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Outreach aids former inmates struggling to find housing, jobs
Akua Zenzele, a community supervision agent in Southeast Baltimore who works with parolees, knows the first few days after being released from incarceration are crucial for former inmates. Many are paroled with few resources and nowhere to go. Some...
Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Substance Abuse
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Some 2,000 diners sip soup to benefit the homeless
Richard Bell hardly had time to look up during the first hour of ladling rich cream of crab soup into bowl after bowl at a fundraiser to benefit Baltimore residents struggling with homelessness, hunger and poverty. In that time, the general manager of...
Tags: Jones Falls Expressway, Timonium, Soups, Dundalk, Catonsville
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Police seek family of homeless woman set on fire in Van Nuys
L.A. NOWLAPD detectives are searching for family members of a homeless woman who was set on fire in December as she slept on a Van Nuys bus bench.... -
Lynchburg group opens art gallery to benefit the homeless
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefWhile they may be hard to find in Lynchburg, homeless people do exist in the city. "You really don't see our homeless out and about in the community, but I can assure you that they are there," said Tracey Dixon. Dixon is Executive Director of The...Tags: Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Breads, Artists, Social Issues, Artspace
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Persistent strain of TB claims victims on L.A.'s skid row
Public health officials have launched a new, coordinated attack to contain a persistent outbreak of tuberculosis on downtown Los Angeles' skid row, including a search for more than 4,500 people who may have been exposed to the disease. The Centers for...
Tags: HIV, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Safety at Work, Social Issues, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Given Baltimore's generosity, why is homelessness still 'epidemic' here?
As a resident of downtown Baltimore, I'm struck by the amenities offered to the homeless ("Aid for street people failing," March 18). There are long lines in front of Health Care for the Homeless on the Fallsway, and it appears My Sister's Place across...
Tags: Social Issues, Epidemics and Plagues
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Advocates say Baltimore's plan to end homelessness is in disarray
Halfway through Baltimore's long-term plan to end homelessness, advocates complain that the strategy is in disarray and worry that the number of men, women and children without permanent homes has grown — despite millions of dollars being pumped...
Tags: Family, Social Issues, Epidemics and Plagues, Rentals, Helen Holton
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Love Notes: Open arms for strangers, and each other
Daniel "Doc" Habeel and Arnetha Gholston-Habeel are nearly always together in sickness, surrounded by hunger and homelessness. But love is the driving force for this couple. On a Wednesday morning this year, Arnetha, 54, was gently nudging Doc, her...
Tags: Schizophrenia, Social Issues, Human Interest, Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Big snake discovered among belongings at homeless storage center
L.A. NOWAnimal Services workers were heading to a downtown Los Angeles facility used by the homeless to store their possessions after a python was discovered among the belongings Friday morning, officials said.... -
'Long journey home' will be even longer under city's plan to end homelessness
Hat's off to The Sun editorial board for bringing to light the critical need to end homelessness in Baltimore ("The long journey home," Mar. 11). However, anyone looking at Baltimore's revised 10-year plan to meet that goal would be hard-pressed to call...
Tags: Conservation, Social Issues, Environmental Issues, Housing and Urban Planning, Politics
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City's misguided approach to Camp 83
Baltimore City may be five years into its Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness (aka "The Journey Home"), but the tragically prejudicial comments from city representatives regarding the individuals experiencing homelessness who were residing at "Camp 83"...Tags: Social Issues, Mental Health, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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City's plan to raze encampment is shameful
It remains a mystery why Baltimore wishes to endanger the health and safety of people living in an encampment ("Homeless eviction plan criticized," March 5). Baltimore's "Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness" specifies an effective method to manage...
Tags: Social Issues, Government, Rentals, Politics, Public Officials
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