Homeless Kids With Pets Are Less Depressed Than Those Without
A survey of homeless youth finds that pets bring benefits — and difficulties. By Zazie Todd (Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)…
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How Libraries Have Embraced Their Role in the Public Safety Net
Making libraries more comfortable for all patrons—including the homeless.
The Kids in the Yard
Precious Lamb Preschool serves an especially vulnerable group: homeless children between the ages of two and six.
A Preschool for Homeless Children
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
How One Town Ended Homelessness
Can the lessons of small-town North Dakota be applied to the big city?
A Personalized Tweak Helps Homelessness Programs Work Even Better
Over the last two decades, North American cities have been giving homeless people a place to live before any other treatment. The programs mostly work, but now researchers are seeking improvements.
The Children of the Prison Boom
Some argue that taking parents who have committed a crime out of the family might be good for children, but the data is in. It’s not.
From the System to the Street
The factors and figures behind the so-called “foster care to prostitution pipeline”
Will Handing Public Housing Projects to Private Developers Hurt the Poor?
The government has called the new Rental Assistance Demonstration program the "answer" to housing woes, but there's very little evidence to support that case.