Author: Sage

This video brought back a TON of memories. This was some of the last footage of our village as we were forced to shut it down by order of the City of Akron.

Less homeless people had shelter in Maricopa County in 2020 than any other year In Maricopa County, housing experts say they only expect the homelessness problem to get worse as more people are dealing with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s my video reaction to the above story: Less homeless people had shelter in Maricopa…

Homeless camp evictions on ODOT property frustrates some Bend residents | Local&State | bendbulletin.com Several residents in the past week have written emails or spoken to the Bend City Council with the plea to end homeless camp removal efforts along the Bend Parkway. “That motion disconnects them from the services that could help them get…

This is SO amazing. Every city in America needs these. Because housing costs are wildly out of whack with income these kinds of tiny home villages will be an inevitable part of all major cities in America. And they are just fine. It’s a community-based form of living that is truly wonderful in many ways.

Helping the homeless: Austin volunteers pay for hotel rooms, deliver food | KXAN Austin AUSTIN (KXAN) — As temperatures reach new lows and snow and ice pile up on the streets, the homeless camps that are usually bustling look abandoned.  The relocation of many of Austin’s homeless population is partially thanks to citizen volunteer groups,…

Berlin Germany hotels open their doors to homeless during pandemic | Germany| News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW | 16.02.2021 Berlin’s shelters have run out of space during the coronavirus winter. Hotels are empty, so some have decided to let people experiencing homelessness stay for free. This is changing lives. Officers…

I’m going to try putting all the homeless headlines I found interesting for the day into one post.  L.A. homeless COVID vaccine distribution is fraught with obstacles – Los Angeles Times Doctors and nurses had culled a list of nearly 900 homeless people they wanted to vaccinate. Their outreach workers walked the streets of skid…

Here are a bunch of articles talking about how “concerned” people are about homeless people freezing to death in America. It’s all bullshit. Do you know what happens when a bank looks like it might fail? Every politician in America jumps to their aid and bails them out. Americans freezing to death doesn’t matter the…

Violent Spree Against Homeless People in Subway Leaves 2 Dead – The New York Times The first killing was just after 11 p.m. Friday on a subway train in Queens: The police found a man, apparently homeless, dead from stab wounds to the neck and torso, slumped on a seat. The second was two hours…

Spokane homeless shelters at capacity during coldest temperatures of the season | krem.com SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — CORRECTION: KREM previously reported three deaths resulted from exposure, according to Jewels Helping Hands director Maurice Smith. It is important that we clarify that the City of Spokane does not corroborate that account.    Spokane temperatures fell into…

We must be experimenting with new, safer and inexpensive forms of heating for homeless people.  Fire doused at Kalamazoo homeless camp | WOODTV.com KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Crews were called Friday to put out another fire at a homeless encampment in Kalamazoo. The fire broke out around 7 p.m. an at a camp in the…