Environmental activists drew connections between the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus and extreme heat on communities of color in a virtual hearing Tuesday of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Homeless counts in Northwest Arkansas are hit or miss
Writer Michael Adkison of The Razorback Reporter dove into the details of how the government arrives at a census of the homeless population in Northwest Arkansas — a method replicated by many other communities — revealing a flaw in the point-in-time census method that results in numerous homeless individuals in Northwest Arkansas not being counted.
Podcast: The last homeless veteran?
On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2019, a Northwest Arkansas homeless services group proclaimed it was close to effectively ending veteran homelessness there. By mid-April 2020, the goal of eliminating veteran homelessness remained elusive.
Angel of the Night offers comfort amid pandemic
Valerie McEntee is a minister with San Francisco Night Ministry.
The economic drivers of homelessness
The lower echelons of America’s middle class have been slipping through the country’s economic cracks as decades of federal policy changes have shredded the social safety nets that used to catch them.
In Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a streamlined system helps house homeless veterans
With the help of careful data-keeping, a unified hotline, individualized assistance and a mindful community, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has succeeded in getting service members off the streets.
‘Are you going to feed us to the wolves’ when temporary respite ends?
It was the third week of March and Mike Melcher was living out of his truck in Covina, California.
Life in a homeless encampment in the shadow of the University of Arkansas
William set up his tent in an encampment near the University of Arkansas. Then, he was evicted.
As the wealthy move in, homeless people are pushed out
Communities nationwide — including just blocks from the White House — are struggling with the growing number of tent cities.
Project Roomkey, the Golden State’s grand experiment
When California issued its shelter-in-place order on March 19, hotel occupancy rates throughout the state plunged into the single digits.