Non-profit helps homeless children have birthday fun
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...
Homeless mom arrested on drug charges
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...
Kobe Bryant to launch nonprofit for homelessness
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has formed the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to reduce homelessness in Los Angeles...
Teen beats cancer, homelessness to graduate
theGRIO REPORT - After spending about six months in the hospital, Reggie Evans took honors courses, ended up with a GPA above 3.0...
New law could benefit homeless, poor students
CONNECTICUT - For homeless families the prospect of school registration is daunting as many states require all students have a valid home address...
14-year-old creates non-profit group for homeless
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...
Homeless mom in school residency case back in court
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...
School residency arrests raise fairness questions
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...
Atlantic City looks to bus more homeless back home
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...
How homeless mom's fight to educate her child hits home
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...
