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BCMW program provides legal advocacy for the homeless
Program can help homeless in such actions as reversing illegal
evictions - Centralia, IL - July 18, 2006
Program can help homeless in such actions as reversing illegal
evictions - Centralia, IL - July 18, 2006
Homeless advocates support real estate transfer tax changes to
fund state's affordable housing trust - Decatur, IL - July 16, 2006
fund state's affordable housing trust - Decatur, IL - July 16, 2006
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Study: Housing and Transportation eat up Most of Working
Families' Income
Gabriel Spitzer
CHICAGO (2006-10-11) Working- and middle-class Chicagoans
spend more than half their income on housing and transportation.
That's reported in a study released today by the National Center
for Housing Policy.
The study finds that in most cities, people may save money on
housing by moving farther from downtown. But much of the
savings gets eaten up in higher transportation costs.
In the Chicago area, the report says households earning between
$20,000 and $50,000 a year spend 55 percent of their income on
housing and transportation.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, in
town today for a major housing conference, says he agrees with
the study's recommendation: government must consider housing
and transportation policy together.
"Over the years, we tried to separate housing from transportation,
housing from healthcare," he says. "I think you have to juxtapose
all of those together. You must make a nexus. And if you do that,
then yes, you'll be able to address the need."
The report calculates transportation costs for working families in
Chicago at over $9,000 a year.
© Copyright 2006, Chicago Public Radio
Families' Income
Gabriel Spitzer
CHICAGO (2006-10-11) Working- and middle-class Chicagoans
spend more than half their income on housing and transportation.
That's reported in a study released today by the National Center
for Housing Policy.
The study finds that in most cities, people may save money on
housing by moving farther from downtown. But much of the
savings gets eaten up in higher transportation costs.
In the Chicago area, the report says households earning between
$20,000 and $50,000 a year spend 55 percent of their income on
housing and transportation.
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, in
town today for a major housing conference, says he agrees with
the study's recommendation: government must consider housing
and transportation policy together.
"Over the years, we tried to separate housing from transportation,
housing from healthcare," he says. "I think you have to juxtapose
all of those together. You must make a nexus. And if you do that,
then yes, you'll be able to address the need."
The report calculates transportation costs for working families in
Chicago at over $9,000 a year.
© Copyright 2006, Chicago Public Radio
A second chance - Young men, caught between childhood and
adulthood, find help in getting off the streets, learning the basic
life skills they need to survive
Daily Herald story about a transitional housing program operated
by Naperville's NCO Youth & Family Services
adulthood, find help in getting off the streets, learning the basic
life skills they need to survive
Daily Herald story about a transitional housing program operated
by Naperville's NCO Youth & Family Services
A second chance - Young men, caught between childhood and
adulthood, find help in getting off the streets, learning the basic
life skills they need to survive
Daily Herald story about a transitional housing program operated
by Naperville's NCO Youth & Family Services
adulthood, find help in getting off the streets, learning the basic
life skills they need to survive
Daily Herald story about a transitional housing program operated
by Naperville's NCO Youth & Family Services
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press Writer
December 6, 2006, 11:37 PM CST
WASHINGTON -- As Americans flee the cities for the suburbs,
many are failing to leave poverty behind.
The suburban poor outnumbered their inner-city counterparts for
the first time last year, with more than 12 million suburban
residents living in poverty, according to a study of the nation's 100
largest metropolitan areas released Thursday.
"Economies are regional now," said Alan Berube, who co-wrote the
report for the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
"Where you see increases in city poverty, in almost every
metropolitan area, you also see increases in suburban poverty."
Nationally, the poverty rate leveled off last year at 12.6 percent
after increasing every year since the decade began. It was a
period when the country went through a recession and an uneven
recovery that is still sputtering in parts of the Northeast and
Midwest.
"Looking back at the 1970s, you would have seen cities suffering
and suburbs staying the same," said Berube, research director at
the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. "But the
story is different today."
