Homelessness /tags/homelessness Homelessness en-US Copyright Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:32:05 GMT Raleigh nonprofit opens new affordable housing complex aimed to tackle homelessness /news/2025-02-05/raleigh-nonprofit-affordable-housing-homelessness-casa CASA, a nonprofit housing agency, owns King’s Ridge Apartments in Raleigh, where tenants can stay as long as they want. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:32:05 GMT /news/2025-02-05/raleigh-nonprofit-affordable-housing-homelessness-casa Sharryse Piggott Helene exacerbated rise in homelessness across western North Carolina /health/2024-12-16/helene-homelessness-western-north-carolina The upheaval caused by Helene has been exacerbated by the region's scant inventory of houses and its dearth of affordable rental options. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 20:36:36 GMT /health/2024-12-16/helene-homelessness-western-north-carolina Jaymie Baxley | North Carolina Health News Poised to become Raleigh Mayor, Janet Cowell wants new push for affordable housing /news/2024-11-21/raleigh-mayor-janet-cowell-affordable-housing Janet Cowell says her first priority as Raleigh's new mayor will be addressing the city's shortage of affordable housing. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:45:48 GMT /news/2024-11-21/raleigh-mayor-janet-cowell-affordable-housing Will Michaels Raleigh is set to begin the first phase of a new pilot to combat homelessness next month /news/2024-09-18/raleigh-homelessness-bringing-neighbors-home The plan is a two-year pilot called Bringing Neighbors Home. It’s supposed to help address the lack of affordable housing in Raleigh for dozens of people. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:28:43 GMT /news/2024-09-18/raleigh-homelessness-bringing-neighbors-home Sharryse Piggott White Flag warming shelters in Wake County are at capacity and leaders hope to open more /news/2022-11-30/white-flag-warming-shelters-in-wake-county-are-at-capacity-and-leaders-are-hoping-to-open-more An emergency shelter has reached its limit of available space for people with nowhere to stay during freezing temperatures. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:54:12 GMT /news/2022-11-30/white-flag-warming-shelters-in-wake-county-are-at-capacity-and-leaders-are-hoping-to-open-more Sharryse Piggott Community to help house homeless college students /news/2022-06-07/nc-state-program-to-address-student-homelessness "HOST" is a non-profit organization free to students needing a place to live. It uses the Department of Education definition of homelessness for students to qualify. Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:15:40 GMT /news/2022-06-07/nc-state-program-to-address-student-homelessness Sharryse Piggott Fayetteville officials seek power to remove more homeless camps /news/2022-05-09/fayetteville-officials-seek-power-to-remove-more-homeless-camps Proposed ordinance would prohibit camping on public rights of way and on private property without owner consent in the city. Mon, 09 May 2022 15:49:46 GMT /news/2022-05-09/fayetteville-officials-seek-power-to-remove-more-homeless-camps Ben Sessoms / Carolina Public Press ‘Just Over the Line’ Tackles Sentencing Disparities in NC Counties /law/2020-10-22/just-over-the-line-tackles-sentencing-disparities-in-nc-counties What’s the difference between committing the same non-violent crime in one North Carolina county and another? For Daniel Noell, a homeless man convicted… Thu, 22 Oct 2020 16:03:41 GMT /law/2020-10-22/just-over-the-line-tackles-sentencing-disparities-in-nc-counties Stacia Brown, Frank Stasio Mental Health Provider 'Subjected Clients To Exploitation,' Judge Says /health/2020-09-17/mental-health-provider-subjected-clients-to-exploitation-judge-says On a hot morning in mid-July, Natacia Doolin stood outside the padlocked front door of her deteriorating unit at South Pointe Apartments in Greensboro… Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:00:18 GMT /health/2020-09-17/mental-health-provider-subjected-clients-to-exploitation-judge-says NC Watchdog Reporting Network Landlord Evicting You? ‘You’ve Got Six Minutes To Make Your Case.’ /business-economy/2020-08-27/landlord-evicting-you-youve-got-six-minutes-to-make-your-case As of this Monday, Aug. 24, tenants in federally-subsidized housing are facing eviction, homelessness and increased vulnerability to COVID-19. More than… Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:06:18 GMT /business-economy/2020-08-27/landlord-evicting-you-youve-got-six-minutes-to-make-your-case Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao