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Penny Powell is the executive director of Fifth Street Renaissance. She spoke with Community Voices about the history of the organization and the numerous services it provides to those experiencing homelessness in Springfield. The organization provides housing for these individuals as well as resources to create stability for those living in difficult situations.
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Penny Powell is the executive director of Fifth Street Renaissance. She spoke with Community Voices about the history of the organization and the numerous services it provides to those experiencing homelessness in Springfield. The organization provides housing for these individuals as well as resources to create stability for those living in difficult situations.
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Keith Treadwell says it took some time for him to talk about the trauma experienced. The 46-year-old lives in Springfield and is part of the supportive…
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Stephen Houldsworth began a life in activism and community organizing decades ago, during the AIDS crisis. He was part of movements in New York and other…
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Cities in Illinois and across the country have laws regulating panhandling. But courts are tossing them out, and Springfield’s ordinance could be next.…
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About 50 Illinois homeless youth and service providers essentially ambushed Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday. Their goal was to bring attention to a lack of…
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Illinois groups that help homeless youths recently asked Gov. Bruce Rauner to support legislation releasing money state money to them. They had hoped he…
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Illinois has collected million dollars earmarked for helping the homeless. But the budget impasse means the money is continuing to sit untouched for now.…
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The state budget impasse could put more young people out on the streets this winter. Corey Stewart became homeless when he was 18, after his mother died…
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The second installment of a three-part series on homelessness looks at how the problem plagues Illinoisans in the state’s rural reaches, tooA quieter,…