Snowstorm’s impact on homeless people is ‘life-threatening and brutal,’ outreach workers say

The coming snowstorm will be an inconvenience for most people. For those with no homes, it’s life-threatening, say homeless ...
Medicine Buffalo

Those helping the homeless are hurting too, according to study

The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among homeless services workers is associated with career burnout and secondary traumatic stress, according to a new study by a UB social work ...
WFTV

Outreach workers venture into woods to connect homeless residents with treatment

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Outreach workers are engaging with the homeless directly in East Orange County. United Global Outreach is venturing into the woods to assist individuals in escaping their current ...
AOL

The fight to reduce homeless service worker burnout in grueling industry

Josh Hoffman sat before a room of aspiring homeless service workers and talked about why it's important not to get discouraged. To make his point, the veteran in the field recalled a story of a woman ...
Napa Valley Register

Youth homelessness in California requires urgent attention – Social workers can help

California’s youth homelessness crisis has surged 37% over the past decade, leaving more than 230,000 young people without a place to call home. California needs policy reform, expanded housing ...
Colorado Politics

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers rally, citing low pay, high turnover

Workers at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless rally for fair wages and improved working conditions. Union negotiations face ...