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To Help the Homeless, Some in LA Are Giving Them a Place to Stay

"We didn't want people to see us shower," Helen says, "because we would take our shampoos ... The program — called Host Home — is a new approach to helping LA's homeless population. And though other p... read more

Minneapolis police taking a different approach to homelessness

Davonte Lambert stared at the crowd gathering nearby as he plucked another empty plastic bottle from the grass. “We have absolutely nowhere to go. They know,” he said Wednesday, motioning to the group ... read more

5 questions as Minneapolis opens experimental homeless shelter

Max Nesterak | MPR News Minneapolis opens a different kind of temporary shelter Tuesday as 10 people move from a homeless encampment along ... for being drunk or high. "We are taking a clinical, harm- ... read more

To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Opening Their Doors And Inviting Them To Stay

"We didn't want people to see us shower," Helen says, "because we would take our shampoos ... This tiny program – called Host Home — is a new approach to helping LA's homeless population. And though o... read more

Minneapolis, St. Paul Taking Different Approaches To Housing The Homeless

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO ... The fast track agenda is different than plans in St Paul, where a much smaller encampment exists above Interstate 35E. City and county officials have said there is no plan to rel... read more

Oklahoma City police's new homeless outreach team represents a new approach to homelessness

They offer to take them to homeless shelters or help them get other services. People are generally reluctant to speak with officers or accept help at first, Thompkins said. Many of them don’t trust po... read more

Astoria considers ‘clean slate’ program for homeless with court fines

Other cities have experimented with allowing homeless people to pay off their fines through community service or by taking steps toward self-sufficiency. Astoria Police Chief Geoff ... “And we talk ab... read more

Janesville officials partner on homeless outreach, transitional housing

Thompson said it’s a new approach for police. The focus isn ... the city buys as havens for the homeless population, although she said there are “10,000 questions.” “The majority of these properties t... read more

A Bold Approach to Homelessness

We can’t continue to have our hospitals and jails serve as some of our largest shelters, nor our police officers ... In order to help homeless residents, we must understand the challenges they face an... read more

Minneapolis police to try buddy system on mental health calls

Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. While training is useful in helping officers take a more nuanced approach in mental health ... to less use of force by officers. ... read more

Hawaii lawmaker pounded for taking sledgehammer to homelessness

A Hawaii lawmaker whose solution to dealing with the state's homeless problem was to take a sledgehammer to shopping carts ... The state Department of Human Services tried a different approach earlier ... read more

Reclaim the Block wants to stop giving the Minneapolis Police Department so much money

The first resident to take the mic at the city of Minneapolis ... a grassroots organization that wants to see a different kind of budget next year. A budget that gives less money to the Minneapolis Po... read more