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Biddeford will start moving people from encampments into temporary homeless shelter
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJun. 12—BIDDEFORD — In the 10 months that Elmond Wright has lived in a tent on the edge of an encampment downtown near the Saco River, he's heard a lot of people make promises ...
Plugging people-sized holes in the safety net: Catholic Charities homeless outreach
Mohave Daily News· 2 days agoNationally, more than 653,000 people experienced homelessness in 2023 in the U.S., a 12% increase...
Healey administration says migrant, homeless families in state shelters will start getting exit...
The Boston Globe· 7 days agoOfficials said there are about 4,000 families — about half of whom are migrants — who have been in shelter for nine months or more. If families are denied extra time in shelter, they can appeal ...
Our homeless problem is getting out of control — what can we do?
The Hill· 7 days agoThe ongoing debate over fining individuals for sleeping in public spaces is currently being...
Barrio residents still fighting Carlsbad’s Windsor Pointe apartments
U-T San Diego· 3 days agoNeighbors of the Windsor Pointe affordable housing project in Carlsbad’s downtown Barrio...
COVID-19 pandemic’s $15 billion price tag in Nevada: State’s report analyzes human toll
KLAS articles via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCOVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in Nevada from 2020 to 2022, behind only heart disease...
State to issue first exit notices to families in shelters starting in July
The Republican· 7 days agoThe state will begin issuing exit notices in July to families residing in emergency assistance...
When Is a Tiny House Too Small to Be a Home?
New York Times· 4 days agoSix months later in February, when water rushed through the complex again, residents were evacuated out of knee-high water to emergency shelters. “You...
Tampa Bay area nonprofits report more seniors seeking help with groceries
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 days agoLinda Mote worked as soon as she turned 13, and she didn’t stop until nearly 50 years later, when...
McClellan: A simple life until a glitch got in the way
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 4 days agoLanail Mallory, 65, has long lived a simple but dignified life.