NPR
13 December 2018
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Scope of Response: International
Los Angeles, United States
In Los Angeles, the Host Home program is placing homeless youth in the homes of willing hosts. They share space, but don't necessarily have to share their lives and schedules, providing an opportunity for people to pursue education and jobs in safety as they transition to permanent housing. While the program is just starting out and currently only serves 6 people with its limited scope, the approach is also being implemented in the U.K. and other parts of the United States.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/a-plan-to-make-homelessness-history?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
20 December 2010
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Roughly 700,000 people in the United States are homeless. By partnering with cities across America, the 100,000 Homes campaign is going directly to the streets to end homelessness - and it’s working.
http://womensenews.org/story/military/150830/drugs-and-abusive-father-drove-her-military-life?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Léa Bouchoucha
Women's E-News
31 August 2015
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At least 25 percent of female veterans were sexually abused in childhood, making it more difficult to reenter civilian life. Volunteers of America runs a holistic housing program for homeless veterans in the U.S.
http://womensenews.org/story/military/150401/female-veterans-pose-homeless-challenge-va?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Léa Bouchoucha
Women's E-News
1 April 2015
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Female veterans are more likely to have a history of trauma, be unemployed, and be homeless. To address this disparity, the VA has started awarding grants to organizations that help female vets.
http://nationswell.com/new-orleans-ends-veteran-homelessness?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Chris Peak
NationSwell
20 January 2015
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New Orleans implemented an extraordinary 10-year plan that engaged unprecedented cross-sector collaboration between government, non-profit, and private entities to provide housing and housing services to the city's homeless veterans. The city's success in providing homes for every single veteran formerly on their streets motivated cities across the nation to tackle the crises using similar means, leading to a 1/3 decline veteran homelessness since 2010.
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2015/01/27/new-team-tackles-recidivism-mentally/22386237?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Megan Cassidy
The Arizona Republic
27 January 2015
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Assertive community treatment teams working through of outreach-centered programs in Maricopa County, AZ have become an industry standard for treating those with persistent and severe mental illnesses, because they provide a long-term and comprehensive approach: aiming to halt a vicious cycle of incarceration and hospitalization by focusing on catalysts.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/houstons-solution-to-mental-health-system-problems-offers-a-case-study-for-milwaukee-b9928490z1-210715811.html?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Meg Kissinger
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
8 June 2013
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In Houston, TX, many individuals with mental illnesses cycled in and out of emergency care while arrested or incarcerated. Houston’s police department has decreased the number of incarcerated who have mental illness by opening a division to mental health called the Chronic Consumer Stabilization Unit. Now Milwaukee seeks to replicate Houston’s results.
http://ithacavoice.com/2014/11/ithaca-fix-homelessness-problem-3-approaches?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Nathan Tailleur
The Ithaca Voice
17 November 2014
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In Ithaca NY, homelessness increasingly becomes a public concern when the winter weather approaches. An investigative journalist interviews different city representatives and professionals in human service to discover three solutions to the problem. The proposed solutions include affordable housing, a halfway house for people returning from prison, and more city non-profit collaboration.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/One-way-ticket-back-Under-S-F-initiative-a-2592902.php?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Kevin Fagan
San Francisco Chronicle
25 November 2005
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San Francisco's Homeward Bound program provides transients a one-way ticket home once they can identify a family member or friend who is willing to take them in, helping to reunite families and reduce long-term homelessness.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/09/in-this-world-cup-the-goal-is-a-better-life?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
9 October 2014
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The Homeless World Cup is the premier soccer tournament for homeless players. Programs around the world use soccer as a means of building a sense of community, sublimating negative energies, and encouraging personal growth.
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Reaching-into-a-void-For-mayor-s-team-of-street-2631402.php?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker#photo-2114001
Kevin Fagan
SFGate
6 December 2004
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San Francisco's Care Not Cash program began in 2004 in response to the city's homelessness crisis. One facet of the program is an outreach team, whose members regularly visit homeless people on the street to connect them to resources such as housing and drug rehabilitation.
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