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Vigil held for homeless man stabbed to death at city's shelter
Sitting alone at the edge of the parking lot outside Baltimore's 24-hour homeless shelter, Robin Bolden watched the dozens gathered nearby Saturday to remember her husband, Dana, who was stabbed to death at the facility earlier this month. Tears...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Social Issues, Tony Simmons
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Outreach aids former inmates struggling to find housing, jobs
Akua Zenzele, a community supervision agent in Southeast Baltimore who works with parolees, knows the first few days after being released from incarceration are crucial for former inmates. Many are paroled with few resources and nowhere to go. Some...
Tags: Substance Abuse, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Some 2,000 diners sip soup to benefit the homeless
Richard Bell hardly had time to look up during the first hour of ladling rich cream of crab soup into bowl after bowl at a fundraiser to benefit Baltimore residents struggling with homelessness, hunger and poverty. In that time, the general manager of...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Dundalk, Vincent de Paul, Social Issues
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Tough choice: Give to the panhandler or not?
"Excuse me, do you have spare change?" The question is all too commonplace. The answer is a little more complicated. As South Florida cities and counties post anti-panhandling signs, beautify popular homeless hangouts to discourage loitering, and...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, David Wagner, Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Burger King
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Homeless commission hires new CEO
The Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, saved from the threat of extinction last summer, has made its first major move as a reinvented nonprofit agency by hiring a CEO. Andrae Bailey, the 36-year-old executive director of the charitable...
Tags: Orlando Health, Social Issues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Teresa Jacobs, Orange County (Florida)
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City votes to store possessions left by homeless
A city ordinance aimed at curtailing items being left outside by the homeless won preliminary approval Tuesday night. Officials voted 5-0 in favor of a law that would allow the city to collect and store items on behalf of the homeless in a central...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Lobbying
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Given Baltimore's generosity, why is homelessness still 'epidemic' here?
As a resident of downtown Baltimore, I'm struck by the amenities offered to the homeless ("Aid for street people failing," March 18). There are long lines in front of Health Care for the Homeless on the Fallsway, and it appears My Sister's Place across...
Tags: Social Issues, Epidemics and Plagues
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Advocates say Baltimore's plan to end homelessness is in disarray
Halfway through Baltimore's long-term plan to end homelessness, advocates complain that the strategy is in disarray and worry that the number of men, women and children without permanent homes has grown — despite millions of dollars being pumped...
Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Helen Holton, Rentals, Social Issues, Epidemics and Plagues
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Love Notes: Open arms for strangers, and each other
Daniel "Doc" Habeel and Arnetha Gholston-Habeel are nearly always together in sickness, surrounded by hunger and homelessness. But love is the driving force for this couple. On a Wednesday morning this year, Arnetha, 54, was gently nudging Doc, her...
Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Chemical Industry, Social Issues, Pharmaceuticals, Religion and Belief
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Big snake discovered among belongings at homeless storage center
L.A. NOWAnimal Services workers were heading to a downtown Los Angeles facility used by the homeless to store their possessions after a python was discovered among the belongings Friday morning, officials said.... -
'Long journey home' will be even longer under city's plan to end homelessness
Hat's off to The Sun editorial board for bringing to light the critical need to end homelessness in Baltimore ("The long journey home," Mar. 11). However, anyone looking at Baltimore's revised 10-year plan to meet that goal would be hard-pressed to call...
Tags: Politics, Environmental Issues, Social Issues, Conservation, Housing and Urban Planning
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City's misguided approach to Camp 83
Baltimore City may be five years into its Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness (aka "The Journey Home"), but the tragically prejudicial comments from city representatives regarding the individuals experiencing homelessness who were residing at "Camp 83"...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mental Health, Social Issues
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