August 20, 2010
Friday Round-Up: This week in the news
- An interesting opinion piece on best way to shelter those who are homeless: If we care about reducing number of people experiencing homelessness, must focus on permanent housing http://bit.ly/9FULZk
- Social Security lifted 435,000 people out of poverty in DC, MD, & VA. http://bit.ly/9onms3
- Killing of those who are homeless have risen to their highest level in a decade, with 43 people killed last year and many more injured in often brutal attacks. http://nyti.ms/avTM7S
- Here is Change.org ‘s commentary on the increased rates of violence against those who are homeless: http://ow.ly/2seC4
- New applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week-highest level since November 2009 http://huff.to/cuqfpK
- Without Identification, People Can’t get off Streets: ID clinic was started in Central Florida. We need more of these. http://huff.to/brXxzg