Trans In Transition: Finding Friends And Community In D.C.
Hanging out on the front porch on a warm evening, people tend to open up a little more than usual. Which is what happened when I sat with Ruby Corado and two other trans women outside a house Corado...
View ArticleFor Baltimore Businesses, Aid For Riot Repair Is Not Coming Fast Enough
It took only minutes for stores in Baltimore to be destroyed on the night of April 27. But six weeks later, the repair process is still limping along. And stores not directly affected by the violence...
View ArticleFor Homeless Families, Quick Exit From Shelters Is Only A Temporary Fix
More than 150,000 U.S. families are homeless each year. The number has been going down, in part because of a program known as rapid rehousing, which quickly moves families out of shelters and into...
View ArticleWhy Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law
If you have a disability in the U.S., you're twice as likely to be poor as someone without a disability. You're also far more likely to be unemployed. And that gap has widened in the 25 years since the...
View ArticleIn New Orleans, A Plan To Disperse The Poor Doesn't Go As Expected
Many of the families that were forced out of public housing by Hurricane Katrina now use government vouchers to subsidize their rents elsewhere. That shift was supposed to help de-concentrate poverty...
View ArticleAfter Katrina, New Orleans' Public Housing Is A Mix Of Pastel And Promises
Hurricane Katrina caused widespread devastation and loss of life, and many of those whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged fled New Orleans.In the months that followed, many of the city's...
View ArticleFor A Baltimore Boutique Owner, A 'Joyous' Reopening After The Riots
It's been four months since more than 400 Baltimore businesses were damaged in riots following the death of Freddie Gray. Most — but not all — of those businesses have reopened, although some are still...
View ArticleReport: America's Aging Voting Machines Could Present Election Problems
Voting machines around the United States are coming to the end of their useful lives. Breakdowns are increasingly common. Spare parts are difficult, if not impossible, to find. That could be a serious...
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Despite Improving Economy, Poverty Remains Unchanged In 2014
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Despite an economy that's doing better and more jobs, the U.S. poverty rate stayed the same last year. New...
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Pope Francis Meets Homeless At Catholic Charities In Washington, D.C.
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View ArticleVoting Machines Are Aging, But Don't Expect Congress To Pay To Replace Them
Don't expect Congress to shell out any money when it comes to replacing aging voting equipment. That's what Christy McCormick, chairwoman of the U.S.
View ArticleTide Starts To Turn Against The 'Crime' Of Being Homeless
Work crews in Honolulu recently dismantled wooden shacks and tents that lined city streets and housed almost 300 people.It was the latest example of a city trying to deal with a growing homeless...
View ArticleSanctuary, Not Just Shelter: A New Type Of Housing For The Homeless
Ending homelessness isn't just about finding a home. Sometimes, it's about finding a nice home — a place that's bright, modern and healthy to live in. That's the idea fueling the development of a...
View ArticleNew Stats Boast A Dip In Homelessness — But They're Not The Full Story
More than 560,000 people lived on the streets or in homeless shelters in the U.S. earlier this year. That number marks a 2 percent drop from the year before, according to new figures released Thursday...
View ArticleFree Music Lessons Strike A Chord For At-Risk Kids
This story is part of an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on their communities.Saginaw, Mich., is one of those places where economic...
View ArticleBeyond The Rental Check, Homeless Vets Face Other Challenges
The Obama administration says it wants to end veterans homelessness by the end of this year — but it's not going to happen. That's because, despite government support, many landlords remain reluctant...
View ArticleAutomatic Registration Is The Latest Chapter In Fight Over Voting Rights
President Obama backed a bill in Illinois last week that would automatically register people to vote when they apply for a driver's license or state ID."That will protect the fundamental right of...
View ArticleNancy Reagan, President's Fiercest Protector, Dies At 94
Former first lady Nancy Reagan died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure, according to the Reagan Foundation. She was 94.Like most first ladies, Nancy Reagan was the target of...
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Remembering Former First Lady Nancy Reagan
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Finally today, a few more words about Nancy Reagan. The presidential candidates as well as President Obama,...
View ArticleWelcome To Rent Court, Where Tenants Can Face A Tenuous Fate
Today, more than 11 million families spend over half of their incomes on rent, and for the poor, it can be as much as 80 percent. That means millions of Americans face the threat of eviction, or they...
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