Berube said several factors are contributing to an increase in
suburban poverty:
* Suburbs are adding people much faster than cities, making it
inevitable that the number of poor people living in suburbs would
eventually surpass those living in cities.
* The poverty rate in large cities (18.8 percent) is still higher than
it is in the suburbs (9.4 percent). But the overall number of people
living in poverty is higher in the suburbs in part because of
population growth.
* America's suburbs are becoming more diverse, racially and
economically. "There's poverty really everywhere in metropolitan
areas because there are low-wage jobs everywhere," Berube said.
* Recent immigrants are increasingly bypassing cities and moving
directly to suburbs, especially in the South and West. Those
immigrants, on average, have lower incomes than people born in
the United States.
Berube and research analyst Elizabeth Kneebone studied poverty
figures for the 100 largest metropolitan areas, measuring changes
from 1999 to 2005, the most recent data available.
In 1999, the number of poor people living in cities and suburbs
was roughly even, at about 10.3 million apiece, according to the
report. Last year, the suburban poor outnumbered their urban
counterparts by about 1.2 million.
The federal government defined the poverty level as $15,577 for
a family of three in 2005.
"Traditionally, cities have been viewed as home to poor
populations, surrounded by middle- and upper-income suburbs,"
the report said. "This 'tipping' of poor populations to the suburbs
represents a signal development that upends historical notions
about who lives in cities and suburbs."
Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League,
said many of the same social and economic problems that have
plagued cities for years are now affecting suburbs: struggling
schools, rising crime and low-paying jobs.
"I call it the urbanization of the suburbs," Morial said.
"I hope this says to people that the way to confront poverty is not
to wall it off and concentrate it," Morial said. "You really need
policies to eliminate it."
On The Net: The report, including data for the 100 largest metro
areas:
Copyright (c) 2006, The Associated Press
Associated Press Writer
December 6, 2006, 11:37 PM CST
WASHINGTON -- As Americans flee the cities for the suburbs,
many are failing to leave poverty behind.
The suburban poor outnumbered their inner-city counterparts for
the first time last year, with more than 12 million suburban
residents living in poverty, according to a study of the nation's 100
largest metropolitan areas released Thursday.
"Economies are regional now," said Alan Berube, who co-wrote the
report for the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
"Where you see increases in city poverty, in almost every
metropolitan area, you also see increases in suburban poverty."
Nationally, the poverty rate leveled off last year at 12.6 percent
after increasing every year since the decade began. It was a
period when the country went through a recession and an uneven
recovery that is still sputtering in parts of the Northeast and
Midwest.
"Looking back at the 1970s, you would have seen cities suffering
and suburbs staying the same," said Berube, research director at
the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program. "But the
story is different today."
Berube said several factors are contributing to an increase in
suburban poverty:
* Suburbs are adding people much faster than cities, making it
inevitable that the number of poor people living in suburbs would
eventually surpass those living in cities.
* The poverty rate in large cities (18.8 percent) is still higher than
it is in the suburbs (9.4 percent). But the overall number of people
living in poverty is higher in the suburbs in part because of
population growth.
* America's suburbs are becoming more diverse, racially and
economically. "There's poverty really everywhere in metropolitan
areas because there are low-wage jobs everywhere," Berube said.
* Recent immigrants are increasingly bypassing cities and moving
directly to suburbs, especially in the South and West. Those
immigrants, on average, have lower incomes than people born in
the United States.
Berube and research analyst Elizabeth Kneebone studied poverty
figures for the 100 largest metropolitan areas, measuring changes
from 1999 to 2005, the most recent data available.
In 1999, the number of poor people living in cities and suburbs
was roughly even, at about 10.3 million apiece, according to the
report. Last year, the suburban poor outnumbered their urban
counterparts by about 1.2 million.
The federal government defined the poverty level as $15,577 for
a family of three in 2005.
