A collection of stories tagged 'homelessness' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:49:09 EST Best known for his sly, sexy party anthems, 72-year-old Andre Williams toiled in the music industry trenches for decades, battling homelessness and addiction along the way. Now he's been rediscovered by young white rockers. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46389 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88189943&ft=1&f=1039 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:07:00 EDT Vocalist Howard Tate found success in the '60s and '70s, thanks to a voice Elvis Costello called "the missing link between Jackie Wilson and Al Green." After overcoming addiction and homelessness, Tate is back to spread a message of hope and second chances. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57610 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95830619&ft=1&f=1039 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:17:00 EDT Several states are reporting a spike in homelessness due to higher foreclosure rates. Massachusetts has a law that requires sheltering every homeless person, but given the rising number of homeless families — officials are struggling to meet demand. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57344 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95691854&ft=1&f=1021 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT Rep. Julia Carson (D-Ind.), the first African-American and the first woman to represent Indianapolis, died of lung cancer Saturday. Carson was an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq. She was also champion of children's issues, women's right, and efforts to reduce homelessness. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/43001 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17288372&ft=1&f=1001 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:14:00 EST A new approach to reducing the number of homeless people across the country is yielding dramatic results. Cities ranging from New York to Houston have been providing free housing to the chronically homeless, and are discovering that it actually saves money. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Philip Mangano of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness about this new approach to an old problem. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34394 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10150757 Sat, 12 May 2007 08:00:00 EDT New York City has some of the richest, and poorest, neighborhoods in the country. It also has more than 30,000 homeless people, and an overcrowded shelter system. To confront the problem, the city has identified neighborhoods where people are at risk of losing their homes. The new program provides services and help to keep them off the streets. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/24570 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6241958 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:00:00 EDT Advocates say many homeless people see daily civil rights violations invlolving housing, religion and education. Host Ed Gordon discusses the issue with Maria Foscarinis, founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/26915 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5643497 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT This week in Washington, officials from across the country are meeting to compare strategies for ending homelessness in their communities. One place they'll be looking at closely is Miami, where officials have been methodically attacking the problem since the early 1990s. Rachel Jones reports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/21510 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5561992 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:00:00 EDT By the time he turned 20, Micah P. Hinson had stared down drug problems, jail time, homelessness and financial ruin. His background goes a long way toward explaining the depth of the appreciation he conveys on his warm and wonderful "The Day the Volume Won." http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/21112 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5531098 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 16:10:00 EDT In the fight to eradicate homelessness, several American cities are using a concept called Housing First. The idea is to get people into permanent housing before dealing with other problems, such as substance abuse and mental illness. Monica Brady-Myerov of member station WBUR reports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/20289 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5477818 Sun, 11 Jun 2006 18:21:00 EDT Maine has a new tool to fight violence against homeless residents -- the state is the first to add homelessness to the state's hate-crimes law. The plan got a boost when a homeless man was allegedly burned to death beneath a bridge in Bangor. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/27393 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5425410 Tue, 23 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is leading a task force on poverty for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He tells Michele Norris about his plan to fight poverty, homelessness and other issues facing his city and others around the nation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/331 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5173613 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 00:00:00 EST A new government initiative in Kentucky works to fight homelessness by reducing substance abuse. Supporters say drugs and alcohol are the root cause of homelessness for thousands of people. But skeptics worry the initiative will divert money from other housing programs. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/12638 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4491941 Wed, 09 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST