Snowstorm’s impact on homeless people is ‘life-threatening and brutal,’ outreach workers say

The coming snowstorm will be an inconvenience for most people. For those with no homes, it’s life-threatening, say homeless ...
Medicine Buffalo

Those helping the homeless are hurting too, according to study

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among homeless services workers is associated with career burnout and secondary traumatic stress, according to a new study by a ...
WFTV

Outreach workers venture into woods to connect homeless residents with treatment

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Outreach workers are engaging with the homeless directly in East Orange County. United Global Outreach is venturing into the woods to assist individuals in escaping their current ...
Colorado Politics

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers rally, citing low pay, high turnover

Workers at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless rally for fair wages and improved working conditions. Union negotiations face ...
Yahoo

Advocates for homeless vets wary over proposed changes to VA programs

Tents providing shelter for homeless veterans line the streets near the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center in September 2020. (Getty Images) When Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins addressed a ...
LAist

As LA County breaks from LAHSA, the homelessness agency’s workers worry about layoffs

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A group of employees at the Los ...