Everyone Salt + Light works with — whether living on the streets or in one of the organization's 53 permanent supportive homes — is referred to as a neighbor.
When Celina Alvarez took the reins at Housing Works of California, her first step was to revisit its motto: "Do whatever it takes for as long as it takes."
Even as overdose rates in Los Angeles have declined thanks to investments in prevention and treatment, they remain persistent in low-income communities of color.
Houston has built an effective model that keeps people like Navy veteran Aaron Cooper off the streets. Federal cuts are now threatening that vital work.
In police sweeps of homeless encampments and the militarized crackdown on immigrants, the rights of already-marginalized groups are being stripped bare.
