Today, April 9th, is Global Health Day! This is an interesting editorial piece on not forgetting about the importance of mental health when raising global health awareness. http://tinyurl.com/y47ce2f After losing her job, Shay Kelley visited 50 stat…

DC’s Street Sense reports: Homeless Advocates Come Together for Solutions http://bit.ly/bL7wwm The nonprofit Fairfax Area Christian Emergency and Transition Services (FACETS) is piloting a program to move homeless families straight into housing, r…

Report finds rise in DC poverty to nearly 1 in 5 residents http://bit.ly/9coAOw Homelessness puts women at increased risk for rape and sexual assault http://bit.ly/cfLj3E 12-yr-old begins a 2,478-mile “March Across America” to raise mone…

When Megan Miller returns to school on Monday, she’ll no doubt be swapping spring break stories with friends.  But Megan’s stories will be much different than those of her fellow classmates at Colorado State University.  It has become the norm…

A traditional soup kitchen is being converted into a culinary school to train those who are homeless for work as chefs, sous-chefs, etc. http://tinyurl.com/ykol2at On Wednesday, the Senate, with 11 Republican votes, approved a bill intended to spur…

Women who are homeless often feel out of control, isolated, and unable to dictate the paths of their own lives. This is especially true when trying to navigate the  myriad  social services  around DC. It can be so hard to take your life in your ow…

DC’s approach to homelessness- ‘It’s Still Big Buildings Full Of People’ http://bit.ly/dmV3h9 Startling revelations about DC’s shelter for homeless families at DC General: http://bit.ly/aeGInp Fascinating new display being used by Path…

The average woman at Calvary is 45 years old- an age when it is recommended that a woman should receive a mammogram yearly. However, many, coming off the streets or from other emergency shelters, have not had a mammogram or a breast exam in years. Th…

A story about youth homelessness – and the importance of building a bridge for former foster youth http://bit.ly/a0a8iD The Yale Hunger and Homelessness Action Project began a program to donate extra food from two dining halls to New Haven’s…

According to a study by the National Center for Family Homelessness, homeless children experience double the rate of learning disabilities as non-homeless children. This report from Medill Reports Chicago on Chicago Public Schools shows similar resu…