The I-TEAM uncovered more than 11,000 students were chronically absent from schools across Augusta since the start of the pandemic.
Housing and Homeslessness
"I worked with a lot of seniors facing a tremendous amount of stress and housing insecurity and, you know, deciding between feeding your pets, yourself, or paying your rent," said one Bay Area director of senior housing.
The reporting team uncovered nearly 3,000 students in the Richmond County School System are unaccounted for this school year.
About 400 unhoused people stay at Hotel Whitcomb, and many deal with substance use disorders. That means staff who work at the hotel are fighting to keep guests alive.
Amid plenty of praise for the nonprofit’s hard work, there‘s also a troubling allegation, an explosion under investigation, and inflated claims.
The homegrown nonprofit has risen fast in four years, from managing portable toilets to running hotels. Now it has national ambitions.
New Tenderloin Site Highlights Challenge of Connecting People to Drug Treatment and Housing Services
The new site opened amid mounting pressure on city leaders to reduce open-air drug use and skyrocketing overdose deaths in the neighborhood.
Many vulnerable Minnesotans have no idea that their county can place a hefty lien on their home to recover expenses for long-term care.
Students in English language learning programs in Arizona had the lowest passing rates of any group, including homeless students.
After an I-TEAM investigation and a recent supplemental grant from the state, the Richmond County Board of Education agreed to provide additional funds to address the growing needs among homeless students and the record number of teens missing from the classroom.