Author: Sage

It’s unfortunate that the mayor’s conclusion ended so simplistically and unnuanced. “Those hippies just want to do drugs” does very little to think rationally about the situation. It also is extremely condescending to people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol and yet again made to look like losers by their mayor instead of what…

Garbage trucks arrive at Back 40 homeless camp day after death LANSING — City-funded garbage trucks arrived a homeless encampment Thursday morning, carting away several tents, sleeping bags and trash as residents broke down in tears. We must end this cruel and inhumane form of punishment for being poor. Cities hate homeless people. That’s the only reason…

I don’t know a lot of details about this situation. But apparently the mayor’s conclusion after doing this is that staying at a camp is a lifestyle choice versus going to a shelter. I guess that’s true if you are willing to: lose all your belongings. Leave your dog unattended in the freezing cold. Leave…

Vandal damages Portland tiny home village designed for homeless – KTVZ PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County officials and police say the opening of a tiny home village for homeless people in North Portland has been delayed after a vandal damaged nearly every sleeping pod in the shelter. Officer Melissa Newhard, a Portland Police Bureau…

 The way we shut down camps is absolutely illegal and cruel and inhumane. It must end NOW. As St. Paul homeless camps cleared, tough questions emerge | Duluth News Tribune “How the (expletive) are you going to kick people out in the cold when I’m already out in the cold?” said Lance, who has made…

Ogdenites turn out en masse at council meeting to protest homeless camp dispersal | Local News | standard.net Castillo and several of the speakers at Tuesday’s council meeting noted Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines dealing with homeless camps. According to the CDC, if individual housing options are not available, people who are living…

There are a lot of great statistics in this article about homelessness in New Hampshire. Report finds a ‘tidal wave’ of homelessness In January, the point-in-time study found that homelessness had grown by 21% (293 people) over 2019 with a total of 1,675 unsheltered people.  “And that’s before the pandemic, which is almost sticker shock,”…

This is such an obvious need I can’t believe we have to fight so hard to make them happen. Denver’s first sanctioned homeless encampments offer a glimmer of hope, stability Benjamin said the safe outdoor space has given him a spot where he can keep his few belongings and leave his well-behaved dog for the…

Man froze to death after sweep of Kansas City homeless camp | The Kansas City Star On New Year’s Day, Eike, 41, was found dead from exposure, said Nellie Ann McCool with Free Hot Soup. Temperatures were below freezing the night of New Year’s Eve, just before the metro endured a sizable storm of snow…

Telling stories is how humans learn best. I’m so thankful Diane Nilan has created this memoir: Dismazed and Driven Memoir – Diane shares stories from her 15 years on America’s backroads as she chronicled family homelessness. Living full-time in a small van, her solo travel to non-urban locales included adventures and unforgettable encounters.  Dismazed & Driven…

When is enough enough?   American homelessness is a needless and tragic and cruel humanitarian disaster.   Second homeless person dies in the cold in Kansas City A deceased person was found in a vacant building Sunday Night, two days after a man was found dead in a wooded area in Kansas City.

Massachusetts shelters lack space for homeless as winter arrives BOSTON — As temperatures fall and positive coronavirus cases rise, advocates are concerned about homelessness in Massachusetts, where shelters remain at a reduced capacity due to the pandemic, and many are anticipating having to turn people away as outside conditions worsen.