Category: Homelessness

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…

The question is: what was wrong with the shelter that this man felt that a tent was better than a shelter. And don’t say it was because he wanted to do drugs. People do drugs in shelters all the time. Oklahoma Police: Homeless man freezes to death one block away from shelter TUSLA, Okla. (CNN)…

Advocates for Homeless Sue N.Y.C. Subway System Over Covid Rules – The New York Times Advocates for homeless people in New York City sued the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Friday over a series of Covid-19 rules that the suit says unfairly target people who shelter in the city’s subways. The rules prohibit people from staying…

Make no mistake, this man’s goal was to hurt and torture local homeless people. But because he did it to homeless people he won’t see any consequences of his actions. Jerico Development Sorry for Blasting Barney Song to Deter Homeless …the choice of the Barney theme song was highlighted in Twitter posts. It has come…

This is an opinion piece written by Taylor Biro. I found it here. Taylor is a community activist and social worker. She specializes in working with folks who are living outside and who are at risk of exploitation. Re: “Neighborhood opposes location of City Walk shelter,” Feb. 7, 2021 I am sick of the “homeless issue” on…

Emergency heat is a serious issue that needs addressed. This video is based on this story.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville City Council addressed last week’s homeless camp controversy during their meeting Tuesday night. NCDOT crews cleared a homeless camp of seven to 10 people underneath the Lexington bridge below Interstate 240 in downtown Asheville earlier this month.

Man is ‘godsend’ to people living in Minneapolis homeless camps | Grand Forks Herald Ring, of Stillwater, had driven over for the day with a pickup truck full of supplies. It was 10 degrees and he was prepared. His Ford F-350 pickup truck was packed with sleeping bags, food, hand warmers, propane tanks and winter…

This is another major, hopeful turn of events for homeless people in West coast states. People are finally waking up to the idea that homelessness is an emergency situation. It is not a choice. Here’s the article: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/oregon-bill-aims-mostly-ban-sit-lie-laws/283-7f6933c9-5f50-4b35-b9fb-b6067991ff7f

This is a huge step forward for the fundamental and basic human right to be able to live somewhere if you have nowhere else to go.

https://mynews4.com/on-your-side/sparks-police-let-homeless-camp-grow-take-different-approach-to-combat-problem Instead of clearing out the homeless and throwing away their belongings like many other communities, Sparks has taken a different approach. In fact, police welcome the homeless at Gateway Park at 21st and Greg streets.

This group is helping people better organize their homeless camps. The meeting was part of an experiment started by the tiny grassroots group Safe Organized Spaces Richmond, which tries to organize homeless communities and help them establish leadership structures, rules and codes of conduct. Unhoused members get paid small stipends in exchange for taking on…

  German City Installs Pods For Homeless People To Sleep In We’ve got homeless people who can’t go to shelters, and we don’t want them to freeze to death. Can you do something about this?’ And our experts selected this as a task for us to work on.” Look how soft Germans have become. “we…

I have been a substitute teacher for the last year or so. I started in the Akron Public Schools. And now I’m at a private school. I’m incredibly fortunate in my life right now to be able to experiment with different pursuits. For example, I have an interest in working at McDonald’s at some point.…

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-s-1st-tiny-home-village-for-homeless-people-opens-in-north-hollywood/ The village, which has 40 homes and 75 beds for people experiencing homelessness, is one of the first communities of this kind to open its doors in Los Angeles County. Redondo Beach set up a similar village in 2020.

https://www.unionleader.com/news/social_issues/city-clears-homeless-camp-under-amoskeag-bridge-following-fire/article_d85116af-7745-5d39-a9d8-358f6226daf2.html People who for months had been sleeping in a camp under the Amoskeag Bridge on Canal Street rushed to pack their things late last week after the fire department ordered the camp cleared following a fire there Wednesday night. By Saturday, there was almost no trace of the large camp, with the 20 or…

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Bellingham city officials have given people living at a homeless camp in the parking lot of the city’s Civic Athletic Complex until 4 p.m. Friday to pack up and leave. https://komonews.com/news/local/bellingham-gives-notice-to-clear-homeless-camp-near-citys-civic-athletic-complex

Ring, who owns Ring Lawn Care in Stillwater, is one of the camp’s favorite aid workers, said Prince, who’s been living in homeless camps for the past six months. “He knows what it’s like because he lived like this, too,” Prince said. “The struggle is real. It’s especially hard in winter. And Bryan’s a really…