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Posts tagged "homelessness"

Women's shelter hosts winter walk, expands services

Women's shelter hosts winter walk, expands services
It’s not an easy time to try to help the homeless. With the economy still doing poorly and state and local funding drying up, most shelters and service providers are struggling to keep their doors open. But Sarah’s Circle, an agency that aids homeless women in the Uptown community, has found ways to expand. When... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
January 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm
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Temperatures dropping. Will the state restore funding for homeless shelters?

Temperatures dropping. Will the state restore funding for homeless shelters?
It’s supposed to be another record year for Chicago winter. Forecasters are predicting extreme cold and record snowfall again. Thought 2011′s snowpocalpyse was just a fluke? Apparently not. While the 50-plus inches of snow we may receive will inconvenience a lot of us and perhaps drain the city’s snow removal coffers, if you live on... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
November 2, 2011 at 8:00 am
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As more Americans become poor, will more become homeless?

As more Americans become poor, will more become homeless?
If someone asked you to guess if homelessness rose or fell during the Great Recession, what would you say? I would have guessed that more people were homeless, that the number was rising. But actually, it fell. About 34,877 less people were homeless in the middle of the recession than at the start. Why? Well... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
September 29, 2011 at 1:47 pm
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The devastated housing market on Chicago's South and West sides during the Daley era

Former Mayor Richard M. Daley will be remembered for the rise of shiny, new downtown condominiums and the fall of towering public housing buildings. But his tenure should also be remembered for declining homeownership and the dramatic rise of cost-burdened renters and home owners in many of Chicago’s South and West side communities. In a... Read more »
By CRIntern,
June 5, 2011 at 7:45 am
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Running from homelessness

After Charles Phillips was shot 13 times with an assault rifle, doctors told him he’d never walk again, and even if he did, he’d limp. Today, Phillips is running. No, not just the occasional jog. He’s run 150 miles in four months, running three times a week. But while he’s defied doctor’s predictions, Phillips still... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
March 28, 2011 at 8:35 am
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What do the homeless need? Ask them.

Most every day, I struggle with the same question many city-dwellers do: If someone on the street asks you for money, do you give it to them or just pass by? A study out of the United Kingdom is telling us something pretty surprising. Giving can work, but not just the spare change you have... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
March 23, 2011 at 8:17 am
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When faced with a homeless person, what do you do?

How do you feel when you see a homeless person sitting on the sidewalk with a cup of change? If you’re like most people, it’s a combination of uneasiness, guilt and dread. Should you give money? Or does that make you a sucker? And if you don’t give, are you grinch? Not everyone feels that... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
September 16, 2010 at 4:54 pm
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