In Little Rock, Arkansas vagrants are given the chance to work their way out of poverty through an initiative that pays them to pick up litter. Dubbed Bridge to Work, the program has been paying vagrants $9.25 an hour – two bucks more than the federal minimum wage – for … [Read more...] about Little Rock, Arkansas is giving its homeless people a chance to earn a buck
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Silicon Valley is fighting homelessness with tiny dwellings
In partnership with the San Jose City Council, Silicon Valley is building tiny home communities as a solution to the increasing rates of homelessness. The tiny dwellings are built to shelter the homeless as they transition into more permanent housing, which the city has been … [Read more...] about Silicon Valley is fighting homelessness with tiny dwellings