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Homeless Women Face Extra Health, Safety Worries By Moe Ellis and Brooke TomlinThe Razorback Reporter Fayetteville, Ark.—About 25 years ago, Cindy Stevenson was 18, pregnant, and living on the streets of Fort Smith. Stevenson and her now-husband James were stuck with a broken-down car and nothing but the clothes on their backs. They were stranded…Continue Reading Homeless Women

Rural District Struggles with 14% Student Homeless Rate By Katy SeiterThe Razorback Reporter Berryville, Ark. – In the rural Berryville School District on the Missouri-Arkansas border, the struggles with poverty are real, leaving some 14% of the district’s children homeless. “Many children are coming in unprepared because they haven’t had a good night’s sleep, they…Continue Reading Berryville

In the Shadow of the University, Life in a Homeless Encampment By Katy SeiterThe Razorback Reporter FAYETTEVILLE, AR. — William, 30, and his girlfriend lost their apartment after they missed several rent payments. With no housing and no employment, William found a new home in one of the several tent encampments in South Fayetteville, on…Continue Reading Encampment

Felons Struggle For Housing, Jobs in Northwest Arkansas By Whitney KingThe Razorback Reporter Coty Jeter has been chronically homeless since age 13. His attempts to find a job and housing have been greatly complicated by his criminal record, which includes 14 felonies ranging from first-degree forgery to residential burglary, drug possession and driving under the…Continue Reading Felons Struggle For Housing, Jobs in Northwest Arkansas

Elias Weiss writes about transgender homeless youth in Northwest Arkansas. He first started reporting on LGBTQ+ homelessness two years ago, publishing his coverage in The Arkansas Traveler in October 2018. Elias worked as a lifestyles reporter for The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette before studying journalism further at Linnaeus University in Sweden in 2019. He has since served as the opinion…Continue Reading Elias Weiss