The global population has hit a staggering 7 billion and in many of the world's largest cities, overcrowding is forcing some, especially the young, to live life on the streets...
The number of homeless people in the US has always been a stunning statistic that seems to run counter to the promise of the American Dream, and, compounded by the...
In Vancouver's downtown eastside, a place rife with homelessness and addiction, Eva Mendes and Sol visit health advocate Liz Evans and the Portland Hotel Society--North America?s only safe-injection site.
(Al Jazeera English News Headlines: April 8, 2010) Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has recognized Roza Otunbayeva as Kyrgyzstan's interim leader. Otunbayeva took power following Wednesday's violent clashes between protestors...
Filmed over two years, the documentary Shelter Dogs airing as part of this Link special is an intimate look at the ethical life-and-death decisions made at an animal shelter in...
Surviving on the streets of Mexico City as a young person is a daily struggle. The world's largest city provides little comfort to those without a home, many fleeing...
Children's Defense Fund founder Marian Wright Edelman criticizes child poverty rates in America, using the image of a family with six children who only care for five.
In Los Angeles' West Side, teams of health workers bring free critical medical services to people who are often averse to seeking treatment - the homeless. This doc profiles...
Alongside Skid Row's hustlers, transients, and cops are a lesser known population of children, social servants and religious workers. Watch weekly episodes of GOOD's On Skid Row to get into...
In Los Angeles' West Side, teams of health workers bring free critical medical services to people who are often averse to seeking treatment - the homeless. This doc profiles...