A new Brooklyn shelter offers unhoused families with kids a chance at more stability

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A playground that's part of the Westhab Family Center in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
The Fort Greene Family Center, a Brooklyn homeless shelter, has 105 units for families with kids.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the Supreme Court to make it easier to clear homeless encampments. Advocates say that will make the crisis worse.

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Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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