by BFTS | Jun 28, 2021 | National News
About 51% of renter households are “cost-burdened” in Colorado, which has some of the highest housing costs of landlocked states, comparable to urbanized coastal regions. A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31,... 
by BFTS | May 24, 2021 | National Insight
Ending homelessness is possible. This is the conclusion of a new co-authored book, How Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness, which profiles Los Angeles, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Baltimore, Bogotá, Mexico City, Edmonton, Paris and Athens. According... 
by BFTS | May 7, 2021 | Opinion
Like many essential workers, I have been going to work this past year, knowing that every day I risked being exposed to the coronavirus at the homeless shelter I work in or as I commute on public transportation. Even though I have two stents in my chest and high blood... 
by BFTS | Apr 27, 2021 | New York
New York state will receive more than $58 million in funds to support homeless students under the American Rescue Plan, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) announced last week. The department announced plans to distribute $800 million to states to help support the... 
by BFTS | Apr 20, 2021 | Community, National Insight
The homeless in a central California town are cleaning up their act, and landing federal COVID-19 relief funds for doing it. Under Elk Grove’s cash-for-trash program, people sleeping rough in empty lots or under bridges get a $20 gift card every time they use...
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