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Robbie Sequeira

Robbie Sequeira

Robbie Sequeira is a staff writer covering housing and social services for Stateline.

Campus food pantries are seeing greater demand — and more state dollars

By: - August 30, 2023

The number of food pantries on U.S. college campuses has ballooned from 80 to around 800 in the past decade.

Couch, car or curb: Defining which young person is ‘homeless’ affects aid state by state

By: - August 17, 2023

Having no single, uniform definition of homelessness across states, or even within the federal government, greatly complicates efforts to help the young people experiencing it.

Some states protect Section 8 renters, but enforcement is elusive

By: - July 24, 2023

A lack of awareness by landlords, rental agencies and voucher holders, understaffed housing authorities or ignorance of the law all might inhibit enforcement, one expert said.