How one city cut 30 million per year from homeless budget
In 2005, Salt Lake city was spending $40 million to address chronic homelessness. Several years after starting the Housing First program, in 2013, spending was down to $9.6 million. And more importantly, chronic homelessness has dropped 72 percent.
DEPAUL USA awarded housing programs
DEPAUL USA AWARDED HOUSING PROGRAMS IN ST. LOUIS The City of St. Louis has awarded Depaul USA operating grants for the Project MORE and Project PLUS programs effective October 1, 2013. These two programs provide scattered site housing and services to 70 formerly...
Poverty as a Rubik’s Cube puzzle
Trying to solve poverty is a lot like trying to solve a really hard puzzle. That’s why Oxfam has a new six-sided strategy to tackle it, driven by the power of people against poverty. (See below) 1. First, we’re helping people to claim rights for themselves...