homelessness

Older, Homeless, No Family Caregiver — What Do They Do?

Posted on 03/27/2013 by | Caregiving | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | RelationshipsGet ready to see more older homeless men and women on the street. Since most don’t have families or are estranged from them, there’s no family caregiver. Here’s a TED talk that gives perspective on homelessness. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development reports there are 1.6 million homeless people a year on any given day. According to an NPR story, more than half of single homeless adults are age 47+. Younger boomers born between 1955-1965 are driving the aging …

Major Hurdles Remain to End Veteran Homelessness

Posted on 11/12/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayBy Julie Watson and Pauline Jelinek of The Associated Press CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Arthur Lute’s arduous journey from his days as a U.S. Marine to his nights sleeping on the streets illustrates the challenge for the Obama administration to fulfill its promise to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. Lute has post-traumatic stress disorder from the 1983 bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon. He spent years drifting through jobs, two years in prison for assault, then 15 …