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Street Medicine Brings Health Care To Atlanta's Homeless

Sam Whitehead

September 19, 2019 |

WABE |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Street medicine eliminates barriers to health care and reduces emergency room costs. In Atlanta, Mercy Care’s Street Medicine program works to meet individuals where they are at. The program has been working since 2013 to build trust and provide basic healthcare services to homeless populations before their problems become severe enough to require emergency room treatment.

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The Library That's Also an Art Gallery

Deborah Fallows

September 17, 2019 |

The Atlantic |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Public libraries can serve as vital community resources. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the Forsyth County Public Library operates as a multi-use facility thanks to investments from a voter-approved bond and state grants. In addition to meeting rooms and computer labs, the library provides peer-support specialists trained in assisting homeless patrons with mental health counseling and job services. Health clinics and other community partners also participate in initiatives housed at the library.

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What if I were homeless? An immersion course in empathy in San Francisco's Tenderloin

Nita Lelyveld

September 14, 2019 |

Los Angeles Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

An immersion course run by San Francisco's Glide Memorial Church aims to build empathy around the social problem of homelessness. The course has been given to many in the police force, who got a jolt from the immersion, and began to think more generously and creatively about the problem. Prosectors, investigators, and victim advocates also often take part.

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California community colleges work to solve housing for foster youths

Ashley A. Smith

September 12, 2019 |

EdSource |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Several programs have cropped up throughout California to help former foster youth navigate what has been identified as the biggest challenge of aging out of the foster case system -- housing. NextUp and other initiatives at community colleges provide counseling and financial support to students who lack a built-in support network.

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The psychiatrist helping mentally ill people left to wander India's streets

Anne Pinto-Rodrigues

September 09, 2019 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai

In India, many people suffering from undiagnosed mental illnesses end up wandering on the streets, but a Mumbai psychiatrist is addressing the problem by treating their illnesses and reuniting them with their families. The psychiatrist, who started a foundation with his wife to tackle this issue, houses and treats the patients at a residential treatment centre, and then the foundation's social workers reunite them with their loved ones.

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City officials suddenly support homeless tent cities, car camps in Sacramento neighborhoods

Theresa Clift

August 29, 2019 |

Sacramento Bee |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

Sacramento city officials have long resisted a "safe ground" model to homelessness; now, local government officials have changed course, allowing homeless individuals to camp on a pre-determined area with essential utilities provided. This "safe ground" model brings houseless people in the area into one restricted area that contains bathrooms and security guards, giving the city more time to create permanent solutions to homelessness.

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The Power of Housing

Katherine Lewin

August 27, 2019 |

Santa Fe Reporter |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Housing options for patients dealing with mental illness are bleak in New Mexico. Casa Milagro provides an alternative to the infamous board-and-care homes and offers a sense of community as well as medically trained staff. Residents pay a third of their monthly income in rent and can live there for as long as they want despite a waiting list to secure a spot. The safe and stable housing is supported by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and is a model that experts believe would mitigate the housing crisis, which is especially tough for those battling mental illness.

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These Austin Tiny Homes Could House 40% of the City's Chronically Homeless Population

Hallie Steiner

August 26, 2019 |

NationSwell |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

A tiny home and RV community outside of Austin, Texas does more than house the homeless; it provides community and economic independence. With backing from local business, nonprofits, and religious institutions, Community First Village houses over 200 people and provides residents with ways to find jobs in the community as well as access to healthcare information and services. With homelessness on the rise in Austin, Texas, one community has a solution that includes housing, employment and above all a sense of social connection.

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Atlanta refused to give up on homelessness. It's working.

Alex P. Kellogg

August 23, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta has seen a decline in rates of people experiencing homelessness from 2008-2018, a trend that is particularly meaningful as other cities contend with stubbornly high numbers. Part of the solution? A new source of more flexible and consistent funding allowing non-profits to provide the assistance needed and help get people into permanent supportive housing.

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How Philly convinced business leaders to be part of the homelessness solution

Michaela Winberg

August 19, 2019 |

Billy Penn |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Seeking a solution to crowded sidewalks outside their storefronts and places of business, corporations have teamed up with the city of Philadelphia to help those facing homelessness. Programs such as Hub of Hope and the Mural Arts project provide people with free showers, laundry services, case management services, and a day of work and wages. Food pantries have also been set up, serving thousands of people and the Ambassadors of Hope team has helped 130 people into permanent housing. Homelessness is still a persistent problem in Philadelphia but the business community has helped alleviate it.

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