Month: November 2015

Paul Bettany discusses his new movie, “Shelter,” with Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s The Tonight Show on Tuesday, November 3. Bettany also explains ways to end the current homelessness crisis. ..Read More

Work crews in Honolulu recently dismantled wooden shacks and tents that lined city streets and housed almost 300 people. It was the latest example of a city trying to deal with a growing homeless population, and responding to complaints that these encampments ..Read More

New York City health commissioner Mary Bassett pushed back on the idea that lifestyle choices are the cause of poor health in minority communities. Bassett told bigthink.com that the problem is low-income New Yorkers have no choice, and suggestions that lifest ..Read More

Did you know that it’s against the law in more than 50 U.S. cities to give food to a homeless person? That nearly half of our cities prohibit people from sleeping in cars (according to a report by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty)? And tha ..Read More

Becky Kanis Margiotta was trying to help the homeless in Times Square, working for Breaking Ground. She was surrounded by dozens of other organizations within just a few blocks, all trying to solve the same problem. “Our original theory was, ‘Could you kni ..Read More

Cities trying to limit panhandling in downtowns and tourist areas are facing a new legal hurdle because of a recent Supreme Court ruling that seemingly has nothing to do with asking for money. Federal judges in at least three states have cited a June ruling by ..Read More