"Traditionally, cities have been viewed as home to poor
populations, surrounded by middle- and upper-income suburbs,"
the report said. "This 'tipping' of poor populations to the suburbs
represents a signal development that upends historical notions
about who lives in cities and suburbs."
Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League,
said many of the same social and economic problems that have
plagued cities for years are now affecting suburbs: struggling
schools, rising crime and low-paying jobs.
"I call it the urbanization of the suburbs," Morial said.
"I hope this says to people that the way to confront poverty is not
to wall it off and concentrate it," Morial said. "You really need
policies to eliminate it."
- Cleveland was the city with the highest poverty rate last
year, at 32.4 percent, while San Jose had the lowest, at 9.7
percent. - Suburban McAllen, Texas, at the southern tip of the state,
was the suburb with the highest poverty rate last year, at
43.9 percent, while suburban Des Moines, Iowa, had the
lowest, at 3.7 percent.
On The Net: The report, including data for the 100 largest metro
areas:
Copyright (c) 2006, The Associated Press
Fewer Homeless on Downtown Streets
LA Downtown News Online - Los Angeles,CA,USA
15, LAPD Central Division officers counted 875 people in the area,
less than half of what was recorded last September, when police
tallied 1876 homeless Read
Three Sought In Slayings of Homeless Men
Lakeland Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
Police are seeking three teens thought to have fatally shot two
homeless men in alleys within a square-mile area. Investigators
were trying to identify the Read
Homeless survive latest cold snap
Pahrump Valley Times - Pahrump,NV,USA
Dikes estimated about 15 homeless people are currently camped
out in the cold. Three tents aren't easily visible to passing
motorists on Dahlia Street Read
Fla. City Plans Homeless-Only Village
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
A controversial proposal in Daytona Beach, Fla., would create a
special village to house hundreds of the county's homeless
people, Local 6 News has learned. Read
Homeless veteran returns to service at shelter
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville NC,USA
As he walks the concrete hallways of the South Wilmington Street
homeless shelter, Robert Durr snaps a crisp salute to the men who
pass. Read
Pahrump Valley Times - Pahrump,NV,USA
Dikes estimated about 15 homeless people are currently camped
out in the cold. Three tents aren't easily visible to passing
motorists on Dahlia Street Read
Fla. City Plans Homeless-Only Village
Local6.com - Orlando,FL,USA
A controversial proposal in Daytona Beach, Fla., would create a
special village to house hundreds of the county's homeless
people, Local 6 News has learned. Read
Homeless veteran returns to service at shelter
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville NC,USA
As he walks the concrete hallways of the South Wilmington Street
homeless shelter, Robert Durr snaps a crisp salute to the men who
pass. Read
Study reached homeless teens
Earthtimes.org - USA
A comprehensive intervention program aimed at homeless youths
can dramatically improve their situation, a study at Ohio State
University found. Read
More Political Talk About Homeless Campus
WTVC - Chattanooga, TN, USA
Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield has been criticized for not giving
the community enough say about his proposed homeless
complex. Read
Earthtimes.org - USA
A comprehensive intervention program aimed at homeless youths
can dramatically improve their situation, a study at Ohio State
University found. Read
More Political Talk About Homeless Campus
WTVC - Chattanooga, TN, USA
Chattanooga Mayor Ron Littlefield has been criticized for not giving
the community enough say about his proposed homeless
complex. Read
Homeless Headlines
December 2007, Volume 17, Issue 12
In the Fall of 2003, several agencies in Western Suburban Cook
County initially came together to draft a proposal for a traditional
permanent housing program that targeted the standard client
base. A new light, however, was shown on the nature of the
problem and the identity of those in need by a range of
community representatives including several organizations,
residents, township leaders, consumers, and consultants,
including the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Read
December 2007, Volume 17, Issue 12
In the Fall of 2003, several agencies in Western Suburban Cook
County initially came together to draft a proposal for a traditional
permanent housing program that targeted the standard client
base. A new light, however, was shown on the nature of the
problem and the identity of those in need by a range of
community representatives including several organizations,
residents, township leaders, consumers, and consultants,
