Category Archives: Public Assistance
From under a bridge, into a home
Rettele is one of the “chronically homeless” — people who typically have a disability, an addiction or both and have been continuously homeless for more than a year. Their needs and society’s cost have propelled a national push called Housing First that offers permanent supportive housing — apartments or assisted living with case management — …
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It
He makes about $39,000 a year and wants you to know that he does not need any help from the federal government…. ….Yet this year, as in each of the past three years, Mr. Gulbranson, 57, is counting on a payment of several thousand dollars from the federal government, a subsidy for working families called …
Is Your (Housing) Partner Faithful?
From the End Homelessness Blog on Change.org…
Study of Fort Worth’s homeless plan shows ‘dramatic progress’
An article in Fort Worth’s Star-Telegram on how a community’s city, county, faith and service sectors came together to make a difference in people experiencing extreme crisis and no where left to turn. Study of Fort Worth’s homeless plan shows ‘dramatic progress’ Posted Monday, Jun. 21, 2010 By ALEX BRANCH abranch@star-telegram.com Fort Worth’s homeless plan has …
