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Rising homelessness strains families across cities and states
The piece outlines a widening homelessness problem as housing costs surge faster than wages. It cites New York City shelter usage and families seeking temporary housing, plus local stories from Lawrence and Jeffersonville. It notes welfare reform impacts, Section 8 barriers, and calls for higher living wages and targeted rental assistance.
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Lawrence
Scott
Mary Brosnahan Sullivan
New York
Coalition For the Homeless
Chicago
Washington
D. C
Oakland
Calif
Kansas
Sullivan
Haven House
Anderson
Jeffersonville
Ind
Coalition
Samir Goswami
Dennis Culhane
University of Pennsylvania
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Louisville
Peter
Paul
Illinois
Ohio River