Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson shared his plans on how he aims to tackle the city’s soaring crime rates and growing homelessness. City officials, business owners, community leaders and residents gathered to hear Richardson’s State of the City address Tuesday night following his first year in office. “I believe the state of our city is […]
Jan. 9—Three of Mayor Lisa Brown’s cabinet appointments were confirmed by the Spokane City Council on Monday night, including the new city spokeswoman, city attorney and director of the division that oversees the city’s homelessness and housing initiatives. Erin Hut was approved to begin serving as city communication’s director. Until recently, she worked as a […]
Lake County is approaching an inflection point in the homelessness crisis, as government leaders and stakeholders must decide if it is a shared problem with shared solutions, according to the executive director of the largest shelter service in the county. “I do believe that in order for us to actually meet this challenge, we have […]
ADRIAN — Three participants. Three tents. Three days. Mission accomplished. Share the Warmth of Lenawee, the county’s homeless shelter that is based in Adrian, not too long ago concluded a first-of-its-kind fundraiser for the shelter that saw three members of Share the Warmth’s board of directors living outside for three consecutive December days. One of […]
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of guest columns by Wichita-area residents to tell their stories, in their words, spotlighting barriers that deter full participation in the life of the community. Funding for Unheard Voices has been provided by the American Press Institute through its Civic Discourse and Community Voices Fund. “Why don’t […]
ALLIANCE − Over the past few years, the city of Alliance has enjoyed positive economic and community growth. Its industrial park has new tenants. Carnation City Mall has made way for a new retail plaza anchored by a Meijer superstore. And several chain restaurants, including Raising Cane’s, are heading to the city. “A lot of […]
Dec. 19—Homelessness is on the rise nationally and across Washington, but the increase is sharper than average in the Spokane area, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Every year, teams of mostly volunteers take to the streets and area homeless shelters to tally the unhoused population during a single […]
California continues to lead the nation in homelessness, with US data showing the state has the highest rate of unhoused people living outside in a worsening humanitarian crisis. Related: The US has empty buildings it could use to tackle homelessness. Why is it selling them off? The Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) released […]
Homelessness in the U.S. is at a record high, according to new data released by the federal government this week. And as in previous years, Indigenous people are overrepresented among Americans experiencing homelessness. Members of Chief Seattle Club, a nonprofit that serves Indigenous people in Seattle, are especially aware of what the homeless people in their community […]