/tags/homelessness Homelessness en-US Copyright Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:36 GMT /health/2024-12-16/helene-homelessness-western-north-carolina The upheaval caused by Helene has been exacerbated by the region's scant inventory of houses and its dearth of affordable rental options. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:36 GMT /health/2024-12-16/helene-homelessness-western-north-carolina Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health ¹ÏÉñapp /news/2024-11-21/raleigh-mayor-janet-cowell-affordable-housing Janet Cowell says her first priority as Raleigh's new mayor will be addressing the city's shortage of affordable housing. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:45:48 GMT /news/2024-11-21/raleigh-mayor-janet-cowell-affordable-housing Will Michaels /news/2024-09-18/raleigh-homelessness-bringing-neighbors-home The plan is a two-year pilot called Bringing Neighbors Home. It’s supposed to help address the lack of affordable housing in Raleigh for dozens of people. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:28:43 GMT /news/2024-09-18/raleigh-homelessness-bringing-neighbors-home Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-11-30/white-flag-warming-shelters-in-wake-county-are-at-capacity-and-leaders-are-hoping-to-open-more An emergency shelter has reached its limit of available space for people with nowhere to stay during freezing temperatures. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:54:12 GMT /news/2022-11-30/white-flag-warming-shelters-in-wake-county-are-at-capacity-and-leaders-are-hoping-to-open-more Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-06-07/nc-state-program-to-address-student-homelessness "HOST" is a non-profit organization free to students needing a place to live. It uses the Department of Education definition of homelessness for students to qualify. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:15:40 GMT /news/2022-06-07/nc-state-program-to-address-student-homelessness Sharryse Piggott /news/2022-05-09/fayetteville-officials-seek-power-to-remove-more-homeless-camps Proposed ordinance would prohibit camping on public rights of way and on private property without owner consent in the city. Mon, 09 May 2022 15:49:46 GMT /news/2022-05-09/fayetteville-officials-seek-power-to-remove-more-homeless-camps Ben Sessoms / Carolina Public Press /law/2020-10-22/just-over-the-line-tackles-sentencing-disparities-in-nc-counties What’s the difference between committing the same non-violent crime in one North Carolina county and another? For Daniel Noell, a homeless man convicted… Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:03:41 GMT /law/2020-10-22/just-over-the-line-tackles-sentencing-disparities-in-nc-counties Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio /health/2020-09-17/mental-health-provider-subjected-clients-to-exploitation-judge-says On a hot morning in mid-July, Natacia Doolin stood outside the padlocked front door of her deteriorating unit at South Pointe Apartments in Greensboro… Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:00:18 GMT /health/2020-09-17/mental-health-provider-subjected-clients-to-exploitation-judge-says NC Watchdog Reporting Network /business-economy/2020-08-27/landlord-evicting-you-youve-got-six-minutes-to-make-your-case As of this Monday, Aug. 24, tenants in federally-subsidized housing are facing eviction, homelessness and increased vulnerability to COVID-19. More than… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:06:18 GMT /business-economy/2020-08-27/landlord-evicting-you-youve-got-six-minutes-to-make-your-case Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /2020-08-10/a-homeless-pandemic-looms-as-30-million-are-at-risk-of-eviction Federal and state eviction bans, put in place during the pandemic, have lapsed. President Trump's executive order to prevent evictions isn't enough and Congress needs to act, housing activists say. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:00:00 GMT /2020-08-10/a-homeless-pandemic-looms-as-30-million-are-at-risk-of-eviction Jim Zarroli