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Wisconsin’s Rural Homelessness Crisis and the Fight to do ‘More With Less’

December 28, 2024

Homelessness in rural Wisconsin, while often unseen, is increasing. Yet a grueling funding landscape, among other challenges, poses obstacles for local shelters and rural providers. By Hallie … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Christina Hubbell, Eric Zieroth, Hallie Claflin, Homelessness, Housing Affordability, Rural Homelessness

$500,000 Approved for Homeless Resource Center in Underserved Milwaukee Neighborhood

November 16, 2024

By Karen Stokes Congresswoman Gwen Moore selected MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary Inc.’s project to receive $500,000 in community project funding to support a stair tower for a repurposed … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Karen Stokes, MacCanon Brown Homeless Sanctuary, Sister MacCanon Brown

This Couple Wanted to Learn About Youth Homelessness. So They Spent a Week Living Outside.

January 26, 2024

By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Christal West, Homelessness, Jarvis West, National Sleep Outs, PrincessSafiya Byers

We Spent a Below-Freezing Night With Officials Counting Those Who are Homeless. Here’s What We Saw.

February 18, 2023

By Devin Blake and PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Eric Collins-Dyke, Homelessness, Point-in-Time Count, PrincessSafiya Byers

From Transient Youths to Homeless Adults: Why Some Vulnerable Residents Continue to Struggle

January 21, 2023

By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Davonta Sellers, Homelessness, PrincessSafiya Byers, Transient Youth

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Not Everyone Was Home for the Holidays

December 30, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The frigid temperatures we experienced during the Christmas holiday tested us all. As weather forecasters predicted record-breaking lows and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor

Calling 2-1-1: Honesty is the Best Policy to Find Shelter From the Cold

December 30, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, PrincessSafiya Byers, Warming Centers

‘Living in the Shadows of the System’: Rise in Deaths of Homeless People Highlight gaps in Services

November 12, 2022

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Homeless, Homelessness, Overdose Deaths

Can Milwaukee Become the First City in the Nation to end Long-Term Family Homelessness? These leaders Think so.

October 7, 2022

By PrincessSafiya Byers This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Krystina Kohler, Leslie Mason, PrincessSafiya Byers

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Don’t Look to California for Ideas on Addressing Homelessness

August 13, 2022

By Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson No matter how bad the homelessness problem looks in other metropolitan areas, they pale compared to California’s. While the state accounts for not quite … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Kerry Jackson, Project Homekey, Wayne Winegarden

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