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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Nagyelyn wears a Venezuela-shaped pendant in the colors of her country’s flag, a symbol of her enduring connection to the homeland she was forced to leave behind.

South Tucson Spotlight: One woman’s mission to redefine the Venezuelan community amidst misinformation, adversity

Flo Tomasi, Reporter November 8, 2024

In the heart of South Tucson, on a warm Sunday morning, a group of people lines up at a neighborhood park.  At the front of the crowd, organizing food bags and greeting everyone with a warm smile,...

A homeless man sits in downtown Tucson. (Photo by Nels Bergeron)

Tucson, Pima County echo national decrease in homelessness

Nels Bergeron October 2, 2018

    Improved assistance, access to permanent housing and a robust economy brought counteless homeless in out of the dark over the last decade. However, over a half a million people...

Erik Kolsrud/Arizona Sonora News

Legislative Roundup: Tuition laws, Rio Nuevo, homeless vets and Safe-To-Tell

Erik Kolsrud March 15, 2018

PHOENIX -- Gov. Doug Ducey started this week by weighing in on the national gun debate with a press conference that laid out his goals for looking at background checks. In a somewhat contradictory...

Local organizations work to feed Tucson's homeless

Local organizations work to feed Tucson’s homeless

Gabby Goduco March 1, 2018

In Pima County, 1,574 people are homeless, according to the Arizona Housing Coalition. Local organizations, Felicia’s Farm and Casa Maria are aiming to help feed Pima County’s neediest. Casa...

Teri's mom left her homeless when she was 14 years old. Since then, she has always carried cereal and an extra pair of clothes everywhere she goes in anticipation of sleeping somewhere new.

Los jóvenes sin hogar pasan desapercibidos en el sur de Arizona

Mar Ruiz March 7, 2017

Son los que se encuentran escondidos, viviendo bajo un techo diferente cada semana. Sin tener la culpa, son marginados sin hogar. Son adolescentes que tienen que faltar a los juegos de fútbol americano...

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