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Homeless art display at Longview library

KLTV 7 Tyler - Sun May 27, 11:27 pm ET

The plight of the homeless in East Texas is being played out in an unusual art display now being shown at an East Texas library.

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Homelessness among youth focus of Rowland Hall students
KSL Salt Lake City - Sun May 27, 10:42 am ET
Eighth-grade students at Rowland Hall School in Salt Lake City have been studying the issue of homelessness in Salt Lake City in their American Studies classes.
100 homeless in fire at Jalan Peel
The Star - Sun May 27, 8:52 pm ET
KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 people were left homeless when 29 squatter houses, a workshop and a grocery store were gutted in a fire.
Homeless man charged in sexual battery at Clearwater park
St. Petersburg Times - Sat May 26, 10:38 pm ET
By Dan Sullivan, Times Staff Writer Saturday, May 26, 2012 CLEARWATER — A homeless man was arrested after he forced a woman into a public restroom and raped her at Glen Oaks Park, police said. Kenneth Devon Bronson, 24, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on a charge of sexual battery Friday night. The woman had stopped at the park about 4 p.m. Friday to use the restroom, police said. As ...
New shelter helps rising number of homeless female veterans
Washington Post - Sun May 27, 1:46 pm ET
Four years ago, Veronica Witherspoon was stationed in Baghdad, enduring roiling sandstorms and nearly daily rocket fire as she worked as a Navy petty officer at Camp Victory. By January, she had left the military, lost her job as a civilian contractor, split with her husband and ended up virtually homeless, bunking with family members. Deeply ashamed of her predicament and desperate for a way ...
Scouting Report: Homeless kids to get books, supplies, backpacks
Medfield Press - Sun May 27, 6:56 pm ET
Shocked to learn that the average age of a homeless person in Massachusetts is eight years old, members of Medfield Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts are teaming up to help these kids get a better start to their upcoming school year. Through the collaborative service project Scouting for School Supplies , the Medfield scouting community will collect donations and provide backpacks filled ...
Fort Worth has unspent money for homelessness prevention
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Sun May 27, 11:00 pm ET
Officials have reallocated some stimulus funding for homelessness prevention, but it's going quickly.
10-year homeless plan's first phase reaping benefits
Stars and Stripes - Sat May 26, 2:16 pm ET
Christopher McCall was homeless and living on the streets or with friends for the past two years. Last week, he moved into his own apartment, thanks to a homeless veteran's voucher he received.
Homeless find refuge on private property
The Argus Leader - Sun May 27, 3:07 am ET
The killing of a man who was camping on private property in central Sioux Falls in early May called attention to what police described as a homeless camp, but officials say it isn't common for transients to hunker down in one place for long.
Homeless Veterans Receive Housing Assistance
Highland Community News - Sat May 26, 12:48 pm ET
(San Bernardino, CA) A new grant award for $319,567 will help house 50 homeless veterans in San Bernardino County, thanks to a recent grant awarded to the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Homeless man charged in Kansas TV station attack
Channel 8 San Diego - Fri May 25, 4:29 pm ET
A homeless military veteran has been charged with breaking into a Kansas television station and attacking several employees.