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From Homeless to Employment in Silicon Valley

Deana Mitchell

July 31, 2018 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

When tech giants began opening offices in one San Francisco neighborhood without finding local talent, a formerly homeless community leader stepped in. He created Code Tenderloin, a six week coding bootcamp that provides free technical training to locals with the goal of teaching job skills and finding them local employment. So far, the program has been a great asset to the neighborhood.

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Looking for Housing or Affordable Healthcare? Your Local Library Is Here to Help

Adrienne Day

July 27, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Public libraries are hubs of information and increasingly of social support services. San Francisco Public Library was one of the first in the country to break out of the stacks to respond to local needs. Social worker Leah Esguerra has spent a decade there assisting homeless patrons. She says a public library is “a community living room where everyone is welcome.”

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Tiny home village for homeless thriving in Denver's RiNo district

Joe Rubino

July 27, 2018 |

The Denver Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

In Denver, the Beloved Community Village has been a model for a new effort in the city to use villages of tiny homes as a way to provide housing for those who would otherwise be homeless. After the community's first year of existence, the resident-governed village has proven to be an idea worth scaling.

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Baltimore's homeless veterans get their own free barber shop

Brittany Britto

July 26, 2018 |

The Baltimore Sun |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Rob’s Barbershop Community Foundation is using haircuts to empower people. Specifically, at several centers for homeless veterans in the Baltimore area, new spaces for barbers allow veterans to access haircut and grooming services for free. Haircuts can also be significant in helping veterans get new jobs, and this program is even training some veterans to become professional barbers in the future.

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'It's the New Form of Affordable Housing': More People Are Living in Their Cars

Mattie Quinn

July 24, 2018 |

Governing |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

With vehicular homelessness on the rise along the West Coast, safe parking programs provide much-needed privacy and a sense of community. San Diego and Santa Barbara are models.

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The Citizens Project

Jill Harkins

July 23, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

In New Haven, a two-decades long experiment in giving community to and promoting empowerment for people who have been in the criminal justice system or mental health treatment services has shown a decrease in drug use and an increase in general quality of life. The idea - that people who have isolated/alienated by a system need to be empowered as citizens to successfully re-integrate - is taking hold in other cities, including Philadelphia.

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Developer tests a new way to fund housing for the homeless: private financing

Doug Smith

July 19, 2018 |

Los Angeles Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In an attempt to increase housing for the homeless in L.A. in a financially sustainable way, FlyAway Homes has started several projects to build homeless housing supported by private investment. Fifty six investors will get a return, though not a large one, on the 9-unit property that will house 32 homeless individuals. This model is more efficient than when a non-profit organization builds homeless housing, and more properties under FlyAway Homes will show if the model is in fact sustainable.

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Tiny Homes Are Baby Steps Toward Reversing the Housing Crisis

Haniya Rae

July 14, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

Tiny homes, proposed across the world as a solution to housing problems, come in many forms. Baltimore is trying its own model. A creative partnership under the non-profit Civic Works is connecting people who want affordable homes with youth who want to learn construction skills and get their GED. Though still in the prototype stage, this project will show the potential for collaboration between non-profit groups, developers, and the local government.

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'A dignified alternative': the special cart for homeless people to keep their stuff

Ashifa Kassam

July 13, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto

People experiencing homelessness might now have one less worry, as students and engineers are designing a cart for homeless individuals to effectively store their belongings. The prototyping process involved hearing from future users. Though this cart will not solve homelessness, it will target on aspect of the problem, mitigating one stressful factor about being homeless.

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Motel owners see altruism and opportunity in sheltering the homeless

Deepa Fernandes

June 28, 2018 |

KCRW |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In Los Angeles, motel owners are teaming up with homeless services providers to offer up their rooms to people experiencing homelessness. The partnership means that motel owners can turn over the day-to-day operations to someone else while turning a consistent profit, and service providers have a consistent offer of affordable housing for those who need it. The city is now planning to formalize the program through an Ordinance, although not all motel owners are convinced the program makes sense for their business.

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