Tag: Homelessness

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Streetvibes sheds light on poverty

By: Megan Lux ~Staff Writer~ Homelessness is a pervasive problem in the United States. In Cincinnati alone, roughly 25,000 people experience homelessness on an annual basis. The two leading factors of homelessness in Cincinnati are loss of income and lack of affordable housing. Streetvibes is an alternative newspaper created by the The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition in order to combat homelessness. The distributors of Streetvibes, who experience homelessness or poverty, buy the newspaper for fifty cents and then sell it at $1.50 to the public. Those who sell the magazine keep the profit that they earn as a source of … Continue reading Streetvibes sheds light on poverty

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A Cold Winter: Homelessness in the Queen City: A Hard Winter and hard times make for a tough life for the homeless in Cincinnati

Lately, cities across the United States have been making mixed progress on the issue of homelessness, Cincinnati included. Just last month, Phoenix, Ariz., announced it has officially ended homelessness for veterans. Almost 200 chronically homeless veterans have received housing since 2011. Phoenix was racing Salt Lake City for the accomplishment, and Salt Lake City completed its initiative this month. Both efforts are part of a larger federal project to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. That’s the good news. On the other hand, tens of thousands of people have been forced into homelessness since the 2008 financial crisis. According to … Continue reading A Cold Winter: Homelessness in the Queen City: A Hard Winter and hard times make for a tough life for the homeless in Cincinnati