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October 2014


Staying Poor in America
Twin Cities Daily Planet - 10/20/2014

10 Facts About Homelessness 
Huffington Post Blog - 10/13/2014

Taking Back Downtown Olympia, Part 3: Shelter from the Storm
The Olympian - 10/12/2014

Interview About Wisconsin Voter ID Law
The Rick Smith Show - 10/10/2014

It Would Actually Be Very Simple to End Homelessness Forever 
Think Progress - 10/09/2014

Record Number of Homeless Students Reported in Nevada Schools 
Elko Daily Free Press - 10/08/2014

'Homeless Bill of Rights' Wants People on Streets to Be Able to Freely Stand, Sit in Public
The Huffington Post - 10/07/2014

How We Punish People for Being Poor
Talk Poverty - 10/07/2014

SNAPS In Focus: The Case Against Laws that Criminalize Homelessness 
HUD Exchange - 10/06/2014

Alito's Heart Newsletter
Legal Bisnow - 10/03/2014

Ravens' Steve Smith Sr. Honored for Helping the Homeless
Pro Player Insiders - 10/01/2014

California City Ordinance Unfairly Targets Homeless, Advocates Say
Al Jazeera - 10/01/2014


September 2014

Former Carolina Panthers Receiver Steve Smith Honored for Philanthropy 
Charlotte Observer - 09/30/2014

Local Commissions Speak Out Against Criminalization of Homelessness - In Defense of Human Rights
Law Professor Blogs Network - 09/27/2014
 
Federal Appeals Court Rejects Request for Rehearing in Voter ID Case
Wisconsin State Journal - 09/27/2014

Arkansas Schools Enroll Record Number of Homeless Youth 
Stuttgart Daily Leader - 09/26/2014

Student Homelessness is on the Rise
MTV - 09/25/2014

Hurricane Sandy Created Wave of Homeless Children, Data Show
NJ.com - 09/25/2014

Too Many Children Battling Poverty and Homelessness 

Infographic: Criminalizing Homelessness in the US
Al Jazeera: The Stream - 09/15/2014

New Definition of Homeless Would Give Kids More Help
Deseret News - 09/15/2014

No Paradise for Homeless
Huffington Post Hawaii - 09/15/2014

Hostile Laws, Hateful Acts Bolster Stigma Against Homeless
City Limits - 09/12/2014

Burien Bans "Behavior Problems"
Real Change News - 09/10/2014


August 2014

States Classify Attacks Against Homeless As 'Hate Crimes' To Curb Rising Violence
The Huffington Post - 08/29/2017

U.S. Has "Much Left To Do" On Racism: Segregation Worse Now Than In 70s
MintPress News - 08/25/2014

Trying To Live, Trying To Learn
The Denver Post - 08/22/2014

New York City's 'Poor Door' Trend Nothing New
Huffington Post - 08/14/2014

Homelessness and the Impossibility of a Good Night's Sleep
The Atlantic - 08/14/2014

No Safe Place: How Cities Are Making It Illegal to be Homeless
Talk Poverty - 08/11/2014

Increasing Number of Laws Target Cities' Homeless Population
Kansas City InfoZine - 08/06/2014

Report Finds Criminalization Increasing Nationwide
IndyBay - 08/06/2014
Real Change News - 08/06/2014
 
Huffington Post - 08/04/2014
 
US Cities' Crackdown On Homeless People Is 'Close to Ethnic Cleansing'
The Independent - 08/03/2014


July 2014

Seattle Looks Toward First Downtown School in Decades
KOMO News - 07/28/2014

The Trendiest Law In America May Be A Ban On Sleeping In Cars
Next City - 07/24/2014

Cities Criminalizing Homelessness Amid Urban Boom
Planetizen - 07/23/2014

Anti-Homeless Laws In U.S. Cities Are On The Rise, Basically Outlawing Homelessness
Bustle - 07/21/2014

Homelessness Now a Crime in Cities Throughout the U.S.
PBS NewsHour - 07/19/2014

Laws Targeting Homelessness Have Increased Dramatically Across the Country
Alternet - 07/19/2014

Survey Concludes Miami-Dade's Treatment Of Homeless Is "Mixed Bag"
WLRN Miami South Florida - 07/18/2014

American Cities Really Want to Arrest Homeless People for Sleeping in Cars
TakePart - 07/17/2014

U.S. Libraries Become Front Line In Fight Against Homelessness
Chicago Tribune - 07/17/2014

Shunting the Homeless From Sight
New York Times - 07/16/2014

'Illegal to be Homeless' in Growing Number of Cities
CNN Money - 07/16/2014

With A Series Of Small Bans, Cities Turn Homelessness Into A Crime
NPR - 07/16/2014

Report: More Cities Pass Laws That Hurt The Homeless
USA Today - 07/16/2014

More Cities Are Basically Making It Illegal To Be Homeless 
Huffington Post - 07/16/2014

It Is Illegal For Homeless People To Sit On The Sidewalk In More Than Half Of U.S. Cities
ThinkProgress - 07/16/2014

Advocacy Group: Camping Bans Like Denver's "Criminalize Homelessness"
Denver Post - 07/16/2014


June 2014
 
Librarians Are Becoming Affordable Housing Advocates
Washington Post - 06/26/2014

Appeals Court Panel Ends L.A. Ban on Homeless Living in Vehicles
Los Angeles Times - 06/19/2014 
May 2014
The Moderate Voice - 05/13/2014 

 
March 2014
 
In Sonoma County, a Heartwarming Safe-Parking Program for the Homeless
Los Angeles Times - 03/08/2014

 
February 2014
Washington Post - 02/07/2014
 
 
January 2014
Alabama School Connection - 01/31/2014 
 
ThinkProgress - 01/23/2014
 
Homeless Problem Bigger Than Our Leaders Think: Column
USA Today - 01/16/2014 
 
I Believe in Human Rights: Homelessness - Torture on the Streets of America
USICH Blog - 01/16/2014
 
USICH Blog - 01/15/2014
 
Tent Cities are Coming Down in New Jersey
Asbury Park Press - 01/11/2014


USICH Blog - 12/30/2013
 

CNNMoney - 12/23/2013
 

Here's Why Homelessness is Going to Get Worse in 2014
TakePart - 12/20/2013

5th Biannual US Human Rights Network National Conference
US Human Rights Network National Conference - 12/11/2013

A False Portrait of the Homeless in Boise
ACLU Idaho - 12/05/2013
 
 

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November 2013 
PBS' Religion & Ethics Newsweekly - 11/24/2013 
 
U.S. News & World Report - 11/22/2013
CNNMoney - 11/21/2013 
 
New Report: Big Drops in Veteran, Chronic Homelessness
USA TODAY - 11/21/2013
 
LegalBisNow - 11/07/2013
 
 
October 2013 
 
Los Angeles Times - 10/09/2013

Arizona Ban on Panhandling Found Unconstitutional in Flagstaff Case
Los Angeles Times - 10/07/2013


September 2013 
NPR - 09/05/2013


August 2013 

July 2013 
 
Maine Public Broadcasting Networks - 07/15/2013

Homeless Vet Receives Citation for Standing Near I-95 Ramp (Video)
The Broward/Palm Beach New Times - 07/04/2013


June 2013 
May 2013 
Berkeleyside - 05/30/2013
 
This Hurricane Season Learn How to Keep Displaced Young People in School
The National Clearinghouse on Family & Youth - 05/30/2013


April 2013 
DLA Piper Blog - 04/05/2013


March 2013 
The Columbia News Service - 03/04/2013


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