Help the Homeless in Philadelphia

More than 15 ways to make a difference in the lives of Philadelphians experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness

By Christine Speer Lejeune

Audio: Ideas We Should Steal – Treat Homelessness As A Health Issue

While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking

Ideas We Should Steal: Treat Homelessness as a Health Issue

While the City and advocates continue negotiations over the homeless encampment on the Parkway, Denver and New Jersey demonstrate some much-needed new thinking

By Diana Lind

Problem Solving Must-Read: Actual Cardboard Homes for the Homeless

Plus: Crowdsourcing solutions to Bay Area climate change, and a unique city density comparison tool

By Natalia Sanchez-Nigolian

Problem Solving Must-Read: Marking storefronts for the homeless

Plus: On-campus dorms for recovering addicts and digital innovation to fix legal aid issues

By Gillian McGoldrick

Problem Solving Must-Read: Better Socks for the Homeless

Plus: Improving lifelong health by rooting out childhood trauma, and a more efficient way to map potholes

By Stephen St. Vincent

Problem Solving Must-Read: A Homeless Shelter that Gives Booze to Alcoholics

Plus: Confronting water discrimination, and why texting and driving isn't that dangerous

By Stephen St. Vincent

Ideas We Should Steal: Jobs For the Homeless

An Albuquerque program pays panhandlers to clean up city trash—and gets them needed help.

By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy