March 29, 2013
Friday Round-Up: This Week in the News
- “The cuts come when the city is flush with cash in its reserves, and local housing advocates have been urging the mayor to do more to help disadvantaged residents, many of whom have been squeezed out of their homes in recent years because of gentrification.” Scores of Youth Turned Away From Shelter After City Cuts (Washington Post)
- “Reducing the prevalence of homelessness and the incidence of injury and illness among people who are homeless would have significant financial, societal and individual implications.” Homeless at Higher Risk for Traumatic Brain Injury (Psych Central)
- “MPR News spent some time with one of the children at the shelter, a third-grader named Paris. She and her family have been living at PSP for just over a month.” Life in a Homeless Shelter Through the Eyes of an 8-Year Old (Minnesota Public Radio)
- “Many cities have dedicated hotlines for domestic violence victims to call on, but D.C. does not.” Wells Proposes 24-Hour Domestic Violence Hotline (dcist.com)