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    May 9, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  1. Howard County acquires site for homeless shelter, apartments

    Howard County government announced plans last week to build 30 efficiency apartments and a day shelter for the homeless near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 32.
    Howard County government announced plans last week to build 30 efficiency apartments and a day shelter for the homeless near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 32. The facility will encompass about 2 acres of the 8-acre site the county purchased...

    Tags: The Salvation Army, Homelessness, Ken Ulman, House Building

  2. May 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  3. Howard steps up for homeless with land buy for housing [Commentary]

    Howard County took an important step in the fight against homelessness last week by purchasing an 8-acre lot that will be the future home to a 30-unit housing facility. Using $3.25 million in land acquisition dollars, the county bought the land at the...

    Tags: Homelessness, Ken Ulman

  4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  5. Howard selects alternative site for homeless shelter

    Howard County government officials announced plans last week to build 30 efficiency apartments and a day center for the homeless near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 32, effectively ruling out the Beechcrest Mobile Home Park in North Laurel as a site for a homeless shelter.
    Howard County government officials announced plans last week to build 30 efficiency apartments and a day center for the homeless near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 32, effectively ruling out the Beechcrest Mobile Home Park in North Laurel as a...

    Tags: The Salvation Army, Homelessness, Ken Ulman, House Building

  6. May 3, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  7. Howard County purchases site for homeless shelter for $3 million

    Howard County government has purchased eight acres of land near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 32 for $3.25 million with the intention of building 30 apartments and a day shelter for the homeless.
    Howard County government has purchased eight acres of land near the intersection of Route 1 and Route 32 for $3.25 million with the intention of building 30 apartments and a day shelter for the homeless. The homeless shelter and apartments will...

    Tags: The Salvation Army, Homelessness, Ken Ulman

  8. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  9. Volunteers help rebuild playground for formerly homeless children

    A team of 90 volunteers painted and cleaned the playground at the Pratt House this week to prepare the site for an overhaul next month. College students, part of Students Today Leaders Forever, joined Volunteers of America Chesapeake to enhance the...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Students, Teaching and Learning

  10. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. As temperatures drop, be ready to help the homeless

    Maryland is currently experiencing the coldest temperatures in nearly two years, with multiple days that have been well-below freezing ("Cold snap raises health concerns," Jan. 24.) As your article points out, our most vulnerable residents — the...

    Tags: Family, Homelessness, Hypothermia, Conservation

  12. Jan 4, 2013 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  13. Beechcrest Mobile Home Park residents rip county officials

    Residents living in and around North Laurel's Beechcrest Mobile Home Park lashed out at Howard County officials Thursday, saying they were not properly notified of the county's plans to build an apartment complex for the chronically homeless.
    Residents living in and around North Laurel's Beechcrest Mobile Home Park lashed out at Howard County officials Thursday, saying they were not properly notified of the county's plans to build an apartment complex for the chronically homeless. Janice...

    Tags: Homelessness, Substance Abuse, Local Government, House Building

  14. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  15. Howard County maps apartments for the homeless

    Staci M. Watkins was found dead a week ago in a patch of woods along U.S. 1 in Laurel, not far from the Turf Motel, where she'd been living for a few weeks. She and her boyfriend, Donald "Butch" McCulley, were managing to keep the room on the first...

    Tags: Rentals, Homelessness, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Osteoporosis, Apartments

  16. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  17. Neighbors concerned with homeless housing project

    North Laurel residents had an opportunity to learn more about a planned apartment complex for the chronically homeless Thursday, but not everyone is sold on the project.
    North Laurel residents had an opportunity to learn more about a planned apartment complex for the chronically homeless Thursday, but not everyone is sold on the project. North Laurel residents had an opportunity to learn more about a planned apartment...

    Tags: Rentals, Homelessness, Substance Abuse, Apartments, Howard County

  18. Sep 24, 2012 |Story| Patuxent Homestead
  19. Group hopes to provide affordable housing in downtown Columbia

    A group of local housing advocates have put together the necessary documents to present to the County Council for recognition as the nonprofit that will provide affordable housing in downtown Columbia.
    A group of local housing advocates have put together the necessary documents to present to the County Council for recognition as the nonprofit that will provide affordable housing in downtown Columbia. A resolution was prefiled before the council last...

    Tags: Finance, Realty, Interior Policy, Howard Hughes, Montgomery County (Maryland)

  20. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  21. A matter of survival: An aging population continues living with HIV

    The Spokesman-Review
    Mark Garrett is alive, which, among his group of friends from 25 years ago, puts him in the tiny minority. That Garrett is 58 and living with HIV puts him in a growing demographic: People with HIV are aging, as a group. Although younger people still...

    Tags: Diarrhea, Disease Prevention, Social Security, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arthritis

  22. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune
  23. Program at Mather aids former Sacramento County foster kids

    The Sacramento Bee
    By the time he left foster care, Willis Mucelroy estimates, he had lived in 30 foster homes across the Central Valley. He ended up homeless, sleeping behind a south Sacramento community center earlier this year. Then Mucelroy, 20, found a program that...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Judges, IKEA, Local Government, Colleges and Universities

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