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Young and Homeless in Rural America
Category: Homelessness Prevention
Transitional housing village planned to combat homelessness in South Maryland
Salisbury held a community build recently for Anne Street Village, its planned cluster of Pallet homes that will help the city combat the chronic issue of homelessness. Anne Street Village will be located in the East Church Street area, at Anne and Short streets. “Inside each shelter there’s a bed, and there’s also going to […]
To tackle homelessness, Athens officials might look to Maryland group for answers
The Athens-Clarke County Commission is expected on Tuesday to hire a consulting group to study how best to address homelessness in Athens. An agenda item that requires a vote at Tuesday’s commission meeting authorizes the hiring of The Cloudburst Group at a cost of $133,116. The consulting business located in Landover, Maryland is a women-owned […]
Olszewski announces $17 million in new funding for eviction prevention in Baltimore County
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski this week announced that Baltimore County will receive an additional $17 million dollars in rental assistance funding from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, through its allocation of federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds. The new funds will bring the County’s overall investment in housing stability initiatives since […]
Woman Says 25 Percent Rent Hike Will Leave Her Homeless, Sparking Outrage
A Maryland woman said in a viral video that her landlord asked her to choose between rent hikes of 25 percent and 38 percent, sparking online outrage. Rents have been shooting up across the United States. In March, the median monthly asking rent was 17 percent higher than a year before, according to real estate […]
DC Region Registers Drop In Homelessness
A count of people living in shelters and on the streets from Northern Virginia to the District to suburban Maryland reveals that the region has made some progress against the problem of homelessness. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reports 7,605 people experiencing homelessness this year, an 8% reduction compared to last year’s data. “The […]
11 Ways to Turn Table Scraps Into Delicious Meals
More than 30% of the food supply in the United States ends up as waste, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The value of that food was around $161 billion in 2010 and has surely risen since then. Did your grocery budget just curl up and scream? Mine did. It pains me to think […]
Census for Youth Homelessness Begins
Across Maryland, thousands of youth and young adults are living on their own or experiencing homelessness. The census for youth homelessness is one of the many resources working to solve this ongoing issue. The Census for youth experiencing homelessness is a state-wide initiative that identifies students between the ages of 14 and 24 who are […]
How the Pandemic Factored in Funding for New Homeless Shelter in Prince George’s Co.
The Prince George’s County Council signed off on a $5 million investment Tuesday in a new homeless shelter for the Warm Nights program, which has offered food and shelter to homeless residents around the Maryland county for years. The money is coming from the American Rescue Plan, and that’s because the pandemic is changing the […]
Department of Labor seeks to help homeless job seekers
The Maryland Department of Labor, in partnership with the Maryland Interagency Council on Homelessness, is accepting proposals to help organizations integrate workforce and housing resources to support job seekers experiencing homelessness or in need of eviction prevention. Proposals are due by June 17 for awards that will be made in September. The competitive grant requires […]