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North Center's Common Pantry Provides Free Nutritional Education Amid Increased Demand

Alex V. Hernandez

September 06, 2024 |

Block Club Chicago |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Common Pantry provides assistance to those facing food insecurity, and recently opened a new facility to offer housing information and assistance with job searches, government benefits, health care and other services. The Pantry also started a nutrition program, teaching people about the science between food and health, as well as how to cook healthy meals at home.

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Passive House standards a solution for efficient affordable housing

Audrey F. Henderson

September 04, 2024 |

Energy News Network |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Housing developers are following the Passive House standards to create affordable housing that’s incredibly energy efficient. These buildings are air-tight with efficient ventilation and strategically positioned windows, so they don’t need central heating and cooling systems.

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Austin's Rapid Rehousing Program, Explained

Amy Stansbury

September 04, 2024 |

The Austin Common |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

Austin’s Rapid Rehousing Program offers up to two years of rent assistance for people exiting homelessness alongside other support services that help connect them to the resources they need.

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How Midwest Street Medicine is bridging health equity gaps for the homeless

Bart Pfankuch

August 29, 2024 |

South Dakota News Watch |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Through the Midwest Street Medicine program, medical volunteers provide no-cost care to people experiencing homelessness, from simple procedures to help obtaining medicines. As of August, volunteers had helped more than 350 patients and made more than 1,000 medical interventions.

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Is Housing First a cure for homelessness?

Stefania Lugli

August 27, 2024 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The Housing First model focuses on helping people experiencing homelessness to find stable housing and meet their basic needs before addressing anything else. It's taking off in cities across the United States.

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How a property manager and his tenants helped turn around two Yakima apartment buildings

Jasper Kenzo Sundeen

August 17, 2024 |

Yakima Herald-Republic |

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Response Location: United States, Yakima, Washington

In response to two historic apartment buildings facing condemnation and displacing low-income tenants, property manager Tim Brewer conducted major renovations, implemented flexible rental policies, offered free laundry services, and built a supportive sense of community through regular gatherings and collaborative problem-solving. His efforts not only saved the apartment buildings but also improved residents' sense of safety and community engagement.

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Waste not, want not: FoodCommune rescues food from landfills to help feed the community

Florencia Tuchin

August 16, 2024 |

Canopy Atlanta |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

FoodCommune aims to reduce food waste by rescuing food before it ends up in landfills, redistributing about 6,000 pounds of food per week. FoodCommune gathers food from farmer’s markets, grocery stores, restaurants and other sources, redistributing enough to feed about 300 people each week.

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Solving Homelessness In Austin: Rapid Rehousing

Amy Stansbury

August 08, 2024 |

The Austin Common |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

The Rapid Rehousing Program in Austin, Texas, provides people exiting homelessness with rent support for up to two years, tapering the amount down over time. A community group called Vocal-TX is bringing people in the program together to elevate their voices and propose improvements.

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Decline in Veterans' Homelessness Spurs Hopes for a Broader Solution

Jason DeParle

August 06, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Housing vouchers from HUD-VASH are helping decrease rates of homelessness among veterans by providing support that pays for a portion of their rent, while the federal government covers the rest up to a local ceiling. Congress expands the program every year and has so far created about 110,000 vouchers available nationwide.

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Denver gave more than 800 people up to $12K to find housing. See what happened a year later

Meena Duerson

July 29, 2024 |

CNN |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

The Denver Basic Income Project gave no-strings-attached funding to people experiencing homelessness, with some participants receiving $1,000 per month, some receiving a lump sum of $6,500 followed by $500 monthly payments, and some receiving $50 per month. After one year, almost half of the participants had found stable housing, and research showed that the program likely saved the city nearly half a million dollars in costs for services like ambulance rides and shelter stays.

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