After being sent to the woods, homeless Ga. sex offenders must now find a new place to liveSeptember 30th, 2009 Homeless Ga. sex offenders ordered to moveMARIETTA, Ga.
Almost homeless: Loss of housing sends some families to tents, Tennessee campgroundSeptember 25th, 2009 Houseless, not homeless stay at Tenn. campgroundLEBANON, Tenn.
A 2-minute drill: Tenn. firm to build portable shelters that set up quickly by pushing buttonSeptember 1st, 2009 Tenn. firm to build portable disaster sheltersCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A defense contractor said Tuesday it will start building portable shelters for natural disasters and war zones that quickly unfold like a Transformer toy.
AAR receives $40 million contract from BAE Systems to build more mobile shelters for ArmyAugust 25th, 2009 AAR gets $40M contract from BAE SystemsWOOD DALE, Ill. — Aviation product supplier AAR Corp.
South Florida project gets homeless off the streets, one job at a timeAugust 20th, 2009 Fla. man helps homeless prepare for jobsMIAMI — The homeless in Miami are getting a makeover — all in the hopes of finding a job. Project Vacant Streets is an initiative to get the homeless back on their feet, one job at a time.
New option for students fed up with textbooks costs: Rent directly from publisherAugust 13th, 2009 College textbook publisher will lend to studentsA college textbook publisher says it will be the first in the industry to rent books directly to students. Stamford, Conn.-based Cengage (SEN'-gage) Learning says it will cost 40 percent to 70 percent less than the suggested retail price.
Error threatened hundreds of NYC public housing residents with evictionAugust 6th, 2009 Error nearly evicted NYC public housing residentsNEW YORK — Hundreds of families have been threatened with eviction due to a rent-calculation error at the New York City Housing Authority. Families whose sole income is public assistance were overcharged between $50 and $200 a month.
New York City offers a one-way ticket to the homelessJuly 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK - New York City is making an attractive offer to its homeless - a one-way ticket out of the city and its expensive shelter system to save a hefty $36,000 a year per family. Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the programme Wednesday saying it's a heck of a lot cheaper for city hall to buy a one-way ticket (on average $218) versus providing an apartment that costs $36,000 dollars for a year.
NYC program offers one-way airfare to homeless families to move in with relatives elsewhereJuly 29th, 2009 NYC offers free airfare to homeless to leave cityNEW YORK — New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to leave the city. It's part of a Bloomberg administration program to keep the homeless out of the expensive shelter system, which costs $36,000 a year per family.
Homeless numbers steady but include more families and suburbanitesJuly 9th, 2009 Homeless numbers include more familiesWASHINGTON — The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people who live in the suburbs and rural communities. The number of homeless has remained steady since 2007, but within the overall count are trends that can tell officials where federal resources would do the most good, the Housing and Urban Development Department says in its annual report to Congress being released Thursday.
Cities and counties counting on $1.5 billion in stimulus funds to help the homelessJuly 8th, 2009 Stimulus money targeted to help the homelessFRESNO, Calif. — The U.S.
Maine study sheds light on costs of 'hidden homeless' in rural AmericaJune 6th, 2009 Study reveals 'hidden homeless' in rural AmericaBRUNSWICK, Maine — The old, run-down trailer in the backcountry near Norridgewock wasn't much to look at, but it was home. That was before the landlord died, setting in motion events that left Michelle DeStoop, Bobby Landry and their six children without a place of their own.
Polish authorities raise death toll in homeless shelter blaze to 23 after DNA testsApril 30th, 2009 Polish official: 23 dead in Polish shelter blazeWARSAW, Poland — Polish prosecutors are raising the death toll from a fire that ripped through a homeless shelter in mid-April to 23 after DNA tests on the victims. Malgorzata Wojciechowicz, a spokeswoman for prosecutors in Szczecin, said Thursday that 23 people were killed in the blaze, including 13 children.
Volunteers tie the knot at Springfield, Ill., homeless shelter where they metApril 27th, 2009 Ill. volunteers married at homeless shelterSPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Two central Illinois volunteers have tied the knot in the place they first met: a homeless shelter.
3 Northern California teenagers arrested after homeless man found dead from beatingApril 24th, 2009 3 North Calif teens arrested in homeless beatingREDDING, Calif. — Three teenagers have been arrested in the fatal beating of a homeless man in Northern California.
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