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Michigan: Who is taking care of the homeless?

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The homeless population in Michigan has decreased for the third year in a row, according to an annual report released on October of 2018 by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) in collaboration with the Michigan Campaign to End Homelessness. But, it seems there is still a long way to go. According to the Michigan Statistics of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness as of January 2018, “Michigan had an estimated 8,351 experiencing homelessness on any given day, (…). Of that Total, 965 were family households, 693 were Veterans, 604 were unaccompanied young adults (ages 18-24), and 861 were individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.”

That is why there are some local government institutions that are taking action on this problem by creating campaigns. One of them is the Michigan’s Campaign to End Homelessness that is seeking for new members for its Policy Council and they are also providing housing assessment and resource agency services.

Michigan Chile Investigative Journalism Program

East Lansing: summertime in a ghost city

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Whenever Michigan State University (MSU) is in session, East Lansing is full of life. You can see people walking on the streets and the main avenue, students all over the campus and movement all around town, just like in any other city you might visit. But today that is not the scene. Empty streets, stores and restaurants. That’s the picture in East Lansing in the middle of summer.

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Backstage Portraits

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Come check out our Sunday work with the great Judy Walgren! https://youtu.be/x29Dtg0D4Nw

The assignment was to take individual portraits using the visual storytelling techniques that Judy taught us.