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Employed, but still homeless

by Sean McHenry
Jun 17, 2018
One formerly-homeless barista describes working while living out of her car.
"But no, I never thought I'd be here," said Charlene Long, a barista who was formerly homeless. "And here I am, knowing how to make cortados, espressos, macchiatos. I didn't even know what a macchiato was last year. You know, it's crazy." 
HELENE VALENZUELA/AFP/Getty Images
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Amazon head tax reversed

by Jed Kim
Jun 13, 2018
Last month the Seattle city council voted unanimously for a head tax – a set fee that bigger companies would have to pay for each of their employees. The tax was meant to raise funds to address homelessness and help create more affordable housing in a city where both have become problems. Then yesterday that same […]
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Exploring the link between housing and health

by Amy Scott
Jun 13, 2018
Kaiser joins other healthcare organizations investing in affordable housing.
Sidney Bond (left) meets with peer recovery specialist Nathan Thomas at Baltimore's Health Care for the Homeless.
Amy Scott/Marketplace
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Los Angeles struggles to house homeless amid Section 8 shortage

by Aaron Schrank
Mar 27, 2018
The U.S. homeless population ticked up last year for the first time since 2010, led by a 26 percent percent surge in Los Angeles.
Trash lies beside the Skid Row City Limit mural as the city begins its annual homeless count in Los Angeles, California on Jan. 26, 2018.
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Los Angeles grapples with rising homeless population

by Marketplace Contributor
Jun 12, 2017
The annual count rose 23 percent. Expectations are growing for two major funding efforts recently approved by L.A. voters.
Va Lecia Adams Kellum is president and CEO of St. Joseph Center. The nonprofit serves low-income and homeless people in Los Angeles.
Libby Denkmann
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Homeless donation program focuses on essentials for women

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 20, 2017
'Support the Girls' encourages donations of products women need, like feminine hygiene supplies and bras.
Grace Whitley, Support the Girls coordinator for the Dallas area, unloads donations of bras and hygiene products at the Center of Hope homeless shelter for women and children.
Courtney Collins
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Meter offers alternative for those who want to give money to people on the street

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 7, 2017
The donations will go to a homelessness outreach initiative run by local nonprofits.
New Haven, Conn. has so far installed four donation meters with plans for six more in downtown locations.
Harriet Jones
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In Hawaii, the reality of homelessness can hit suddenly

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 13, 2016
Her mother's stroke meant one young woman had to grow up, fast.
 Malia Derden and her mother Rose outside the Institute for Human Services shelter in Honolulu.
Molly Solomon/Hawai'i Public Radio
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LA County wants homelessness emergency declared

by Andy Uhler
Jun 16, 2016
County supervisors call on the state to provide more funds to tackle the problem.
 A homeless man in the Skid Row section of Los Angeles. 
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San Francisco homeless shelter inspires copycats

by Sam Harnett
Jun 8, 2016
The city is gathering data to showcase the success of its new program.
The Navigation Center in San Francisco.
Sam Harnett
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