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Housing: Homelessness

How Free Legal Help Can Prevent Evictions

Explainer, News Story (California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, NATIONAL, New York, Pennsylvania)

How Free Legal Help Can Prevent Evictions

October 27, 2017 | Teresa Wiltz | Stateline

Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Homelessness | Housing: Right to Counsel

Black women and Latinas struggle to buy food, build savings amid COVID-19, study says

News Story (NATIONAL)

Black women and Latinas struggle to buy food, build savings amid COVID-19, study says

July 30, 2020 | Charisse Jones | USA Today

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Homelessness | Legal Financial Obligations | Mental Health | Unemployment | Workplace Discrimination

How COVID-19 Is Changing Cities’ Approach to Homelessness

News Story (California, District of Columbia, Louisiana, NATIONAL, Pennsylvania)

How COVID-19 Is Changing Cities’ Approach to Homelessness

April 14, 2020 | Jared Brey | NextCity.org

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing: Homelessness

Pro bono groups transition to remote services amid virus outbreak

News Story (Maryland)

Pro bono groups transition to remote services amid virus outbreak

March 18, 2020 | Louis Krauss | Daily Record (Maryland)

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing: Homelessness | Immigration

Oakland’s plan to battle homelessness: Stop it before it starts

News Story (California)

Oakland’s plan to battle homelessness: Stop it before it starts

December 3, 2018 | Martin Kuz | Christian Science Monitor
As rising rents push low-income tenants out of Oakland, the city is responding with a program that’s fighting homelessness and gentrification before they take root. The program's approach may be a model for California and the country.
Tags: Homeless Youth | Housing: Homelessness

How To Keep People Off The Streets? Help Them Before They Get Evicted

News Story (California)

How To Keep People Off The Streets? Help Them Before They Get Evicted

August 28, 2018 | David Gorn | LAist
There's one relatively small step that may have a huge impact for people facing eviction — getting an eviction lawyer.
Tags: Civil Right to Counsel | Housing: Eviction | Housing: Homelessness

Civil legal aid can help homeless veterans

Op-Ed (Illinois)

Civil legal aid can help homeless veterans

August 11, 2018 | Mike O’Connor | Rockford Register Star (Illinois)
A new report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs shows that homeless veterans across the country could benefit from the help of a lawyer.
Tags: Housing: Homelessness | Veterans
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