There is no recent official count of how many individuals have departed gang life. In 2012, the most recent year that the...
It had been scarcely a year since his son was discharged from the Navy following a suicide attempt, Ramon Day said, and...
Millions of American families with children will start receiving monthly payments this week as a result of the temporary expanded child tax...
Teri Sopp’s former self stares down from a wall in Florida’s Fourth Judicial Circuit Public Defender’s Office. The painting, a gift more...
As the pandemic continues, the number of people experiencing homelessness could rise — especially if eviction moratoriums are lifted. More children in...
More than 40,000 K–12 public school students in Washington experienced homelessness in 2017–18, a number that has nearly doubled in the past...
VIDEOGRAPHY AND PHOTO: MARCO POGGIO NEW YORK — They all had disturbing stories, and they all had a familiar ring to them. ...
Black freedom fighters in Alabama once changed this country. Speaking onstage in Kelly Ingram Park on Juneteenth, Celestine Hood, a woman who...
In Washington state, thousands of children and young adults like Patrick experience homelessness soon after exiting psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment.
Watch video here NEW YORK — As soon as he sat down, 19-year-old Elijah Green knew he was going to be arrested....
Today, Synthia Roy works at a tattoo parlor in Jacksonville, Fla., she does set design and makeup for horror films and recently...
“You could say I’m an expert at being stuck at home,” said Jacob Frazier, a 17-year-old high school senior who is abiding...
Tucked in the Cheaha foothills of eastern Alabama, Ranburne is home to 409 people.
On Nov. 14, Gary Ervin attended a vigil for a young life cut tragically short by gun violence. Days earlier, a 15-year-old...
The Center for Sustainable Journalism is covering how communities target gun violence through 2020. This video summarizes some of our coverage from...
Nine percent of foster youth who are in middle school in New York City are proficient in math compared to approximately 40%...
They had it all planned out. Christina Young and her roommate would share an Uber together and make sure they got to...
This story is part of a series on public health and firearms. The first examined groups working to reduce homicide in Birmingham....
“I don't know how to tell you this, but your brother was shot.” Michael Taylor’s heartbeat quickened. He was having difficulty breathing....
Two sisters illustrate two different paths through foster care. Melody McLaurin emancipated herself from foster care at 18 and received benefits from...