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    Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'Hold Fast,' Blue Balliett's new children's book, explores shelter life

    Where to begin in addressing the most pressing needs of the children of homeless families, whose members lack necessities most people take for granted?
    Where to begin in addressing the most pressing needs of the children of homeless families, whose members lack necessities most people take for granted? Do not underestimate the ability of a mystery story to lift and empower even these children, whose...

    Tags: Libraries, Chicago Public Schools, Fiction, Langston Hughes, Chicago Tribune

    2. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Nick Flynn, on the set of his life story

    Nick Flynn is probably the only living poet who watched his life made into a movie last year. He's most certainly the only one who saw Robert De Niro play his father — and without a doubt the only one whose father shrugged De Niro off, unimpressed....

    Tags: Entertainment, Julianne Moore, Paul Weitz, Family, Human Interest

    3. Jan 27, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. What might have been: Life under President Romney

    News flash: President Romney and congressional leaders met today to review the terms of the recently concluded fiscal cliff deal wherein the Bush tax cuts were extended by four years, the corporate income tax rate was reduced from 35 percent to 25...

    Tags: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Occupy Wall Street, Government Health Care, Medicare, Personal Income

    4. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Persistent strain of TB claims victims on L.A.'s skid row

    Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated attack to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles' skid row, including a search for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease.
    Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated attack to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles' skid row, including a search for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease. The Centers for...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Tuberculosis, Substance Abuse, Health, Symptoms

    5. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Mike Bonin in Council District 11

    Los Angeles City Council District 11 begins at the bluffs of Pacific Palisades and crosses the coral tree-lined median of San Vicente Boulevard. It includes Westchester bungalows in the shadow of jets rumbling into LAX, and the homeless in Venice who bed down blocks away from expensive single-family houses. Apartment buildings — rentals and condos — tower across the region.
    Los Angeles City Council District 11 begins at the bluffs of Pacific Palisades and crosses the coral tree-lined median of San Vicente Boulevard. It includes Westchester bungalows in the shadow of jets rumbling into LAX, and the homeless in Venice who...

    Tags: United Way , Economy, Business and Finance, Jane Harman, Elections, Finance

    6. Feb 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Tuberculosis outbreak in downtown L.A. sparks federal effort

    L.A. NOW
    Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated effort to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis in downtown L.A.’s skid row, including searching for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease. The Centers for...
    7. Feb 17, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Saving 75 homeless is not enough

    On Feb. 1, the Mayor's Office of Human Services hosted a community briefing for the "75 Journeys Home" campaign — part of Baltimore City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. The initiative was aimed at identifying the 75 most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Baltimore, and placing them in immediate housing.
    On Feb. 1, the Mayor's Office of Human Services hosted a community briefing for the "75 Journeys Home" campaign — part of Baltimore City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness. The initiative was aimed at identifying the 75 most vulnerable people...

    Tags: Memorial Day, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Social Issues

    8. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  8. Man accused of hate crime at homeless shelter

    A 36-year-old man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly beat and yelled racial slurs at a worker from the temporary winter homeless shelter in Glendale, police said. Even as officers hauled the man, Jorge Tanchez, into their patrol car, he allegedly...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hate Crimes, Google Inc., Crimes, Police Arrests

    9. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Mildred E. 'Millie' Banwell, artist

    Mildred E. "Millie" Banwell, an artist who was a longtime supporter of the Light House shelter and an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, died Sunday of pulmonary fibrosis at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena.
    Mildred E. "Millie" Banwell, an artist who was a longtime supporter of the Light House shelter and an active member of Calvary United Methodist Church, died Sunday of pulmonary fibrosis at Hospice of the Chesapeake in Pasadena. The longtime Annapolis...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Auction Service, Graduation, Methodist, Christianity

    10. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  10. State of homelessness changing in Wichita

    Although bad weather usually brings more people into shelters, the overall numbers are down this year, and the state of homelessness is changing. Union Rescue Mission Executive Director Denny Bender says, "We're seeing a lot more men who have recently been released from incarceration, but they can't find a place that will accept them to live. Or they can't find a job."
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    Although bad weather usually brings more people into shelters, the overall numbers are down this year, and the state of homelessness is changing. Union Rescue Mission Executive Director Denny Bender says, "We're seeing a lot more men who have recently...

    Tags: Fines, Punishment, Social Issues

    11. Jan 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. L.A. mayoral candidates explain their approaches on housing

    At a time when many residents are grappling with foreclosures and rising rental costs have far outpaced growth in their incomes, the three top Los Angeles mayoral candidates promised Friday to make housing policy a central focus for their administrations.
    At a time when many residents are grappling with foreclosures and rising rental costs have far outpaced growth in their incomes, the three top Los Angeles mayoral candidates promised Friday to make housing policy a central focus for their administrations....

    Tags: Interior Policy, Local Government, Elections, Finance, Politics

    12. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  12. Wichita police learn new ways to help the homeless

    <span style="font-size: small;">"It's not by choice, you know, but I've been having a run of pretty bad luck," said Kenny.&nbsp; It's an issue Wichita's mayor wants to work on, the city's growing homeless problem.&nbsp; And Wichita Police have a new way to help this year.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    "It's not by choice, you know, but I've been having a run of pretty bad luck," said Kenny.  It's an issue Wichita's mayor wants to work on, the city's growing homeless problem.  And Wichita Police have a new way to help this year. Kenny basically lives...

    Tags: Social Issues

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