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SNAP food box idea bombs

Critics say pre-packaged food assistance limits choice, saps dignity

A visit to Seattle’s “tent cities” for the homeless shows how everyone yearns for a place to belong

Successfully moving people out of government dependency and into self-sufficiency

Developers say they need help to build affordable housing


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When homeless ministry gets extreme

A ballot initiative in November could restore voting rights to some ex-convicts

Minneapolis churches band together to reach out to the vulnerable in the Super Bowl’s host city

Los Angeles wants to convert rundown hotels to housing for homeless

Learning about drug recovery on Staten Island and drug dealing among Baltimore police

My night as a survey volunteer in the wealthy Los Angeles neighborhood of Bel Air