Picking up Portland’s litter isn’t glamorous, but for some it’s a path to dignity and healing
In the next fiscal year, Portland’s new elected officials will have to make tough choices about what to cut as they ...
More money for Leicester homeless services amid £21m costs
Leicester is set to receive more money to help tackle homelessness locally – but the funding comes nowhere near the true cost ...
This NY man, 41, was on the verge of homelessness after his $97,000 Social Security disability-benefits check was stolen from the mail — how to protect yourself from c…
When Todd Kahler was finally approved for Social Security disability benefits after being denied twice and appealing the ...
16th Street Mall stabbing suspect’s path marked by mental illness, homelessness, drug use
The path he walked from panhandling in the South to being charged with killing two people along the heart of Denver’s downtown shopping district was marked by homelessness, illegal drug use, ...
Convicted killer sings in front of victims’ families
A man convicted of murdering two women in 1986 interrupted his own sentencing hearing on Tuesday by singing in front of his ...
She oversaw D.C. poverty aid for a decade. Here’s what she learned.
Outgoing Department of Human Services head Laura Zeilinger reflected on her decade-long tenure at the agency responsible for supporting the city’s thousands of families who live in poverty.
Council 'mistakes' over evicted woman's case
A council will pay a woman £3,650 in compensation after failings in the way it dealt with her case before and after she was ...
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'A place of their own': Will Brockton's new 24-7 housing center end homelessness crisis?
The new shelter has 128 beds, 32 studio apartments, its own health clinic and will be open 24-7. What one formerly homeless ...
2025 legislature reintroduces bill for rent control
In light of the new 2025 legislative session, Sen. Linda Lopez and Sen. Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez are re-introducing a bill to ...
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Tompkins County focuses on homelessness, major projects for 2025
Tompkins Legislature Chair Dan Klein highlighted homelessness and key infrastructure projects in the 2025 State of the County address. Plans include starting construction on a permanent homeless ...
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AG responds to NASW: ‘Less talk, more doing’
The National Association of Social Workers has taken a firm stance in opposition of the attorney general’s tactics to address panhandling, calling his methods punitive and urging the Legislature to ...
Does Slough deserve its bad reputation?
Slough is no stranger to criticism, mockery and bad press. A famous poem was written about how bad it is, it provided the ...