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People, governments, and organizations are addressing housing insecurity, homelessness, and affordable housing

A white tiny house with blue trim and red doors sits in the Golden Isles Veteran Village in Brunswick, Georgia

High school students build tiny house village for homeless veterans states away: 'A great civics lesson'

The Golden Isles Veteran Village is now open to homeless vets.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church and rectory

Church turns rectory into transitional housing for homeless women, children

The non-denominational church is already renovating its rectory to house an estimated 30 neighbors facing homelessness.
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An exterior shot of a goodwill store, with its blue titled logo on a beige wall.

How one meal, $50, and 4 hours of work from Goodwill changed a homeless man’s life

In just six months, Tevin Clark’s life did a complete 180.
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On the left, a person hands food over to someone with a smile. In the middle: A screenshot of the ShelterBridge app, which shows options for various social services in the user's area with purple buttons. On the right: A young asian teenager with long black hair smiles in a photo taken on a streetcorner.

New award-winning app allows homeless people to review shelter service, meals

Before high schooler Claire Cao invented ShelterBridge, a local homeless shelter had been looking for an app that fit its description “for a number of years.”
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A mockup of a tiny home village with American flags in front of each home

Former 'Queer Eye' star behind new tiny house village for Wisconsin's homeless veterans

The co-founder of Veterans Community Project is hard at work building the next neighborhood.
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A community of tiny houses sits in a lush green area with hanging string lights

'Sacred settlements' give homeless neighbors a house on church property

“The resources of our church family are not ours,” Pastor David Brickey said. “Every dollar and square inch of our property are God’s.”
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Two photos side by side. On the left, Marcel LeBrun holds up a drill in a selfie, with a nervous look on his face. On the right, an aerial view of a tiny home neighborhood in Canada

Tech millionaire builds village of 99 tiny houses for homeless neighbors in Canada

Marcel LeBrun made millions as a software executive. But then, he devoted his fortune to affordable housing.
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On the left: a pile of garbage underneath a bridge. In the middle: two men sit on a bench, one senior, one middle-aged, both with white hair and bears. They are smiling. On the right: two people lay down on pavement to sleep for the night with their feet out in front of them in and city lights in the distance.

For 90 days, a man became 'homeless on purpose' to see how his unhoused neighbors lived. Then he raised $20K to help them

Over 90 days, Eric Bump Overstreet experienced the hardships of being homeless — and his undercover experiment went to a good cause.
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A man stands outside of a yellow dumpster that's been converted into a tiny home

Artist transforms dumpster into tiny home 'to start a conversation about the housing crisis'

Designer Harrison Marshall created the unique home in response to high costs of living.
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Four people gather around microphones in a radio studio, smiling and making silly faces

Radio show invites homeless people to be on-air presenters: 'Voices that are often ignored'

Radio Dusthole promises “good tunes, great banter, and inspiring stories.”
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On the left, a Black woman in a dollar tree grocery story looks up as someone off screen says: "Do you have 2 dollars?" In the middle: the same woman holds a hand over her eyes as she says "God will provide." On the right: the woman looks shocked as someone off screen offers her $1,000 cash in Candian dollars

A homeless mom gave away $2 to help a parent in need. Then the internet stepped in to help

A Nigerian mother of two was struggling to pursue a college education as she singlehandedly raised her twin infants. Then TikTok creator Zachery Dereniowski shared her story.
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A handful of tents sit on a lawn under an overpass

Michigan city develops 'temporary legal encampment sites' for homeless: 'We decided to be proactive'

Saginaw City Council has established a partnership to help confront rising rates of homelessness.
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