Mar 13th, 2010 · Best known for his sly, sexy party anthems, 72-year-old Andre Williams toiled in the music industry trenches for decades, battling homelessness and addiction along the way. Now he's been rediscovered by young white rockers.
Dec 15th, 2007 · Rep. Julia Carson (D-Ind.), the first African-American and the first woman to represent Indianapolis, died of lung cancer Saturday. Carson was an outspoken opponent of the war in Iraq. She was also champion of children's issues, women's right, and efforts to reduce homelessness.
May 12th, 2007 · A new approach to reducing the number of homeless people across the country is yielding dramatic results. Cities ranging from New York to Houston have been providing free housing to the chronically homeless, and are discovering that it actually saves money. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Philip Mangano of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness about this new approach to an old problem.
Oct 10th, 2006 · New York City has some of the richest, and poorest, neighborhoods in the country. It also has more than 30,000 homeless people, and an overcrowded shelter system. To confront the problem, the city has identified neighborhoods where people are at risk of losing their homes. The new program provides services and help to keep them off the streets.
Aug 14th, 2006 · Advocates say many homeless people see daily civil rights violations invlolving housing, religion and education. Host Ed Gordon discusses the issue with Maria Foscarinis, founder and executive director of the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.
Jul 17th, 2006 · This week in Washington, officials from across the country are meeting to compare strategies for ending homelessness in their communities. One place they'll be looking at closely is Miami, where officials have been methodically attacking the problem since the early 1990s. Rachel Jones reports.
Jul 5th, 2006 · By the time he turned 20, Micah P. Hinson had stared down drug problems, jail time, homelessness and financial ruin. His background goes a long way toward explaining the depth of the appreciation he conveys on his warm and wonderful "The Day the Volume Won."
Jun 11th, 2006 · In the fight to eradicate homelessness, several American cities are using a concept called Housing First. The idea is to get people into permanent housing before dealing with other problems, such as substance abuse and mental illness. Monica Brady-Myerov of member station WBUR reports.