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New Haven Register
New Haven houses 102 during 100-day homeless challenge
August 2, 2014
It turns out groups working on the issue of homelessness in the city get better results when they work together instead of duplicating efforts and clamoring over funds and clients.
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New Haven Independent
98 Homeless People Win "Golden Tickets"
July 17, 2014
Riding on a city bus, Cynthia Keller got a phone call. She started weeping. After four years of homelessness, she learned she would finally have a place of her own.
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New Haven Independent
Harp Wins Homelessness Award
May 30, 2014
Two weeks after some homeless activists protested her decision to proceed with the annual spring closing of an overflow emergency shelter, Mayor Toni Harp received a national award for helping the homeless.
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NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT
100-Day Challenge Homes In On Homeless
May 23, 2014
An army of volunteers surveying over 500 homeless people found - alarmingly - that almost half wrestle with a triple threat: a chronic health condition, mental health trouble, and substance abuse.
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NEW HAVEN REGISTER
Columbus House raises $35K to help end homelessness; honors New Haven business
May 19, 2014
Columbus House recently raised $35,000 at a local fundraising event to help find solutions to end homelessness while honoring a local business, according to a press release.
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NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT
100-Day Homelessness Crusade Hits The Streets
May 14, 2014
In the pre-dawn hours, a dozen teams of white-shirted volunteers fanned out across the city, taking part in a sprawling game of hide-and-seek.
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THE COURANT
Departing Quinnipiac University Students Are 'Being Kind By Leaving Their Food Behind'
May 13, 2014
For the sixth year, Quinnipiac University is asking students to "Be kind! Leave your food behind!"
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NEW HAVEN REGISTER
Volunteers comb Greater New Haven to help homeless
May 13, 2014
Shortly after the sun broke over the horizon Tuesday, surveyors with the VA Errera Community Center descended a hill into a homeless camp tucked into a thin stretch of woods.
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NEW HAVEN INDEPENDENT
100-Day Homelessness Challenge Kicks Off
April 20, 2014
Leigh Shields-Church's "rapid-results" team emerged from a conference room lined with marker-scrawled battle plans with a new strategy and a bold goal: Place nearly all of New Haven's chronically homeless into apartments of their own, by July 30.
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