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☆ Hunkering in a car. Belongings washed away. Natural disasters leave people experiencing homelessness with few options
  + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Taylor Galgano | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
CNN —Ahead of Hurricane Milton, many families in Florida were hunkering down in their homes or packing up their belongings to evacuate. She said she tried to get into multiple hurricane shelters, but the ones nearby were all full, and others were five hours away. “You can’t get to any of the hurricane shelters if you have a car that barely drives and you have no gas money to put in it,” said Jessica. “So, it’s just like you’re stuck with your fingers crossed with two children.”Unfortunately, Jessica’s experience during Hurricane Milton was not unique. Angels of Hope Outreach Ministries captures an encampment a few days after Hurricane Milton in St. Lucie County.
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☆ Younger baby boomers are facing a homelessness crisis as rents skyrocket and outpace Social Security
  + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. AdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to the Social Security Administration, the average Social Security benefit is now $1,706 per month, more than $300 below the nearly record-high national median rent price of $2,052. AdvertisementAdvertisementA Wall Street Journal analysis of federal data found the US had at least 600 fewer nursing homes than it did in 2017. A Florida Housing Coalition study found the state had only 25 affordable and available rental units for every 100 extremely low-income renters. AdvertisementAdvertisementWithout COVID-19-relief resources, many older people are relying even more on their Social Security benefits.
Persons: Barbara DiPietro, Irfan Khan, Donald Whitehead Jr Organizations: Service, Department of Housing, Urban, Wall Street, Health Care, Homeless Council, Street, of California, Social Security Administration, Security, Medicaid, Florida Housing Coalition, National Coalition for, Homeless, Social Security, AARP Locations: Wall, Silicon, California, San Francisco, Florida, Florida . North Carolina, COVID
☆ Churches are building tiny homes across the US to help house the homeless
  + stars: | 2023-04-08 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Churches are working with homeless charities to build micro homes across the US, The AP reported. The homes can be built on spare church land and use existing water and electricity supplies. Tiny homes are becoming an increasingly popular solution to help tackle the homelessness crisis. APWashington-based social purpose company Pallet has seen rising interest in its tiny homes that cost $5,500 and can be set up in less than an hour. Donald Whitehead, director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, told The AP he welcomed the churches' moves and regarded tiny homes as a "great emergency option".
☆ Two researchers aim to better understand L.A.’s homelessness crisis with smartphone surveys
  + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Jake Traylor | Jake Traylor Is An Associate Producer For Msnbc. | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +6 min
Two California researchers aim to get a real-time understanding of homelessness using a perhaps unexpected resource found among unhoused people: smartphones. Larry Posey works in MacArthur Park to share information about the PATHS study. Amy Stein / USC/UCLAOnce a month, a growing number of PATHS participants in Los Angeles County are texted a link to a 15-minute survey. Recruiters for the PATHS study share information with participants via postcard and directly into a web-based interface. The PATHS study found that 90% of participants would be interested in some type of interim or permanent housing.
☆ Extreme cold weather stretches U.S. homeless shelters' capacity
  + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Gabriella Borter | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
[1/4] A man stands outside of his tent during a period of cold weather in Denver, Colorado, U.S. December 22, 2022. Officials prepared the indoor arena to house 225 people but increased its capacity to 359 on Wednesday night. The report found that homelessness among people in shelters declined by 1.6%, while unsheltered homelessness increased by 3.4%, compared to 2020. "Severe weather exacerbates the cruel reality of homelessness in America," said Donald Whitehead, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless. Nearly 1,000 migrants were staying at Denver city shelters or partner shelters as of Thursday, according to a city statement.
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