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  • Despite high poverty, why fewer people live on Philly's streets than in other big cities

    December 19, 2018 |

    WHYY |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Several factors contribute to the successful strategy that keeps people off the streets in Philadelphia, where the poverty rate is the highest among the 10 biggest cities in the country. Having multiple services within comprehensive outreach teams is a critical component as is their caring approach to those who need help. Housing services, both temporary and permanent are also vital. Permanent housing is offered with "wrap-around services" which enable people to stay housed. These include physical and mental help in addition to assistance with obtaining a GED, a license and more.

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  • The Houses That Help Keep HIV at Bay

    December 15, 2018 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    The Belle Reve House in Louisiana houses and treats low-income and homeless people living with AIDS. The house offers wraparound services and works to keep the virus at almost undetectable levels. Residents are less likely to spread the virus when living at Belle Reve, which is crucial in New Orleans, where the transmission rate is among the highest in the country.

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  • To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Giving Them A Place To Stay

    December 13, 2018 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles

    In Los Angeles, the Host Home program is placing homeless youth in the homes of willing hosts. They share space, but don't necessarily have to share their lives and schedules, providing an opportunity for people to pursue education and jobs in safety as they transition to permanent housing. While the program is just starting out and currently only serves 6 people with its limited scope, the approach is also being implemented in the U.K. and other parts of the United States.

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  • For this Family, Safe Parking L.A. Was a Lifeline During the Crisis of a Lifetime

    December 10, 2018 |

    Streetsblog LA |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Safe Parking Program in Los Angeles is providing people living out of their vehicles with secure lots. For those facing housing instability, this temporary measure helps people save their energy and resources so that they can maintain employment and find permanent housing.

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  • How Temporary Tiny Homes Could Solve Dutch Cities' Housing Crises

    November 26, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    While more permanent housing is built to meet demand in the Netherlands, the stopgap answer is to build “tiny homes.” Completely built in a factory, these tiny homes still provide all basic housing amenities. They will be laid out in clusters of four and in larger communities to overcome what some worry will be isolating for many people who have nowhere else to turn. As an interim solution, these tiny homes are perfect-but they aren’t built to last, so the goal is to get residents into more permanent housing.

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  • Austin's Fix for Homelessness: Tiny Houses, and Lots of Neighbors

    November 12, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin

    Just outside of Austin, Texas, Community First! Village lives up to its name, emphasizing personal connections and stable relationships while also providing people experiencing homelessness with affordable rents in tiny homes and RVs. The retention rate in the community is 86%, and the Village plans to expand and double its occupancy.

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  • Tiny houses multiply amid big issues as communities tackle homelessness

    October 26, 2018 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Kansas City, Missouri

    Cities around the United States look to tiny homes as a solution to the national homeless crisis. From Kansas City, Mo. to Seattle, Wa., community members and city officials come together to build tiny homes and provide access to a stable community.

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  • Allowing drugs at a tiny house village didn't work. So why is Seattle trying it again?

    October 05, 2018 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    When Seattle allowed a homeless encampment to freely use drugs, 911 calls jumped up. Dealers flocked in, and the majority of inhabitants camped out for more than a year. Instead of trying it again, the city should be investing in more stable housing for addicts, argues Danny Westneat.

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  • England has more than 200,000 empty homes. How to revive them?

    September 25, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Stockton-on-Tees

    There are an estimated over 200,000 vacant homes across England, and Community Campus 87 is one group attempting to bring those homes back to life. By employing apprentices, some who have experienced homelessness, to learn skills such as house painting, the social enterprise is helping homes as well as homeless people bounce back. This is just one example of a handful of social enterprises that are funding the rebuilding of vacant properties with the goal of filling the old homes with more affordable and sustainable housing.

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  • This real estate company figured out a simple way to offer the homeless a house and a job

    September 21, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    Chris Finlay, who manages a real estate company in Washington, D.C., decided to try hiring homeless people to work in his buildings. His goal was to provide a job alongside significantly discounted housing as a benefit of the job. Seeing the concept’s success, he started a nonprofit called Shelters to Shutters to help spread the idea around the country. The organization has helped hire people in 15 cities, and 93% of those hired are still employed in these jobs.

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