A few blocks from Cal Anderson Park, a homeless man stumbled past me, coughing and rubbing his eyes as a cloud of police tear gas descended. It was a sunny day in July during a large protest for Black ...

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This crisis has shown us how we are only as strong as the most vulnerable member of our community. But it’s often those most vulnerable whose needs are the last to be addressed. That has been the ...

A Homeless Outreach worker places crates of votives with names in front of the lectern at Homeless Memorial Day on Dec. 21, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Barry Martin and the Good Shepherd Singers ...

The Duke of Cambridge, who turns 40 on June 21, wrote a piece for the U.K.'s Big Issue magazine Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE ...

Pictured is the Morton family, made up of Linda, Marcus and Dan Morton. Marcus recently donated his winnings from the Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest to help homeless veterans. Marcus Morton won both ...