Officials question New Orleans nonprofit's spending to help homeless: report • Louisiana Illuminator

Officials question New Orleans nonprofit's spending to help homeless: report • Louisiana Illuminator

Getty ImagesThe nonprofit that provides the bulk of services for homeless in New Orleans faces questions from city and state leaders after an audit struggled to determine how effectively it spends public money, our news partners at WVUE-TV Fox 8 report. A review from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor looked into how the city and Unity of Greater New Orleans spent more than $216 million in public money was spent on homeless initiatives between Ja…

Twentynine Palms City Council reallocates $30k for city cleanup

At last night’s meeting, the Twentynine Palms City Council considered reallocating the remaining $30,510 of the Navigation and Resource Center and shower funds to residential, commercial, vacant land, and homeless camp cleanup. An hour of public comment ensued; basically everyone agreed that the homeless should be treated with dignity and respect; pointing out that sometimes all that stands between homelessness and gainful employment is the chan…