Reporter Vicki Gonzalez spent the past year on this series as a recipient of the 2018 California Fellowship with USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism.
Housing and Homeslessness
Like most of us, Doris Beckman, 67, had a plan for how life was going to go. But real life has a way of interrupting the imagined one.
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Mothers who have experienced trauma and live stressful lives often make bad choices. Gabriela's story is a heartbreaking example.
Joshua’s House in Sacramento, California is slated to become the first homeless hospice center in the West Coast and one of only a handful in the country.
The problems that come with wealth inequality are long-entrenched in the Texas Gulf Coast, where people like Angelica Castaneda are struggling to rebuild.
This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2018 California Fellowship.
One year later, residents fear those in power may forget the unincorporated town of Bloomington, Texas, where there isn’t a local government to fight for grant money or resources to rebuild.
A data journalism project turns into a lesson in how even data from authoritative sources can be misleading.
In Washington, D.C., the rush to capitalize on the influx of more affluent residents is having long-term effects on the health of residents young and old.
