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  • The Navigation Center: A Haven for the Determined

    December 08, 2016 |

    Mission Local |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Although San Francisco has two shelters that collectively hold more than 300 beds each, these shelters can divide up families and couples, and can discourage pets and personal belongings. These shelters also do not offer services to help the homeless. The Navigation Center serves the homeless from the encampments in the Mission District and offers a variety of services, comfort, and convenience while many successfully find stable housing placements.

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  • Can Oakland's Compassionate Communities program serve as a model for others?

    December 07, 2016 |

    E'ville Eye News |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Under increasing pressure to remove the homeless from encampments, the San Francisco bay area has had difficulty addressing the problem of where the homeless can find refuge. Oakland has established Compassionate Communities, a piloted program lead by local government officials, which pipelines funds not toward the dissolution of encampments but rather to the creation of permanent housing. So far, the program has successfully transitioned twenty-five residents of encampments into permanent housing and is projecting to dissolve the encampments by April 2017.

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  • Street outreach programs in Syracuse work to combat homelessness, especially in winter months

    November 28, 2016 |

    The Daily Orange |

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    Response Location: United States, Syracuse, New York

    The city of Syracuse uses two outreach programs to encourage homeless individuals to seek shelter during the winter months and, eventually, permanent housing. Rather than detain folks who refuse to seek shelter throughout the winter, outreach workers build trust with each unsheltered homeless person, fostering a relationship in order to encourage folks to seek safety and warmth.

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  • This group found a simple way to get messages from homeless people to their families.

    September 21, 2016 |

    Upworthy |

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    Response Location: United States

    Kevin Adler used his own experience with his homeless and estranged uncle to create 'Miracle Messages' —a project where he could record the messages of homeless individuals and post them on social media, in order to help reunite them with their families. This project, initially likened to a “Homeless GoPro”, has already led to countless reunions, and, in some cases, stable housing.

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  • Great Falls keeping vets off the street

    August 04, 2016 |

    Great Falls Tribune |

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    Response Location: United States, Great Falls, Montana

    Great Falls has had success finding homes for Veterans. Through word of mouth, volunteers, and communication between agencies homes and programs have been set up to house veterans and facilitate finding them employment.

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  • Two unsexy solutions to help Larimer County's homeless

    August 03, 2016 |

    Coloradoan |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Collins, Colorado

    Two Northern Colorado counties and Fort Collins, especially, face high levels of homelessness, many of whom are veterans, though it's not for a lack of organizations; rather, a lack of coordination among veterans' service groups, state and federal welfare departments, and homelessness-prevention groups has stymied effective solutions to decreasing the homeless population. Yet a state-supported group, Homeward 2020, has implemented both a data management system and housing placement accountability program among the various homeless service providers, and with its low-cost model of boosting collaboration showing success in Weld and Larimer counties, it is now preparing to move to other regions across the state.

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  • Seattle non-profit helping move homeless out of encampments and into homes

    June 29, 2016 |

    KCPQ-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Seattle’s homeless camps are full of destitution. In less than one year, the Low Income Housing Institute has helped dozens of people to transition from the camps into housing. Providing more access to shelter has also facilitated the poor to re-enter the workplace.

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  • Can a Minuscule Nonprofit Help San Francisco Win Its War on Homelessness?

    June 29, 2016 |

    San Francisco Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Solving the homeless crisis in San Francisco requires many different initiatives, some of which can be costly. North Beach Citizens is a small non-profit, founded by Francis Ford Coppola, has managed to offer temporary housing and peer support for the homeless. Since 2005, the organization has found permanent housing for over 100 clients and has operated with mostly private donations.

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  • A better model, a better result?

    June 29, 2016 |

    San Francisco Chronicle |

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    Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

    Many San Francisco shelters have cut their number of beds as well as staff and, while they are not helping enough people, they also have restrictive rules that bar personal comforts. In fifteen months, the city has piloted a Navigation Center that enables individuals to have personal comforts and help the homeless transition successfully to housing. Due to its warm reception, the city government is considering the implications of scaling their Navigation Center.

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  • Family center offers comprehensive care for the homeless

    June 29, 2016 |

    KING-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Homelessness has many challenges that require different services to aid those who have no place to live—including daycare and laundry. Seattle has established Mary’s Place Family Center, a public space that collaborates with non-profits to provide a multitude of social services to the homeless. Large corporations have donated buildings to serve as Seattle’s Mary’s Place shelters to diminish costs.

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