Housing and Homeslessness

Amina Aun, shelter manager at Roy's Desert Resource Center, offers a tour of the shelter.

You asked, we answered: Why did Roy's Desert Resource Center close in Palm Springs?

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Nicole Hayden, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2019 Data Fellowship....

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness

For those like Becky Walthan, whose health problems are made worse by the fact that she is homeless, navigating the healthcare s

Navigating the health care maze can be daunting

It takes a lot of time to explain how the health care system works to patients and their caregivers with limited English proficiency. There are numerous forms that need to be read and understood. People often sign those forms whether or not they understand them.

Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness

“I buy shoes because I just want to feel youthful. I didn’t really have a childhood, I was too busy helping to raise a household

Where fighting poverty is a priority

In the “Compassionate City,” governmental unity has helped to reduce child poverty rates.

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Housing and Homeslessness, Food and Nutrition, Community Safety

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Is California trying to solve its homeless crisis by stiffing mental health?

Is California merely robbing Peter to pay Paul with its voter-approved bond measure to house mentally ill homeless people? Places such as Tulare County could end up losing badly needed mental health funding.

Environmental Health, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness

In a Victoria motel parking lot, Zoey Bowman sits on the ground and pouts in front of her mother's minivan in September.

'We just got so much work to do': Number of homeless outside of shelters triples in Victoria

The number of people identified by volunteers as living on the street more than tripled in Victoria County since last year, a trend experts blame largely on rising housing costs and a lack of affordable places to rent.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness

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Pittsburgh's neighborhood boosters face changing landscape

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Rich Lord, a participant in the USC Center for Health Journalism's 2018 Data Fellowship.

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Homeless people wrap themselves in tarps as they try to keep warm near a fire at a homeless encampment beneath the El Dorado St

Thousands in SJ slipping through health care safety net

Thousands of San Joaquin County residents are slipping through the health care safety net.

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In a Victoria motel parking lot, Zoey Bowman sits on the ground and pouts in front of her mother's minivan in September. The 5-y

Reporter column: We listened to your stories about life after Harvey. Now it's your turn to act.

Day after day, we listened to families’ stories. And we hoped to God that we told them in a way that made others care.

Environmental Health, Poverty and Class, Housing and Homeslessness, Food and Nutrition, Community Safety

Tina and Kwabena Nixon work with teen girls and boys in their workshops “Real Talk" and “My Sista’s KeepHer.”

Milwaukee couple make it their mission to give trauma victims the chance to talk and be heard

Spoken word artists Tina Nixon and Kwabena Antoine Nixon have helped people enveloped in trauma in Milwaukee open up about their innermost fears.

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Why the census could be a disaster for the health of vulnerable communities

An inaccurate census would deprive vulnerable communities of vital public and private resources, writes civil rights advocate LaGloria Wheatfall.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Chronic Disease, Food and Nutrition