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On a Mission to End Homelessness, and Spread Warmth
On a Mission to End Homelessness, and Spread Warmth More than one thousand blankets arrived last week from all corners of the country for an installation in Washington, D.C….
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Chronically homeless men have found a home at La Casa in the District
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 28, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. EST Salvador, a resident in La Casa, laughs with Alicia La Rotta, his bilingual case manager. The Columbia Heights…
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The Graying of America’s Homeless: An Alarming Trend | Number of unhoused people 65 and older could triple by 2030
The Graying of America’s Homeless: An Alarming Trend Number of unhoused people 65 and older could triple by 2030 GETTY IMAGES By Katherine Skiba AARP EN ESPAÑOL Published December 16, 2022…
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Tending to a scattered flock at Friendship Place
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 19, 2022 at 12:46 p.m. EST Liza Poris, an outreach specialist with the charity Friendship Place, with some of the items she distributes when…
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‘It is the obvious thing.’ The White House tries a new tack to combat homelessness
NATIONAL December 19, 20225:06 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition JENNIFER LUDDEN David Hernandez, 62, crawls into his bed made with cardboard boxes in Los Angeles last week. Los Angeles…
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Friendship Place helped a survivor of abuse turn her life around
Perspective by John Kelly Columnist December 6, 2022 at 1:12 p.m. EST Rachelle Ellison lived on the streets of Washington for 17 years before finding help at Friendship Place, a…
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Month: December 2022
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