homelessness

A woman pushes her cart full of belongings along the street past tents on the sidewalk near skid row in downtown Los Angeles in June.

Homeless Population Rises, Driven By West Coast Affordable-Housing Crisis

10:23am December 06, 2017

by Pam Fessler

It's the first time the number of homeless people has grown since 2010. In Los Angeles, homelessness is up by nearly 26 percent, fueled by high housing prices.

Matt signed his portrait, painted by Brian Peterson, on August 24, 2015.

National

An Unlikely Friendship Reignites 2 Artists' Ambitions

5:01am November 03, 2017

Brian Peterson crossed paths with Matt Faris, a homeless man on his street, dozens of times before he decided to say hello. Through their bond, the two men also drew inspiration from each other.

James Brown, who was homeless for more than 20 years in Los Angeles, in his apartment building in East Hollywood.

National

In A Push To House The Homeless, High Prices Are Eroding Gains

12:19pm October 24, 2017

by Pam Fessler

James Brown's modest, walk-up apartment costs $1,300 a month, covered by Social Security and the federal government.

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Members of Girl Scout Troop 6000 troop and leader Giselle Burgess hug after being honored as the first troop exclusively for homeless girls, at a ceremony at New York City Hall on April 25.

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A NYC Scout Troop Provides Homeless Girls A Place Of Their Own

5:11am July 26, 2017

by Jacob Pinter

The 28 members of Girl Scout Troop 6000, and its two co-leaders, live in a shelter in Queens, N.Y. The troop that Giselle Burgess started is the first specifically for girls who are homeless.

A Seattle motel converted into a homeless shelter is being torn down, but the shelter will find a permanent home in a new six-story Amazon office building. Above, a sign for the Mary's Place shelter adorns a wall in the former motel in May 2016.

New Amazon Building In Seattle Will Include A Homeless Shelter

5:18pm May 10, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The company is donating about half the space in a six-story building to a shelter with room for 65 families. Housing prices in Seattle have skyrocketed, along with the city's business fortunes.

Human Interest

Food Not Bombs Brings A Necessity To The Community In Need: Mo Kessler

1:00pm February 24, 2017

by Trey Croker

Mo Kessler is a board member of The Renaissance Community Co-op and took the time to sit down with radio camper Trey Croker about providing food to people through a project called "Food Not Bo

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Human Interest

Tiny Houses Provides Basic Homes For The Homeless: Scott Jones

11:28am February 21, 2017

by Sabrina Campbell

Scott Jones, the chair of Tiny Houses Greensboro, discusses how Tiny Houses supports people experiencing homelessness with Radio Camper Sabrina Campbell.

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Homelessness in College - The Dream of Graduation

More Hungry And Homeless Students In College Than Ever

6:28pm January 28, 2017

by Kirk Carapezza

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A Syrian woman and her child sit in their refugee living space in Lebanon. They are featured in Four Walls, a virtual reality presentation by the International Rescue Committee.

Can Virtual Reality Make You More Empathetic?

4:46pm January 09, 2017

by Laura Sydell

Charities are using virtual reality to immerse people in the plight of refugees and others who need help. Researchers are studying whether it's more effective than other media. And there are skeptics.

Homelessness, Blues, And The Power Of Spoken Words

1:00am December 28, 2016

by David Ford

A new album is giving voice to the homeless living in the Triad.

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