Housing

National

California Housing Crisis: Working But On The Brink Of Homelessness

3:22pm April 16, 2018

In expensive West Coast cities like Los Angeles, there's a growing number of working people living on the margins — one crisis away from living on the streets due to soaring rents and housing prices.

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The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found the homeless population ballooned to 57,794 in 2017. A new pilot program seeks to pay homeowners to create housing for those in need.

LA County To Pay Homeowners To Create Housing For The Homeless

10:55pm April 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

More than 500 property owners applied to receive generous loans to build new units or legalize existing dwellings for the the homeless.

Caleb Torres, a senior at George Washington University, says he ran out of grocery money his freshmen year, so he began skipping meals.

Food, Housing Insecurity May Be Keeping College Students From Graduating

4:21pm April 03, 2018

by Laurel Dalrymple

A new survey finds that many students at universities and community colleges are struggling to pay for basic needs — and that's hampering their ability to learn and complete their degrees.

Economy
Race

Modern Redlining: How Banks Keep People Of Color From Buying Homes

5:30am March 16, 2018

by Sean Bueter

According to new reporting from the public radio program Reveal, banks are often far less likely to give people of color a mortgage loan than their white peers, even if they're in good financial standing.

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Health & Safety

North Carolina Child Health Report Card Highlights Link Between Poverty And Well-Being

4:33pm February 21, 2018

by Bethany Chafin

The North Carolina Child Health Report Card is out, and the state has received an F in the "h

Christine Thompson lives in Milwaukee with her children ages 7 and 3. They have been served a "Notice to Vacate" by their landlord for not paying rent. In Wisconsin, and most other areas of the country, landlords may evict tenants during any time of the y

As Temperatures Fall, No Halt To Evictions Across Most Of The Country

9:02am December 18, 2017

by Pam Fessler

Some countries, such as France, Austria and Poland, prohibit removing people from their homes during cold weather but that's not the case in the United States.

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Roberto Fret, 54, stands in the backyard of his damaged home. Hurricane Maria blew the roof off the house; the wind was so powerful that it twisted the metal roofing material and scattered pieces of it all over the yard.

National

Thousands Of Puerto Ricans Are Still In Shelters. Now What?

8:22am November 14, 2017

A severe housing shortage is forcing emergency managers to look off the island to find temporary housing. But many Puerto Ricans don't want to leave.

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A task force found that hundreds of households are still living in emergency housing five months after the fire at London's Grenfell Tower.

5 Months After Grenfell Blaze, 320 Households Are Still In Emergency Housing

5:36pm November 09, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

An independent task force called the pace of rehousing residents after the fire "painfully slow." More than 200 children are among those who still need a permanent home.

Laura Smith and Gustavo Douaihi were looking to rent a house in Baton Rouge, La., when they encountered discrimination.

Looking For A Home When Your Name Is Hispanic And Finding Discrimination Instead

6:30pm November 02, 2017

Nearly a third of Latinos say they've experienced discrimination when seeking housing, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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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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