Homeless News

Elderly woman leaves home to homeless in her will

By theGrio

10:13 AM on 02/07/2012

BAY AREA - Before Leila Boroughs died last September, she told her attorney she had no family to whom to leave her estate. She crafted her will to leave her 525 square foot condo to the city to turn into a homeless shelter...
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Super Bowl XLVI: Indianapolis police will be hands off with homeless

By Jay Scott Smith

12:00 PM on 02/03/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The police will not be rounding up and herding the homeless out of the city, instead they will be continuing their "business as usual" approach to the city's homeless...
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TheGrio's 100: Nicholas Cobb, spreads 'Comfort and Joy' to homeless through foundation

By Keosha Johnson

2:01 AM on 01/31/2012

theGRIO's 100 - When he was four years old, Nicholas saw a homeless family living under a bridge. That image stuck out in his mind, and Cobb decided to do something...
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State of Homelessness in America report, African-Americans disproportionately impacted

By Ashley Michelle Williams

7:00 PM on 01/18/2012

theGRIO REPORT - America's plummeting economy has greatly impacted homelessness in America and disproportionately impacted the African-American community...
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Homeless children an unintended casualty of economic downturn

By Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

8:52 AM on 12/14/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The Child Trends Data Bank determined "Black children are disproportionately represented among homeless families. Approximately, 47 percent of children in homeless families are black'....
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From homelessness to an executive suite

By Angelica Razack

2:06 PM on 12/13/2011

VIDEO - In 1999, Orlando Ward started to climb the ladder of success after having a talk with God...
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Report: Child homelessness up 33 percent in 3 years

By theGrio

11:59 AM on 12/13/2011

USA Today - The report paints a bleaker picture than one by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which nonetheless reported a 28 percent increase in homeless families, from 131,000 in 2007 to 168,000 in 2010...
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Homeless man fights bulldozers to maintain ministry for destitute

By Alexis Garrett Stodghill

4:27 PM on 12/06/2011

theGRIO REPORT - In Fresno, CA, as we all prepare to enjoy Christmas, a homeless man fights bulldozers to maintain his homeless ministry...
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Man gives homeless man two bucks, gets punched

By theGrio

1:09 PM on 11/16/2011

CHICAGO - Man received facial injuries after hitting head on the ground, police said...
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No civil rights charges for police in wheelchair arrest

By theGrio

1:25 PM on 10/24/2011

WASHINGTON - Dwight Harris was drinking in public May 19 and resisted arrest outside the U Street/Cardozo Metro Station, according to police reports...
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Disabled vet on mission to help fellow soldiers

By theGrio

11:34 AM on 10/10/2011

LOS ANGELES - 'I'm making sure that no veteran is left behind and making sure the government takes better care of our veterans,' Groves said...
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Homeless kids visit zoo in Miami

By theGrio

12:43 PM on 09/30/2011

MIAMI - One woman says that the kids have never been to the zoo and since they are learning about wildlife this is a good opportunity...
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NY Post: Funk legend Sly Stone homeless, living in van

By theGrio

10:53 PM on 09/25/2011

He once lived in a 5,400-plus square foot mansion in Beverly Hills, and resided in a Napa Valley "compound" just a few short years ago, but the New York Post is reporting that funk legend Sly Stone is no longer living a life of luxury...
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Homeless and pregnant puts infants at risk

By Tricia McCarter

6:00 AM on 08/21/2011

theGRIO REPORT - One in 25 pregnant women were homeless in the year prior to delivery -- most of whom were black -- according to new CDC data...
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Mystery donor rescues gym for low-income women

By theGrio

5:14 PM on 07/20/2011

Sure, a fitness center can help a person get in shape and feel great. But is it a bit of a stretch for someone to describe her gym as "life-saving"?...
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Non-profit helps homeless children have birthday fun

By Jaquen Castellanos

2:47 PM on 07/14/2011

VIDEO - Lawanda Horn is one of many single mothers all over the U.S. who do not have a home. She and her four children live in Charlotte, North Carolina emergency housing...
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Homeless mom arrested on drug charges

By theGrio

8:30 AM on 06/13/2011

CONNECTICUT - Norwalk police arrested Tanya McDowell, 33, around 4 p.m. on Friday on three warrants and charged with 29 counts of possession of narcotics including possession within 1500 feet of a school...
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Kobe Bryant to launch nonprofit for homelessness

By theGrio

11:41 AM on 06/07/2011

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has formed the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles...
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Maryland student beats homelessness, cancer to graduate

By Aiche Sissoko

10:32 AM on 06/03/2011

theGRIO REPORT - After spending about six months in the hospital, Reggie Evans took honors courses, ended up with a GPA above 3.0...
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New law could benefit underprivilaged students

By Ollie Montgomery

5:00 PM on 06/02/2011

CONNECTICUT - For homeless families the prospect of school registration is daunting as many states require all students have a valid home address...
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