Homelessness
Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis
Family homesteads with tangled titles are contributing to rural America’s housing crisis Rural America’s housing crisis is partly caused by “heirs’ property,” land passed down informally without clear titles, leading to tangled or clouded titles that make it difficult for families to build new homes or sell their shares. There are an estimated 508,371 heirs’ […]
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A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out
A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out Twenty years after Florida introduced Jessica’s Law, which aims to protect children from sex offenders, its effectiveness remains uncertain. The law, passed in 2006, requires judges to sentence people convicted of child sex crimes to a minimum […]
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Detroit’s lack of affordable housing pushes families to the edge – and children sometime pay the price
Detroit’s lack of affordable housing pushes families to the edge – and children sometime pay the price Detroit’s lack of affordable housing has led to a record high number of homeless children, with 455 children experiencing homelessness on Jan. 31, 2024, up from 312 the previous year. The city’s shelter system faces significant challenges, including […]
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Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations
Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations, with research estimating that one-third or more of the unhoused population in the U.S. is age 50 or older. Unhoused people face high rates of chronic and serious illness, die at younger ages compared to housed individuals, […]
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