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Tiny houses give homeless a foothold

by Sam Harnett
Mar 17, 2015
Greg Kloehn builds homes out of recycled materials and gives them to the homeless.
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As numbers of homeless kids rise, resources fall short

by Aaron Schrank
Jan 28, 2015
Government's definition of homelessness omits most children without homes.
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The number of homeless children is on the rise

by Adam Allington
Nov 18, 2014
2.5 million children in America experience homelessness annually.
Three year old Saria Amaya (L) waits with her mother after receiving shoes and school supplies during a charity event to help more than 4,000 underprivileged children at the Fred Jordan Mission in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles.
(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
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PODCAST: China's slowing growth

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Apr 16, 2014
A disease ravaging shrimp is pushing up prices for the small shellfish. And a look at homelessness in Silicon Valley.
Two Chinese workers prepare to remove scaffolding at a construction site in Beijing on April 15, 2014. Chinese exports and imports fell sharply in March, data showed on April 10, as officials noted that the world's second-largest economy faces headwinds from tougher regional competition and 'friction' with trade partners. 
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On a bus to nowhere

by Isabel Angell
Apr 16, 2014
Many Silicon Valley homeless take "Hotel 22" bus for hours every night.
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A housing-first solution to chronic homelessness in Nashville

by Blake Farmer
Oct 7, 2013
Nashville's homeless get housing from private landlords in a new experimental program.
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DC considers mandatory savings program for homeless

by Kate Davidson
Aug 5, 2013
Program looks to get homeless into permanent housing, but some worry it's too punitive
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