Tag Archive: Homeless Issues

Student video promotes homelessness awareness

Coalition for the Homeless is constantly impressed by Central Florida’s students and their interest and involvement in our mission. Homelessness is an issue that affects our entire community. And as Rollins College student… Read More

Walmart to hire 100,000 veterans

According to a count on a January night in 2011, there were 67,495 homeless Veterans in America. At Coalition for the Homeless specifically, one in four residents in the Men’s Pavilion is a… Read More

A homeless child’s story

Coalition for the Homeless provides services to more than 250 children every day. We see the unique struggles these youngsters face, but we know that with your support, they can overcome anything! When… Read More

New year, new beginning

New Year’s resolutions are commitments to personal goals made in anticipation of the New Year – or in anticipation of a new beginning. Coalition for the Homeless residents have a lot of goals… Read More

Harvard reports more struggle to pay for housing

On June 14, the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual housing report, The State of the Nation’s Housing 2012. As the title indicates, the study provides an assessment… Read More

Shortest night is long when you’re homeless

The summer solstice is the longest day, and thus the shortest night, of the year. Make the most of your extra hours of daylight today by reading Coalition President/CEO Brent Trotter’s thoughts on… Read More

Homeless families – from the American dream to food stamps

A recent CNN Money article illustrates a disturbing issue we see every day at Coalition for the Homeless – the changing face of homelessness. Since the economic downturn, America has seen an alarming… Read More

Ending veterans’ homelessness requires urgency

In 2009, the Obama administration made a pledge to end veterans’ homelessness by 2015. Last week at the 2012 Annual Conference of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, U.S. Department of Housing and… Read More

Aging out of foster care – and into homelessness

Most adolescents in the U.S. gradually ease into adulthood with financial assistance and support from parents or other family members. However, as highlighted in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)… Read More

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