This article was posted by The Signal Tribune on December 21, 2018. While “winter” connotes warm holiday relaxation for some, it can prove brutally cold, wet and lonely for others. The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (LBDHH) counted 1,208 “unsheltered” homeless persons in 2017 out of 1,863 total– or about 65 percent–…
This article was posted by The Orange County Register on December 21, 2018. Next to a Marine singing about overcoming PTSD, Santa Claus gives presents to a line of children. And while the combination may seem incongruous, it doubles the Christmas spirit. Elliott McKenzie stands on a small stage next to Santa and faces a…
This article was posted by The Daily Courier on December 20, 2018. The Coalition for Compassion and Justice Executive Director Jessi Hans is a realist about homelessness. She knows it happens in big cities and small towns. She knows many of Prescott’s homeless by name. She is equally a believer that homelessness is not inevitable.…
This article was posted by The Daily Courier on December 19, 2018. Homelessness is synonymous with a jigsaw puzzle — there are many pieces that interlock and then there are those odd pieces that simply don’t seem to fit anywhere yet are critical to the big picture. One of the biggest puzzle pieces is how…
This article was posted by The Daily Courier on December 19, 2018. Deputies with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) were allowed to grow out their beards a little longer this No Shave November in the name of charity. Sheriff Scott Mascher allowed certified officers the opportunity to put the razor away for three months…
This segment was posted by CBS Los Angeles on December 14, 2018.