“While some conditions, such as seasonal affective disorder, are known to be associated with seasonal weather patterns, the connections between seasons and a number of major disorders were surprising.” Google Mental Health Searches Follow Season…

“According to data cited in the report, a resident seeking a one-bedroom apartment can expect to wait 28 years.” D.C. Public Housing Waiting List to Close; No New Applicants After April 12 (Washington Post) “More than 40 percent…

“In the District of Columbia, minimum-wage earners need to work 132 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, in order to afford a Fair Market Rent of $1,412.” In D.C., Three Minimum Wage Jobs Needed To Afford Two-Bedroom Apartment (wamu.o…

Florida just passed a bill that makes attacks targeting homeless individuals a hate crime: http://huff.to/d1ZQOU An interesting take on the gender gap – could mental health be a factor in the ongoing financial disparity between men and women? http…

Preliminary results of a recent survey indicate that the DMV’s homeless population decreased by 1.7 percent between 2009 and 2010. However, homelessness increased 5% in the District – bit.ly/b0u7lo Food stamps: Many Utah seniors shun them-…

A New York Times article discusses new research showing that eviction is a particular burden on low-income minority women, often single mothers, who are vulnerable to losing apartments because their wages or public benefits have not kept up with hou…

Over 15 million women are poor and women were 35% more likely to live in poverty than men in ’08 http://bit.ly/dzK9CX At least 43 states have imposed cuts that hurt the most vulnerable residents. http://www.cbpp.org/t266 Fairfax Co. approved a…

Interesting article on The Neediest Cases Fund in NY and how it helps those facing homelessness stay in their homes http://tinyurl.com/ybeezdn Bessie, the 97yr woman, we posted about a few months ago, whose plight with homelessness was told in The L…

From over the weekend- one local woman’s experience with homelessness. http://tinyurl.com/ybooqjt This past Monday was Human Trafficking Awareness Day. This blog explains a little bit more about what it is and how you can help. http://bit.ly/7…

DC shelters are already at or over capacity. What’s going to happen when the cold weather hits? http://tinyurl.com/yzhucxm Families take shelter anywhere they can, including storage units- http://tinyurl.com/yh6eqzz Here’s a change.org comme…