including the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Read
| Homeless Headlines December 2007, Volume 17, Issue 12 In the Fall of 2003, several agencies in Western Suburban Cook County initially came together to draft a proposal for a traditional permanent housing program that targeted the standard client base. A new light, however, was shown on the nature of the problem and the identity of those in need by a range of community representatives including several organizations, residents, township leaders, consumers, and consultants, including the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Read |
| Homeless Headlines December 2007, Volume 17, Issue 12 In the Fall of 2003, several agencies in Western Suburban Cook County initially came together to draft a proposal for a traditional permanent housing program that targeted the standard client base. A new light, however, was shown on the nature of the problem and representatives including several organizations, residents, township leaders, consumers, and consultants, including the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Read |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 13, 2009
HOMELESSNESS DOWN BETWEEN 2005 AND 2007
Recession and Housing Crisis Fuel Fear That This Trend
Will Be Reversed
Washington - On January 13th 2009, the Homelessness
Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
released its second Homelessness Counts report. The report
shows a 10 percent decrease in homelessness in the nation,
from 744,313 per night in January 2005 to 671,859 per night in
January 2007. This includes a 28 percent decrease in chronic
(long term) homelessness and an 18 percent decrease in
family homelessness. Although homelessness declined overall
in the nation, the picture varied among the states, with 36
percent reporting increases in homelessness and the rest
reporting
decreases.
State data were analyzed to determine not only which states
had the highest rates of homelessness, but which had
experienced the greatest increases and decreases. According
to the report, Nevada and Washington, D.C. had the highest
incidence of homelessness, while Mississippi had the lowest.
Despite its comparatively high rate of homelessness, the state
of Nevada experienced an overall decrease in homelessness of
almost 25 percent from 2005 to 2007.
State-wide, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and New
Mexico experienced the highest decreases in homelessness,
while Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Maryland
reported the highest increases, with Kentucky reporting the
largest increase at over 60 percent and Idaho reporting the
largest decrease at nearly 70 percent. West Virginia also
reported the highest rate of chronically homeless people (those
who are homeless repeatedly or for a long time and who have
a disability).
Despite the encouraging news in the report, the recent
recession and housing foreclosure crisis are believed to be
turning the trend in the other direction.
To see the full report, please click here.
Jan. 13, 2009
HOMELESSNESS DOWN BETWEEN 2005 AND 2007
Recession and Housing Crisis Fuel Fear That This Trend
Will Be Reversed
Washington - On January 13th 2009, the Homelessness
Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness
released its second Homelessness Counts report. The report
shows a 10 percent decrease in homelessness in the nation,
from 744,313 per night in January 2005 to 671,859 per night in
January 2007. This includes a 28 percent decrease in chronic
(long term) homelessness and an 18 percent decrease in
family homelessness. Although homelessness declined overall
in the nation, the picture varied among the states, with 36
percent reporting increases in homelessness and the rest
reporting
decreases.
State data were analyzed to determine not only which states
had the highest rates of homelessness, but which had
experienced the greatest increases and decreases. According
to the report, Nevada and Washington, D.C. had the highest
incidence of homelessness, while Mississippi had the lowest.
Despite its comparatively high rate of homelessness, the state
of Nevada experienced an overall decrease in homelessness of
almost 25 percent from 2005 to 2007.
State-wide, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and New
Mexico experienced the highest decreases in homelessness,
while Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Maryland
reported the highest increases, with Kentucky reporting the
largest increase at over 60 percent and Idaho reporting the
largest decrease at nearly 70 percent. West Virginia also
reported the highest rate of chronically homeless people (those
who are homeless repeatedly or for a long time and who have
a disability).
Despite the encouraging news in the report, the recent
recession and housing foreclosure crisis are believed to be
turning the trend in the other direction.
To see the full report, please click here.