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Two weeks after quake, Haitians search for 'new normal'
1:37 PM on 01/25/2010
VIDEO - Like so many in this city, 14-year old Jonel Julius now calls a tent home...
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Haitians search for family - and hope - in makeshift communities
3:31 PM on 01/17/2010
VIDEO - In Haiti, people are searching for hope in any way they can. That means forming communities when there are no other options...
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Earthquake victims have food within reach, but can't afford to eat
1:53 PM on 01/17/2010
VIDEO - TheGrio's Marlie Hall speaks to homeless earthquake victims who can see and smell food -- but cannot afford the prices charged by the vendors selling it...
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A night on the streets of Port-au-Prince; Haitians face uncertainty
8:38 AM on 01/17/2010
"You see what we've become," says Herold Joseph, who was born and raised in a middle-class enclave in Port-au-Prince. "The streets have become our home..."
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Former homeless addict gives back through cooking meals
11:02 AM on 12/28/2009
Cecil Morris Jr. says cooking isn't just a job...it's a calling. "Everybody deserves a chance, everybody, you know." says Cecil. No one knows that better than Morris himself...
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Remember others at "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
9:16 AM on 12/25/2009
OPINION - One of the favorite songs of this holiday season is "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." But this may not be the most wonderful time for everyone...
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Homeless couple ties the knot
8:35 AM on 12/21/2009
VIDEO - The bride and groom don't have a home. Let alone money to pay for a wedding...
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Female vets face homelessness
4:23 PM on 12/15/2009
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- Sgt. Alta Jackson, 58, joined the Army nearly 30 years ago, and remains in the Reserves while she lives at the U.S Vets site. Before she deployed to Iraq in 2005, she said she lost her job as a custodian...
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Detroit artists turn ruin into art
8:40 AM on 12/15/2009
Artists across the Detroit area are using the city's blight as their canvas, transforming abandoned homes into high-concept projects to draw attention to the homelessness, poverty and urban decay plaguing Detroit.
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Forget holidays; caring should be year-round activity
8:16 AM on 11/29/2009
OPINION - Should we really set aside just one or two days a year to prove ourselves grateful and thankful, or to help our fellow man?
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Organization aids pregnant teens with no place to go
10:06 AM on 11/09/2009
VIDEO - Stephanie Romero and her infant daughter Serenity are all smiles today, but just a year ago, things were drastically different...
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Two teens who killed homeless man get life sentence
5:25 PM on 10/28/2009
PONTIAC, Michigan (AP) -- A jury convicted Dontez Tillman, 15, of first-degree felony murder on Wednesday in the death of 61-year-old Wilford "Frenchie" Hamilton, a homeless man...
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From homeless to the NFL (video)
8:37 AM on 06/13/2009
Dolphins rookie receiver Brennan Marion is trying to make his living on the football field. But at one time, Marion was practically living on a football field. "My story is definitely inspirational to a lot of people and definitely I would like to use my story to help a lot...
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Rape on the rise in aftermath of Haiti quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - With no lighting and no security, they are menacing places after sunset...
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