ROCHESTER, N.Y. — JJ Philp, a third grader at Cobbs Elementary School in Penfield, is being honored for giving his birthday money to help a homeless woman and her children. JJ’s mother nominated him ...

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GREENFIELD — Morning temperatures hovered near freezing last week, but volunteers still had a spring in their step as they constructed a playground in the backyard of the Hope House homeless shelter.

Two very troubling trends are converging on U.S. schools. One is the rising number of students experiencing homelessness.

Earlier this year, Mendjana “MJ” Oge sat down with her 7-year-old son. What would he think, she asked Djaneli, who went by DJ, if he had to change schools one more time? Since starting first grade in ...

This story is from the News Collaborative of Central Florida, an initiative of independent local news outlets working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida. It was originally published by ...

Jul. 12—Christopher Munsey sits on a curb in Athens in black tennis shoes, white socks, black pants pulled up to his knees and a bare chest revealing myriad tattoos. He has deeply tanned arms and face ...

Across north central Florida, hundreds of individuals live without a permanent house with most of them residing in Alachua County. But impact takes more than just one person. It requires help from the ...