theGrio

Back to the Top

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Home
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • The Dish
  • Health
    • Ask Dr. Ty
    • Black Men’s Health
    • Black Women and Breast Cancer
    • Back to School Health
  • Living
    • Travel and Leisure
    • Living Forward
    • Books
  • Politics
    • Perry on Politics
  • Sports
  • News
    • Good News
  • Opinion

Homeless

Non-profit helps homeless children have birthday fun

Jaquen Castellanos
VIDEO - Lawanda Horn is one of many single mothers all over the U.S. who do not have a home. She and her four children live in Charlotte, North Carolina emergency housing...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
tanya-mcdowell.jpg

Homeless mom arrested on drug charges

theGrio
CONNECTICUT - Norwalk police arrested Tanya McDowell, 33, around 4 p.m. on Friday on three warrants and charged with 29 counts of possession of narcotics including possession within 1500 feet of a school...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
kobe-bryant-nonprofit-1.jpg

Kobe Bryant to launch nonprofit for homelessness

theGrio
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has formed the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
ReggieEvans2.JPG

Teen beats cancer, homelessness to graduate

Aiche Sissoko
theGRIO REPORT - After spending about six months in the hospital, Reggie Evans took honors courses, ended up with a GPA above 3.0...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Homeless_Mom.jpg

New law could benefit homeless, poor students

Ollie Montgomery
CONNECTICUT - For homeless families the prospect of school registration is daunting as many states require all students have a valid home address...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
COBB.jpg

14-year-old creates non-profit group for homeless

theGrio
VIDEO - Nicholas Cobb is a lucky high schooler. There's always been food on his table and a roof over his head. But at age four, he learned not everyone is as fortunate...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
tanya-mcdowell.jpg

Homeless mom in school residency case back in court

theGrio
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - She is charged with felony larceny for allegedly using her baby sitter's address to enroll her 5-year-old in Norwalk...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
tanya-mcdowell.jpg

School residency arrests raise fairness questions

theGrio
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - McDowell and Williams-Bolar are low-income black single mothers, a fact that disturbs civil rights activists who question whether they are being singled out unfairly...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
Homeless_AC.jpg

Atlantic City looks to bus more homeless back home

theGrio
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Reducing Atlantic City's homeless population is a key element of a new effort to help the struggling casino resort get back on its feet after more than four years of plunging revenues...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
tanya-mcdowell.jpg

How homeless mom's fight to educate her child hits home

Goldie Taylor
OPINION - I have never met Kelley Williams or Tanya MacDowell. I know their stories not only because I read about them, but because I lived it...
Read More | Leave CommentComments (-)
  • Page 5 of 9
  • <
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • >
  • Learn about our User Panel

    Read More
  • See What Your Friends Are Reading

  • More from theGrio

Main menu

Skip to primary content
Skip to secondary content
  • Politics
  • Living
  • Video
  • Inspire
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with TheGrio
  • About
©2013 NBCUniversal
Powered by WordPress.com VIP