Leaders Point to County, City, Business and Community Collaboration, Along with Federal Support, in Reaching the Distinction Milwaukee County, the City of Milwaukee, key business leaders and … [Read more...]
NNS Spotlight: Hope House is Expanding its Tools to Combat Homelessness
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...]
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How to Avoid a Looming Homelessness Crisis
By Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden Homelessness is a growing problem in virtually every state. Nowhere is it more pressing than in California, which in the past three years spent more than … [Read more...]
How One Project is Helping Women In the Sex Trade Get Off the Streets and Into Stable Housing
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Homeless Persons Cannot Be Punished for Sleeping in Absence of Alternatives, 9th Circuit Decision Establishes
By the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty NNPA Newswire Contributor People experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the west coast states of the Ninth Circuit can sleep more … [Read more...]
Sen. Taylor Wants Real Commitment to Fighting Homelessness
(MADISON) – Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement regarding Republican State legislators press conference proposals aimed at addressing the issue of homelessness. "I … [Read more...]
Addressing Homelessness Through Regional Cooperation
Compiled by the Milwaukee Courier Staff Following extensive regional cooperation to address the health, safety and housing needs of homeless individuals at outdoor encampments, Milwaukee … [Read more...]
Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities
By NNPA On Dec. 10, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty joined the close to 190,000 other commenters in submitting a comment opposing the proposed “public charge rule,” that … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Rescue Mission: Celebrating 125 Years of Service to Milwaukee
By Evan Casey The Milwaukee Rescue Mission recently won the 2017 BizTimes Milwaukee best Nonprofit Organization of the Year for their work in the community. They will be celebrating 125 years … [Read more...]
Street Angels Organize Event for Milwaukee’s Homeless
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Nine hundred and thirty. That’s how many people are homeless in the city of Milwaukee or at least that was the number as of July 2017, according to the semiannual Point In … [Read more...]