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Program to Help US Homeless Helps Neighbors Due to a bad economy and high unemployment, millions of American families were unable to repay the loans they took out to buy homes. Lenders then took back, or foreclosed, the homes. The nation's biggest ba
In the southern U.S. state of Florida, a group of American Muslim students is running a non-profit organization called Project Downtown. The project's goal is to help the poor, poor people of all backgrounds and cultures. Our correspondent went down
Volunteers Bring Holiday Cheer to LA's Poor, Homeless 志愿者给洛杉矶穷人流浪者送温暖 LOS ANGELES Volunteers, including some Hollywood celebrities, brought holiday cheer on Christmas Eve to residents of a poor Los Angeles neighborhood k
Homeless Rohingya Boat People Face Detention Deadline Deep in the hills of southern Thailand, local rubber tappers are known to be early risers. But in recent months, there has been more than just the locals wandering through the plantations, out of
By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 23 January 2007 watch US Poverty report The United States is a wealthy nation, but poverty still exists here. By the government's own measure, more than one in every eight Americans lives below the poverty line -- on i
By Carolyn Weaver New York City 14 February 2008 Since 1972, a private charity called Covenant House has worked to improve the lives of runaway, at-risk, and homeless youths in New York City, providing food, shelter, counseling and other forms of hel
Number of Families Seeking Shelter in DC Rises Sharply The number of homeless families in the Washington, D.C. shelter system more than doubled this past winter - well beyond earlier expectations of a 10-percent increase. The rise, which many conside
THIS IS AMERICA - Medical Students Help the Homeless; Haitian Soccer Players in Maryland; Soccer From VOA Learning English, welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in Special English. I'm Christopher Cruise. And Im June Simms. This week on our program, we have st
Washington DC Facing Family Homelessness Crisis With access to affordable housing severely restricted by budget cuts and a rising cost of living, local shelters have been crammed full throughout the winter. Disabled single father Marcaus Scales has b
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2007 U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) officials say camps for internally displaced people are beginning to sprout up across Iraq. This is happening, officials say, because communities in the country are closing their doors t
By Cathy Majtenyi IDP Camps in Kenya 17 April 2008 Kenya's post-election violence has left some 150,000 children homeless. The signing of a power-sharing agreement has helped to stabilize the country, but many children still languish in displaced per
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 16 January 2007 Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the United States, with tens of thousands of people living on the streets or in temporary shelters. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, charitable groups an
The blast occurred when people sought shelter at the filling station and in nearby shops, after days of torrential rains left many homeless or powerless. President John Mahama has annouced three days of national mourning starting from Monday. The gov