallet shelter program.
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At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment
In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.
Medical debt nearly pushed this family into homelessness. Millions more are at risk
Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.
A tiny house gives them hope: How a homeless family in Brazil got a fresh start
The Brazilian family saw their income evaporate during the pandemic. They couldn't afford to stay in their home. The city of São Paulo had a solution — but they thought it was too good to be true.
Why can't we stop homelessness? 4 reasons why there's no end in sight
Many cities have devoted considerable focus and money to house people, only to see the number living outside continue to rise.
One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness
During the pandemic, a nonprofit in Seattle took a different approach to solving homelessness: helping whole encampments of unhoused people themselves make a plan to get housing.
Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan
The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.
Emergency shelter pilot project in Greensboro will start to be dismantled next week
With overnight temperatures in the Triad expected to remain near freezing this week, Greensboro’s Doorway Project — pallet homes for the city’s unsheltered population — wil
Greensboro approves $6.6M plan to reduce homelessness
The City of Greensboro approved a plan to allocate millions of dollars to ad
Greensboro opens new Safe Parking site for those experiencing homelessness
The City of Greensboro has opened a new space to assist those experiencing homelessness.