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When money runs out but calls keep coming: Inside a rural domestic violence shelter's fight for survival

The Women’s Center in Waukesha has a 24-hour hotline at 262-542-3828. We Are Here Milwaukee provides information on culturally specific organizations at weareheremke.org. This article originally ...
KAIT

Rural animal shelters struggle with overpopulation

CORNING, Ark. (KAIT) - Animal shelters in cities across Region 8 constantly deal with overpopulation, but how do smaller community shelters fare? Two pounds in Clay County were so overpopulated that a ...
USA Today

As the homeless crisis worsens, unhoused people in these rural areas remain 'invisible'

RALEIGH, N.C. − A growing homeless crisis has been stretching to far-flung corners of the Tar Heel State, with tent encampments popping up in rural areas and demand for social services spiking in ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s shelter crisis has gotten worse after a change meant to help domestic violence victims

Editor’s note • The following story was supported by funding from the Alicia Patterson Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project.
The Durango Herald

Medicaid work requirements a disaster for rural America, extend well beyond health outcomes

As the Senate debates imposing work requirements and potential cuts to Medicaid, rural America stands at the front lines of risk. For millions of rural residents, Medicaid is not just a safety net – ...