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