Where to turn if you need shelter March 11, 2021By Abbey Marshall The Devil Strip If you are in need of shelter, call 211 to be connected...Cultureeconomic developmentHousing·1 min read·155 views
Inside I Promise Village, the LeBron James program tackling student homelessness December 10, 2020Reporting, writing and photos by Abbey Marshall LeBron James’ basketball career started in a place similar to this: huddled around...Cultureeconomic developmentfeaturedUncategorizedUnderstand·5 mins read·1260 views
Safe Spaces: One Akron Family’s Life After Eviction June 15, 2020by April Sharp I first met Josh and Amanda in late 2019 when they began coming to the...Culturefeatured·12 mins read·638 views
Electric Company aims to bridge the gap between local music and homeless communities January 27, 2020 by Brittany Nader Nestled inside 15 Broad St., located off of East Market Street in Akron’s Middlebury neighborhood,...featuredMusic·6 mins read·529 views
On the Street | Jared July 8, 2019interview by Lisa Kane Name: Jared Age: 36 Hometown: Litchfield Township, Ohio Lisa: Where did you grow up?...Columnsfeatured·5 mins read·743 views
Heroes and Sheroes | Celebrating the game-changers who walk among us March 28, 2019by Kenyona Sunny Matthews Community Organizers. Grassroots Organizers. Heroes. Akron is full of those seeking to be the...Columns·3 mins read·83 views
On the Street | Faces of the Homeless, March 2019 March 21, 2019by Lisa Kane Today I’m at the Homeless Charity on Broad Street. I’m meeting a friend to talk...Columnsfeatured·4 mins read·407 views
After Tent City: What’s next for the Homeless Charity? February 2, 2019by Rosalie Murphy The tent city near the Middlebury Triangle was, for some, merely a way station between...featuredUnderstand·9 mins read·453 views
Weathering the storm: Homelessness during the polar vortex February 2, 2019by Rosalie Murphy It rained overnight on Monday, Jan. 28. By 8 am Tuesday, the temperature had dropped...featuredUnderstand·4 mins read·78 views
On the Streets | Faces of the Homeless, January 2019 January 14, 2019by Lisa Kane This story has a happy ending! Destiny is a sweet, pretty girl who just got...Columnsfeatured·5 mins read·270 views
I’ll be Home(less) for Christmas: A Reflection December 24, 2018by Clyde Alan Hensley It’s odd how the snow always seems so white and pure on Christmas Eve....Columnsfeatured·4 mins read·389 views
‘You never know when it’s going to end’: What it’s like to be one of Akron’s 452 homeless teens November 27, 2015by Noor Hindi, for The Devil Strip NOTE: At their request, the names of the teenagers mentioned in...Civic EngagementCommunityfeatured·6 mins read·317 views