Shelter

A security guard checks cars at the entrance to Casa Padre, a former Walmart that is now a center for unaccompanied immigrant children, on June 24th, 2018, in Brownsville, Texas.
Social Justice

Threatened Shutdown of Failing Immigrant Children Shelters Could Cause a Crisis

Despite its numerous failures in keeping the children it's housing safe, an Arizona facility may keep its federal funding due to a lack of other options.

People affected by the recent flooding rest at a makeshift shelter in Mabi, Okayama prefecture, Japan, on July 11th, 2018.
News in Brief

Viewfinder: A Makeshift Shelter During Severe Floods in Okayama

People affected by the recent flooding rest at a makeshift shelter in Mabi, Okayama prefecture, Japan, on July 11th, 2018.

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Features

The United States of Homelessness

A look at a growing problem.

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Social Justice

To Protect Battered Women, You Have to Protect Their Pets

Only three percent of shelters nationwide can accommodate domestic animals, and many people refuse to leave them behind.