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City may cut ties with county homeless authority
Glendale is moving to end a long-standing relationship with Los Angeles County in effort to reduce the number of transients it’s forced to take in for the annual winter homeless shelter program.
The City Council in its dual role as the Housing...Tags: Social Issues, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, Government, Housing and Urban Planning
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Homeless shelter is full of questions
Here we are again — the annual winter homeless shelter season. It seems that every year, a bit of NIMBYism and hoarding tendencies emerge on the political stage: keep the homeless out; why should we have to pay for someone else's problem, and so...Tags: Sacramento, Social Issues, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Los Angeles
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Homelessness needs prevention
The number of homeless people is huge and disturbing. Millions of people are homeless in the most progressive and powerful country in the world. Unaffordable housing, poverty, and unemployment are the top three causes of homelessness. Natural disasters,...Tags: California, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses
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Mailbag: One homeless shelter shows a need for more
One homeless shelter shows a need for more In your coverage of the winter shelter, it is clear that many people who are homeless look forward to the Glendale National Guard Armory because operators provide food, shower facilities, social services, and...Tags: Social Issues, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Human Interest, Society
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Spend your money in Montrose
I enjoyed the “Taste of Montrose” event because it puts the focus on the amazing community that Montrose is. Those of us who live in the area surely realize what an exceptional community we have here. Maybe some folks still head to other...Tags: Vehicles, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Petroleum Industry, Social Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Homeless people are counting on PATH
At the main homeless shelter operated by PATH Achieve Glendale, the lack of privacy for overnight clients can be frustrating. The inability to separate loner men from women and children has long hampered the shelter's ability to keep up with demand, and...Tags: Social Issues, San Fernando, Business Enterprises, Los Angeles
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Officials hope to help Glendale's homeless veterans
Public officials and advocates for homeless people said Friday that they believe they can eliminate homelessness among military veterans in Glendale in the next 12 months.
The comments came at a public forum during which officials released data...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Liver Disease, New York City, Substance Abuse, Los Angeles
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Tutors help homeless children succeed
Working at a table crowded with binders and textbooks, Glendale resident Nancy Stein is leading two children through their homework exercises. "Is that how you spell 'remember?'" she asks. "Sound it out. You are missing some letters." It is a scene...Tags: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Ventura (Ventura, California), Social Issues, Orange (Orange, California), Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Expo connects homeless with services
Representatives from more than 50 nonprofit organizations and public agencies on Tuesday assembled at the Glendale National Guard Armory to provide a one-stop shop of resources for the homeless. Homeless Connect Day, organized by the homeless shelter...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Physical Conditions, Human Interest, Assault, Society
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Homeless shelter to stay open all hours
GLENDALE — The homeless shelter at the Glendale National Guard Armory will be open around the clock through Thursday after state officials on Monday approved 24-hour access as heavy rainfall continued to batter the region. They left open the...Tags: California, Diabetes, Social Issues, Glendale (Los Angeles, California), Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Success is Bruin for Hoover grad
Angela Marie Sanchez has taken over UCLA.
In one year, the Glendale native who spent her 11th and 12th grade days at Hoover High and her nights in homeless shelters, has starred in a UCLA public service campaign, been profiled in the school newspaper...Tags: Social Issues, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles, John Wooden, Stress
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Suspicious package leads to evacuation of Towson library
A suspicious package left under a bench outside the Towson public library that led to the building's evacuation Saturday morning turned out to be harmless, county police reported. The bag contained clothes that had been left as a donation to the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Libraries
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