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ELKHART -- The state of the economy has homelessness on the rise. The Elkhart County Homeless Coalition hosted a Box City in downtown Elkhart today.
Today, thousands of people from the D.C. metropolitan area came together on the National Mall for the 22 Annual Help the Homeless 5K Walkathon. This year's Help the Homeless Program beneficiaries are 134 nonprofit organizations that work to prevent and end homelessness in the Washington metropolitan area.
The founder of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia has created a new Web site that helps Tampa Bay area's homeless.
NEWPORT NEWS — At least 70 people representing 45 Hampton Roads churches and nonprofit organizations met Thursday to collaborate efforts to help the homeless on the Peninsula.
A coalition of community leaders held a summit in Sitka recently to decide how they can address the issue of homelessness. Service providers reviewed what they offer, the police and fire chiefs addressed public safety issues. And Sitka is just one of many Alaska communities without a centralized support system for the homeless. Ed Ronco, KCAW-Sitka Download Audio (MP3)
Homeless veterans in and near Shreveport will have an opportunity to gain a new foothold on hope with a veterans home due to take its first clients on early next year.
Almost 20 thousand participated in Fannie Mae's Help the Homeless Walkathon on the Mall.
The Homelessness Task Force lost a member Friday when Community Rescue Mission Director Brian Hilts withdrew, citing the Rescue Mission’s lack of interest in relocating to a social service campus away from the Belle Grove area.
As homelessness in the area rises, Gay Cundiff says the “face” of the problem is changing.
Here's a twist on the old saying, "When a door closes, a window opens." A Brattleboro, Vt., a church is removing a historic stained glass window, so it can open its doors to the homeless.
In Celtic legend, brownies are little creatures that scurry around doing helpful deeds. Legend becomes truth in Chambersburg, where Brownie Troop B-810, led by Christina Colby, have been busy collecting food, clothing and other goods to give to the Franklin County Shelter for the Homeless.
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