Local Communities Selected For National Effort To End Homelessness
Forsyth and Guilford Counties are joining a national campaign that is geared to serve veterans and the chronically homeless over the next two years.
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Florida Activists Arrested For Serving Food To Homeless
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.
As Downtown LA Grows, So Does Urgency To Fix Skid Row
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.
ACLU Challenges Miami Law On Behalf Of Homeless Sex Offenders
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.
More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless
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.
Get Housing For Homeless First, Says Advocacy Group
One Guilford County group is trying a different approach to help end homelessness and area churches may play a unique role.
WS Youth use Art to Advocate for Equal Housing
Homelessness is the theme of a new piece of public art in downtown Winston-Salem.
Hawaii Homeless Initiative Would Send Some Back To Mainland
The state is implementing a controversial pilot program that offers some homeless people a way to leave Hawaii and reunite with family members in other states. A noteworthy critic of the plan is the department in charge of implementing it, which foresees a costly administrative burden.
2012 "Point in Time" Homeless Count Results Announced
An annual survey of the number of homeless people living in Guilford County has been
completed, and the results were announced this morning during a news conference held at the Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro.
"Point In Time" Count Today in Guilford
Today in Guilford County, Partners Ending Homelessness is conducting Guilford County's annual "Point In Time" count. It is, as the organization's Executive Director Darryl Kosciak po