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Not Everyone Was Home for the Holidays

December 31, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor The frigid temperatures we experienced during the Christmas holiday tested us all. As weather forecasters predicted record-breaking lows and heavy snow, large parts of the nation buckled down to ride out the storm. Others decided to continue with travel plans and try their luck at an on-time arrival […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

Don’t Look to California for Ideas on Addressing Homelessness

August 12, 2022

By Wayne Winegarden and Kerry Jackson No matter how bad the homelessness problem looks in other metropolitan areas, they pale compared to California’s. While the state accounts for not quite 12% of the U.S. population, roughly 28% of the nation’s homeless are in California. The lesson: Don’t copy the Golden State’s policies for mitigating homelessness […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Kerry Jackson, Project Homekey, Wayne Winegarden

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

How to Avoid a Looming Homelessness Crisis

July 10, 2021

By Kerry Jackson and Wayne Winegarden Homelessness is a growing problem in virtually every state. Nowhere is it more pressing than in California, which in the past three years spent more than $13 billion, roughly $30,000 annually for each homeless person, to address it. Tragically, its “housing first” approach is a colossal failure. Overall, says […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Kerry Jackson, Wayne Winegarden

How One Project is Helping Women In the Sex Trade Get Off the Streets and Into Stable Housing

January 16, 2021

By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. In 2019, Rhonda Reid, a housing navigator for the Milwaukee County Housing Division, received a referral to help a chronically homeless woman who […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Anne Lopez, Edgar Mendez, Homelessness, Jeanne Geraci, MPOWER, Rhonda Reid, Sex Trade, Tammy Rivera

Public Charge Rule Undermines Human Rights, Harms Families and Communities

December 15, 2018

By NNPA On Dec. 10, the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty joined the close to 190,000 other commenters in submitting a comment opposing the proposed “public charge rule,” that will prevent immigrant families from pursuing permanent legal residency if they or someone in their household legally uses assistance through certain federal programs including […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, NNPA, Poverty, Public Charge Rule

Milwaukee Opens State’s First Housing Development Aimed At Ending Chronic Homelessness

October 15, 2016

Thurgood Marshall Apartments Open With On-Site Mental Health, Social Services By Ross Terrell Wisconsin’s first housing development for people struggling with chronic homelessness and alcoholism opened Thursday in Milwaukee. Residents living in the 24 one-bedroom apartments will have access to on-site mental health and social services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chris Abele, Homelessness, Lennie Mosley, Marshall Thurgood Apartments, Ross Terrell, Tom Barrett

Wisconsin Coalition Against Homelessness Urges Local Officials to Provide Warming Centers for Homeless this Weekend

January 14, 2016

The Wisconsin Coalition Against Homelessness (WCAH) is urging Wisconsin local government officials to open warming sites to house homeless families and single adults this weekend. Citing weather reports that predict below zero temperatures and noting the spike in homeless families in Milwaukee, WCAH urges Mayors and County Executives throughout Wisconsin to provide warm, safe places […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Joseph Volt, Wisconsin Coalition Against Homelessness

Madison Central Library Provides Services, Comfort to Homeless

November 20, 2015

by Sarah Zimmermann There is a glass-walled study room on the second floor of Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin Street. Day after day, there is a consistent stream of people inside, sometimes with two to three people waiting in line outside the door. The conversations in this room vary, from light-hearted chats to in-depth discussions […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homeless, Homelessness, Lisa Mettauer, Madison Public Library, Porchlight, Sarah Zimmerman, Sue Wallinger

County Approves Purchase of Property for Day Resource Center

November 13, 2015

The Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a property for use as a daytime shelter and resource center for the homeless in the 1300 block of East Washington Avenue. By a 30-4 vote, the County Board approved spending $1.4 million to buy properties at 1314, 1316, 1318 and 1326 East Washington Avenue […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dane County Board of Supervisors, Daytime Shelter, Homelessness, Resource Center

Madison Council Rejects Contentious Homeless Ordinance

October 16, 2015

Mayor Backed Ban On Downtown Sidewalk Sitting, Sleeping By Parth Shah The chants of protestors outside the City County Building carried upstairs into the Madison Common Council meeting Tuesday night as members voted down a controversial ordinance affecting the city’s homeless. Mayor Paul Soglin unveiled the Downtown Pedestrian Protection Ordinance in late July. It would […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Homelessness, Madison Common Council, Parth Shah, Paul Soglin, Sidewalk Sitting

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