July 1, 2011
Friday Round-up: this week in the news
- In last week’s edition of the Friday Round-Up, we told you Fairfax County was able to decrease homelessness by 16 percent. But the county still has some significant struggles ahead of it: http://wapo.st/jPI87G
- In today’s tech-driven society, more and more individuals facing homelessness are turning to social media outlets to connect with services: http://bit.ly/kB6D5S
- How budget cuts adversely affect those in treatment for mental illnesses and those who care for them: http://nyti.ms/m09dLC
- Unemployment update: although jobless claims dropped across the country, unemployment in the D.C. area was up in May – http://wapo.st/ln38b6.