PASADENA - The San Gabriel Valley's largest homeless services agency has announced receiving an $11.2 million endowment from an anonymous donor - the largest single donation in the nonprofit organization's history. The donor made the contribution to Pasadena-based Union Station Homeless Services with the hope that it would encourage others to support the nonprofit homeless services organization as well, USHS officials announced Thursday in a written statement.
The study is filled not only with statistics, but also first-hand accounts of families who have been denied shelter. In June of 2007, Alison G. and her five-year-old son were evicted from their apartment after Ms. G. was mistakenly kicked off of public assistance. Staying with a friend (who had three children of her own) lasted a few months, but soon Ms. G. had to apply for overnight shelter. DHS denied Ms. G. housing multiple times because they believed she could stay with her friend again. Ms. G. ended up sleeping on the floor of St. Ann's Episcopal Church with her son. Finally, in November of 2007 after numerous attempts and piles of paperwork and with the help of a legal aid attorney, DHS reversed its decision after discovering that Ms. G.'s friend had a schizophrenic son living wit...
By this same time next year, Oklahoma City's homeless population will have at least one more shelter in which to avoid the bitter cold and several resources within closer walking distance, Homeless Alliance Executive Director Dan Straughan said. Construction on the resource center, the first major element of the West Town homeless services campus at 1729 NW Third Street, is nearly complete for a March opening. The new day shelter will be finished later this year, followed by a medical and dental clinic, all designed to help the needy move off the streets and into permanent housing.
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. This study will enroll up to 2,500 homeless families in twelve sites and randomly assign each family to one of four interventions. Families will be interviewed at baseline (entry/random assignment), tracked for 18 months after intervention, and administered a follow-up interview at 18 months. Outcomes of interest include: Housing stability, family preservation, child well-being, adult well-being, and self-sufficiency. Clearance is sought for the 18-month follow-up survey instrument.
By Jennifer Jiggetts The Virginian-Pilot
A pleasant atmosphere A major concern in designing the 8-story building D was how comfortable to make the interior environment.\n Furnishings must be extremely durable and low maintenance but not too expensive. [...] residential units are modeled after a typical college dorm layout, with multiple bedrooms sharing a common area.
WHITTIER - A Whittier homeless shelter and Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital have combined to give a booster shot to health care services for the homeless. Presbyterian has for the last five years provided health care to the residents of the Whittier Area First Day Coalition.
CHELSEA, Maine -- Tom Wilmar of Portland would rather have a job, but for some people there comes a time when asking for a little help becomes a necessity. Wilmar, 60, moved to Maine's largest city about nine months ago for a job at a big box store that promised him 38 hours a week, but before long his hours were cut to 14 hours a week. Financially, he was ruined.
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