UNITY Cited for ‘Housing First’ Work
March 26, 2012
The world's first ever conference on a pioneering technique to end homelessness was held in New Orleans last week....
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UNITY Collaborative Wins Praise for Fighting Homelessness Crisis
February 8, 2012
New Orleans' homelessness is overwhelming, and likely will get much worse if planned cuts to the city's mental health services are implemented, but the good news is that the UNITY collaborative of agencies is winning praise for our daily work to re-house the homeless!...
WWLTV: Family No Longer Homeless After Living in SUV for Months
December 14, 2011
Tania Dall / Eyewitness News NEW ORLEANS -- Homelessness is on the rise across the country, with the number of homeless kids up by 33 percent over the last three years. Those statistics are part of a study released by the National Center on Family Homelessness,...
This is Andrew Jackson – a War Hero
December 7, 2011
He's not the same man whose statue is in Jackson Square for saving New Orleans in the War of 1812. He fought in a more recent war. And he didnt move into the White House. He moved into homelessness. This Andrew Jackson was honorably discharged as an...
UNITY Celebrates Release of New Orleans’ 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
November 30, 2011
UNITY of Greater New Orleans celebrates the release of Mayor Landrieu’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness, which UNITY, by virtue of its longstanding role as lead agency for the homeless Continuum of Care and administrator of collaborative grants for permanent and transitional housing and services,...
Fox 8: Homeless Mother Reacts to City’s 10-Year Plan Against Homelessness
November 29, 2011
Contributor: FOX8LIVE.COM STAFF Email: fox8news@fox8tv.net Print Story Published: 11/28 9:48 pm Share Updated: 11/28 11:26 pm New Orleans -- On the day New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and UNITY of Greater New Orleans announced a 10-year plan to end homelessness, 25-year-old mother of three small children Trineshea Melton said she...
The Times-Picayune: Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Plan Addresses Problems of Homeless
November 29, 2011
By Katy Reckdahl, The Times-Picayune [caption id="attachment_1638" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rusty Costanza, The Times-Picayune. A homeless man sleeps in a tent given to him by the Occupy NOLA group at their Duncan Plaza camp in New Orleans earlier this month. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will announce...
His Eyes Said He Didn’t Believe Me: A Thanksgiving Blog
November 21, 2011
His sleepy eyes said he didn’t believe me. It was almost 1 a.m. and Lamar was lying on a piece of cardboard, with late night traffic speeding 20 feet above the light blanket that was covering his slight frame. The traffic noise, Lamar’s soft voice and...
NamUs
November 10, 2011
“What we got next?” Travers asks. It had been a long day and night as we scratched off a rather substantial list of abandoned buildings, musty underpasses and urine soaked doorways on our clipboard. We’re rubbing our tired eyes and cautiously monitoring the digital clock on...