Cheap And Fast, Online Voter Registration Catches On
Voters in more than half the states will soon be able to register online, rather than filling out a paper form and sending it in.Twenty states have implemented online voter registration so far, almost...
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FTC And States File Suit Against 4 Sham Cancer Charities
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: There's a major crackdown against, of all things, cancer charities. The Federal Trade Commission and all 50...
View ArticleCasa Ruby Is A 'Chosen Family' For Trans People Who Need A Home
Editor's note: This story contains language that some may find offensive.This story is part of an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on...
View ArticleTrans In Transition: Finding Friends And Community In D.C.
Hanging out on the front porch on a warm evening, people tend to open up a little more than usual. Which is what happened when I sat with Ruby Corado and two other trans women outside a house Corado...
View ArticleFor Baltimore Businesses, Aid For Riot Repair Is Not Coming Fast Enough
It took only minutes for stores in Baltimore to be destroyed on the night of April 27. But six weeks later, the repair process is still limping along. And stores not directly affected by the violence...
View ArticleFor Homeless Families, Quick Exit From Shelters Is Only A Temporary Fix
More than 150,000 U.S. families are homeless each year. The number has been going down, in part because of a program known as rapid rehousing, which quickly moves families out of shelters and into...
View ArticleWhy Disability And Poverty Still Go Hand In Hand 25 Years After Landmark Law
If you have a disability in the U.S., you're twice as likely to be poor as someone without a disability. You're also far more likely to be unemployed. And that gap has widened in the 25 years since the...
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In New Orleans, A Plan To Disperse The Poor Doesn't Go As Expected
Many of the families that were forced out of public housing by Hurricane Katrina now use government vouchers to subsidize their rents elsewhere. That shift was supposed to help de-concentrate poverty...
View ArticleAfter Katrina, New Orleans' Public Housing Is A Mix Of Pastel And Promises
Hurricane Katrina caused widespread devastation and loss of life, and many of those whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged fled New Orleans.In the months that followed, many of the city's...
View ArticleFor A Baltimore Boutique Owner, A 'Joyous' Reopening After The Riots
It's been four months since more than 400 Baltimore businesses were damaged in riots following the death of Freddie Gray. Most — but not all — of those businesses have reopened, although some are still...
View ArticleReport: America's Aging Voting Machines Could Present Election Problems
Voting machines around the United States are coming to the end of their useful lives. Breakdowns are increasingly common. Spare parts are difficult, if not impossible, to find. That could be a serious...
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Despite Improving Economy, Poverty Remains Unchanged In 2014
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Pope Francis Meets Homeless At Catholic Charities In Washington, D.C.
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View ArticleVoting Machines Are Aging, But Don't Expect Congress To Pay To Replace Them
Don't expect Congress to shell out any money when it comes to replacing aging voting equipment. That's what Christy McCormick, chairwoman of the U.S.
View ArticleTide Starts To Turn Against The 'Crime' Of Being Homeless
Work crews in Honolulu recently dismantled wooden shacks and tents that lined city streets and housed almost 300 people.It was the latest example of a city trying to deal with a growing homeless...
View ArticleNew Stats Boast A Dip In Homelessness — But They're Not The Full Story
More than 560,000 people lived on the streets or in homeless shelters in the U.S. earlier this year. That number marks a 2 percent drop from the year before, according to new figures released Thursday...
View ArticleFree Music Lessons Strike A Chord For At-Risk Kids
This story is part of an occasional series about individuals who don't have much money or power but do have a big impact on their communities.Saginaw, Mich., is one of those places where economic...
View ArticleHomeless Veterans Face Challenges Beyond The Rental Check
The Obama administration says it wants to end veterans homelessness by the end of this year — but it's not going to happen. That's partly because, despite government support, many landlords remain...
View ArticleModern Rent Parties Highlight The Need For Affordable Housing
When people had trouble paying the rent in the early 1900s, they might hold a party in their homes, with music and dancing, and sell tickets at the door. Now, a nonprofit group is holding a modern-day...
View ArticlePresident Obama Wants More Funds To Feed Low-Income Kids In Summer
It's a challenge making sure that low-income children who get free- and reduced-priced meals during the school year continue to get fed during the summer.Government meal programs served 3.8 million...
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