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Why More Homeless Shelters Are Welcoming Their Clients' Pets

Jill Kestler-D'Amours

March 25, 2020 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Studies show that between 5-10 percent of people living in homelessness are believed to have a pet, which could be a barrier to folks looking to spend the night in shelters that do not allow animals. Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs is one of a number of shelters that are beginning to allow pets to board along with their owners in an effort to bring more people in. Animal companionship is a very important relationship and source of comfort and stability for someone experiencing homelessness. Some barriers still exist, however, like shelters that have little funding for sheltering pets.

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Angeleno offers free laundry service for the homeless, sews face masks to donate amid coronavirus

Madeleine Brand

March 24, 2020 |

KCRW |

Podcast |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

In Los Angeles, city officials are working to repurpose recreational buildings to house those experiencing homelessness, in the hopes of containing the spread of coronavirus. The city and shelters are also partnering with a mobile laundry truck, which has been in operation for years serving low-income communities and those who are experiencing homelessness, to provide free laundry for those who visit.

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Using Trauma-Informed Design, Buildings Become Tools for Recovery

Daliah Singer

January 22, 2020 |

Colorado Trust |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

In Denver, Colorado, one homeless shelter is using trauma-informed design to make residents feel more at home and less likely to sleep outside. Architects building Sanderson Apartments considered past traumas when choosing the layout, colors, furniture, and building materials. As a result, the physical environment is helping with the recovery process.

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Catholic Community Services, Pulse for Good aim to improve experience for homeless clients

Taylor Stevens

January 03, 2020 |

The Salt Lake Tribune |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

In Utah, Catholic Community Services uses an online survey platform called Pulse for Good to learn what members of vulnerable communities actually want and need. After generating input from the local homeless population, Catholic Community Services was able to tailor their support to items the population said that they needed, such as bus tokens, wipes to clean up coffee, and new shower faucet handles in the restrooms.

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In Toronto, Muslims offer ‘shelter bus' for the homeless

Aysha Khan

December 24, 2019 |

Religion News Service |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Canada and Humanity First Canada teamed up to transform a bus into a mobile shelter for the homeless, complete with 20 beds, a kitchenette, a bathroom, internet, and more. The program is called Shelter Bus and, since launching in December 2019, has served over 1,000 people and reaches up to 50 people a day. The bus has been described as "heaven" by some guests, and they are now planning to have 3 buses by the next year.

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Chicago Leads the Fight for Food Justice by Building Innovative Local Food Ecosystems

Alexandria Jacobson

December 15, 2019 |

LA Progressive |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

To fight food insecurity—especially with those experiencing homelessness—Chicago has created a network of programs and organizations across the city to support those who need it in many different ways. One example is the Homeless Outreach Luncheon at Marillac St. Vincent Family Services, offering a meal, sleeping bag, a coat/clothing, a doctor, podiatrist, lawyer, and more. This article takes a look at a few of these responses and details how they work.

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Houston, we have a solution: How the city curbed homelessness

Henry Gass

November 18, 2019 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

Across the country, governments at every level are working to tackle homelessness. In Houston, connecting permanent housing to services has proven an effective strategy but it has required an increase in affordable housing stock and more strategic organization between non-profits and officials.

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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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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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Nevada teens find community as they navigate homelessness and adulthood together

Bridget Bennett

July 05, 2019 |

High Country News |

Photojournalism |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Las Vegas, Nevada

Clark County, Nevada has one of the largest populations of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness - fifth in the nation after San Jose, New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles. Shelters like the Shannon West Homeless Youth center in Las Vegas do more just provide shelter and essential services, they also provide necessary space for youth to connect and support each other.

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