October 16, 2012

Open your eyes to homelessness

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They say homelessness is invisible, largely because most folks choose not to see it.  I recall that old Roy Orbison ballad “Pretty Paper,” which tells the story of busy holiday shoppers consumed with their own lives, blind to the homeless man on the sidewalk right in front of them.  Today, in the pages of the [...]

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January 24, 2012

Daily Housing News Round-up

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                Home of the day: Sunrise Metro Apartments in Salt Lake City.  Continuing evidence from Utah that Housing First is the solution to ending chronic homelessness. Volunteers in Miami-Dade prepare for their annual homeless point-in-time count tonight. Rehabbed homes in Dayton will soon see some eco-friendly features. And [...]

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