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Story Archives of 'homelessness'
The Power of Half
By Philip Graitcer on Tuesday, February 16, 2010.
Most people pass a homeless person on the street and keep on driving. That very sight inspired an Atlanta teenager and her family to change their lives. Together they decided to liquidate their assets and give half away. From Georgia, independent radio producer Philip Graitcer sends us this story.
Listen to the story on Public Radio Exchange
Manchester to Open New Day Shelter for Homeless
By Ellen Grimm on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.Typically, homeless shelters close for the day.
Residents have to get up and out the door to spend their days as they will, working or wandering.
But in Manchester, that routine is expected to change soon.
As part of a ten year plan to reduce homelessness, the city, along with several non-profits, is establishing a center that will provide shelter and social services during the day.
NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm reports.
Manchester's Homeless May Soon Have a Place to Spend Their Days
By Ellen Grimm on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.Typically, homeless shelters close for the day.
Residents have to get up and out the door to spend their days as they will, working or wandering.
But in Manchester, that routine is expected to change soon.
As part of a ten year plan to reduce homelessness, the city, along with several non-profits, is establishing a center that will provide shelter and social services during the day.
NHPR Correspondent Ellen Grimm reports.
Street Smarts
By Todd Bookman on Monday, July 27, 2009.
Homelessness is on the rise in some cities and towns, as unemployment and foreclosures push people out of their homes and onto the streets. One social justice group is offering advice for the newly evicted. The organization Picture the Homeless has created a top-ten list of suggestions that is appearing in this week’s issue of The Nation.
Item one: Let go of your pride, but hold on to your dignity.
Nashua Plans to Close Homeless Camp
By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Friday, June 12, 2009.The Nashua City park called Mine Falls has long been a refuge for the homeless.
A few slept in tents. City officials didn't bother them. That is, until a couple of months ago, when a homeless man was beaten.
Since the attack, a mayor's committee wants to rid the park of the encampments. NHPR Correspondent Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.
In High School and Homeless
By Robin Respaut on Monday, April 20, 2009.The word homelessness typically conjures the image of a man or woman living on the street, perhaps pushing a shopping cart or sitting on a heating grate.
Say the word homeless and people don’t think about a motel in Windham, New Hampshire that rents rooms to families who can’t find a home.
The Nutfield News’s Robin Respaut has the story.
Marguerite's Place
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, March 21, 2009.Marguerite’s Place in Nashua provides transitional housing to homeless women and their children. While women are there, they can learn job skills, parenting skills and life skills to move into self-sufficiency. Kelly moved to Marguerite’s Place when her daughter was four months old.
Marguerite's Place
By Deborah Schachter on Saturday, December 13, 2008.Marguerite’s Place in Nashua provides transitional housing to homeless women and their children. While women are there, they can learn job skills, parenting skills and life skills to move into self-sufficiency. Kelly moved to Marguerite’s Place when her daughter was four months old.
Homelessness in New Hampshire
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, December 10, 2008.The number of homeless in the Granite State has increased over the last year to the point that some shelters have had to turn away families, with new volunteer shelters popping up across the state as well. We’ll look at the state of homelessness in New Hampshire, its causes and what is being done about it.
Guests
- Keith Kuenning, Executive Director of the New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness
- Joie Finlay Morris, Homeless Program Coordinator for Tri County Community Action Plan which covers Coos, Carroll, and Grafton counties
We'll also hear from
- Eileen Brady, social worker and advocate at the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter
Cooking Up A Solution
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, November 25, 2008.
As Thanksgiving approaches, our thoughts often turn to those less fortunate than us, and the food banks that are helping them out. It’s been a tough couple of months for food banks across the country. The miserable economy is driving more people through their doors, but in many cases, donations are down, making it difficult to feed everyone.
A new program at the New Hampshire Food Bank finds a way to use ingredients and donations that might otherwise go to waste, and it trains unemployed and underemployed people for jobs in the food service industry. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has this story about the Recipe for Success programs.
(Photo courtesy of New Hampshire Food Bank)
