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Entries by Saki Knafo from 07/2012

As Violence Against Homeless Rises, Congress Considers Legislation To Protect Them

Publication 07.13.2012
Suivre: Broward County Sheriff, National Coalition for Homeless, Homelessness, Bum Fights, Causeway Cannibal, Attacks Against Homeless, David Pirtle, Homeless Attacks, Neil Donovan, Fort Lauderdale, Cannibal Homeless, Miami Cannibal, Broward County, L'actualité

Until 2004, when he turned 29, David Pirtle believed he had escaped the fate that had befallen his sister. He was managing several restaurants, taking...

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Homeless Children Advocates At White House Discussion Want More Obama Help

Publication 07.14.2012
Suivre: White House, Department of Education, Homeless Children, Doe, President Obama, Homeless Education, Obama, Beth Mccullough, Homeless Kids, Video, Obama Homelessness, Homeless Youth, Homelessness, Interagency Council on the Homeless, Homeless, Hud, Homeless Children White House, Michigan, Housing and Urban Development, L'actualité

Carrie Parker likes to say that her story isn't a "typical homeless story." It started with a teenager "knocking on my door, asking for a place to sta...

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'Kids Count' Report: Child Poverty On The Rise

Publication 07.25.2012
Suivre: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Foreclosure Crisis, Child Welfare, Poverty, Pre-School, Kids Count 2013, Children, Patrick McCarthy, US Census, Safe Babies Court Teams Project, Disadvantaged Children, Zero to Three, Obama, Child Poverty, Child Poverty Report, Early Childhood Education, Medicaid, Safety Net, Foster Care, Kids Count, L'actualité

The "Kids Count" report, one of the most widely cited surveys of how children are faring in the United States, hasn't offered much good news in recent...

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Child Care Funding In New York On The Decline For Working Families: Report

Publication 07.29.2012
Suivre: Bloomberg, Child Care, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Institute for Children Poverty and Homelessness, Icph, Michael Bloomberg, New York Budget, Child Povery, New York City, Ralph Da Costa Nunez, Low-Income Families New York, L'actualité

A new report says the number of low-income working families who receive child-care subsidies from the New York City government is on the decline. ...

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