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Category: News

A Boy’s Life With Cerebral Palsy, Revealed in Tumblr ‘Aaronverse’

Posted on October 30, 2013 by admin in New York Times
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Shine a Little Light

Posted on October 29, 2013 by admin in The Aesthete
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Hidden City

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin in The New Yorker
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Different Like You: Kevin Was Homeless

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin in Scholastic
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I Was Homeless

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin in Scholastic Scope
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What you learn about humanity from living on the streets

Posted on October 16, 2013 by admin in The Guardian
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Riverside Park stabbing rampage suspect had been in homeless shelter not meant for mentally ill

Posted on October 8, 2013 by admin in New York Daily News
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Be Our Guest: The road to ending homelessness starts with a plan to provide affordable housing

Posted on October 7, 2013 by admin in New York Daily News
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Sandy Victims Face Eviction From New York Hotels

Posted on October 4, 2013 by admin in NPR: Here and Now Interview
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  • In January 2026, 98,671 people slept each night in NYC shelters.
  • 67 percent of those in shelters were members of homeless families, including 32,050 children

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