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The vicious cycle
Is anyone out there?
Labels: covering poverty, crime, homeless, journalism
Life on Skid Row: Two stories about life on the edge
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| Manuela Yim (age 16)/Fairfax HS |
Skid Row in Los Angeles is one of America’s most dangerous neighborhoods. This week, we're featuring two series on life there: one, a first-person account by a young girl who has been living on the streets since she was 12; the other, a classic series by a veteran journalist who spent a year building a friendship with a mentally disturbed musician.
Young girl tells story of life on Skid Row
Gifted violinist, suffering from schizophrenia, spent years on the streets
Labels: citizen journalism, featured, homeless, series, Skid Row
Portland homeless sleep outside City Hall as protest
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| Scott Burton/KGW TV |
Homeless people in Portland, Ore., are protesting strict city rules that forbid them to sleep on the streets. Their protest? They’re sleeping in front of City Hall, which they are allowed to do as a form of political expression. Meanwhile the city is trying to get shelters open and is investigating the denial of Section 8 housing vouchers by landlords.
Original story
Labels: homeless, housing, mayor, protest, shelter
City’s mayor seeks home he can afford
Ashland Mayor John Morrison won his office while renting a house. Now, he's moved out and is living with friends while he searches for housing that, as a 63-year-old with a fixed-income, he can afford. As mayor, he’s required to live in Ashland, but says prices may be too high.
Original story
Labels: housing, mayor, Oregon
N.J. state Medicaid office may have leaked personal information
An audit of the state’s Medicaid Web site found personal information on 1 million poor people, such as Social Security numbers, names and addresses, were not properly protected from Internet predators.
Original story
Labels: audit, information leak, Medicaid, Social Security
Congress moving money from subsidizing farmers to feeding the needy
As Washington works to put together a farm bill, the focus has shifted from crop supports to food programs. Over two-thirds of the proposed $300 billion, five-year plan is dedicated to nutrition programs such as food stamps.
Original story
Labels: farm bill, food stamps, food vs. fuel, government subsidy, Texas
Study finds Florida leads nation in attacks on homeless
The National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty recently released a study of attacks on the homeless. Florida led the nation in attacks with 31 attacks last year. The study is available here.
Original story
Labels: abuse, Florida, hate crime, homeless, research
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