Tag: homelessness
The fight to end homelessness in Florida
It is a common sight across South Florida: Homeless people roam the streets and major intersections, trying to survive each day off donations from...
From diagnosis to purpose: How Andrea Viejo turned her struggle into...
Your teen years are supposed to be a time of carefree fun—from learning how to drive, to planning for prom, to dreaming about the...
Finding hope after homelessness: A Miami woman’s road to recovery
This article first appeared in the Miami Herald in collaboration with the Lee Caplin School of Journalism and Media.
The knock on Monica Colson’s...
Bubble City Community Project helps feed those in need (includes documentary)
The Bubble City Community Project is a student-led initiative at Florida International University that aims to help the homeless. Led by the group's president,...
Washington, D.C. homeless forced to clear park near White House (includes...
An encampment-clearing mandate set for April was pushed up to February 15, leaving a small community of about 75 unhoused people from McPherson Square...
FIU student goes from homelessness to working for the U.S. House...
Luis Moros left Venezuela for Miami with his mom when he was only 14 years old, then rotated among homeless shelters. It was a...
People without homes in Wynwood discuss struggles during pandemic
With his belongings in two suitcases and a tent for a home, Erik Jones spends the majority of his days wandering around NW. First...
Wealthy Key Biscayne looking to create homelessness task force
Spurred by an alleged sighting of a man bathing naked outside St. Agnes Catholic Church and a report of a longtime resident living on...