Tag #Homelessness

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Charities Repurpose Festival Waste to Aid Homeless

Emmaus Hertfordshire and Herts for Refugees collected 260 discarded tents and 150 sleeping bags from the Isle of Wight Festival to aid the homeless and promote environmental sustainability, marking their fourth year of collaboration in this initiative.

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Marysville Shelter to be Renovated After State Funding Cuts

Due to state budget cuts, Marysville's 14 Forward emergency shelter will be transferred to the Twin Cities Rescue Mission on July 1st for renovations and expansion, temporarily relocating residents while creating a new women's shelter.

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Minnesota Veterans Secure \$1 Million in Funding

The Minnesota Legislature approved over \$1 million in funding for veterans' services, preventing cuts to programs that support homeless and at-risk veterans, following advocacy efforts by organizations like MACV and community support.

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No Poverty
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Perth Rental Crisis: Soaring Costs and Undersupply Drive Homelessness

Perth's median weekly rent is \$613, second highest in Australia, driven by low building approvals and high demand, creating a rental crisis and impacting homelessness.

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Homelessness in Paris: A Call for Unconditional Hospitality

Agustín Gómez Arcos's "El hombre arrodillado" depicts Fermín, a 26-year-old who, after failing to find work in Paris, resorts to begging, highlighting the harsh realities of homelessness and societal indifference towards the marginalized, illustrating the author's call for unconditional hospitality.

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No Poverty
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Dutch Housing Crisis Forces Children into Unlivable Conditions

Due to the Netherlands' housing crisis, children are living in cars, garages, and hallways, with at least one in twenty children at one Amsterdam school lacking a fixed residence; aid workers link this to the housing shortage, causing stress and educational setbacks.

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Queensland MP Calls for Return of Vagrancy Laws to Address Homelessness

A Gold Coast MP, Ray Stevens, is pushing to reinstate Queensland's 1931 Vagrants, Gaming, and Other Offences Act to allow police to remove homeless people from public spaces, citing complaints from constituents and a lack of police power to address the issue.

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UK to Repeal 200-Year-Old Vagrancy Act

The UK government plans to repeal the 1824 Vagrancy Act, decriminalizing rough sleeping in England and Wales starting next year, replacing it with measures targeting organized begging and trespassing, following a decrease in prosecutions from 1050 in 2011 to 79 in 2023.

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London Woman Battered to Death After Helping Homeless Man

A 37-year-old woman was found murdered in her London flat on February 9th after being repeatedly struck with a mallet; the alleged killer, a homeless man she had recently offered help to, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder.

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Gender Equality
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San Francisco's Homeless Crackdown: 1,000 Arrests, Rising Shelter Occupancy, and Recidivism

San Francisco's intensified crackdown on homeless encampments resulted in nearly 1,000 arrests or citations between June 2024 and June 2025, yet shelter occupancy rose by 35% since 2019, highlighting a complex issue with recidivism among the unhoused population due to inadequate shelter options and ...

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Madrid Airport Reduces Homelessness with Controversial Tactics

Aena's new security measures at Madrid-Barajas Airport, implemented in January, have significantly reduced the number of homeless people sleeping in the terminals from over 500 to 40-50 nightly, though only 14 have been placed in shelters. While the airport reports fewer incidents, the CGT union hig...

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Kansas City Businesses Bear Brunt of Rising Crime Amid Slow Police Response

Kansas City business owners are grappling with a rise in crime, reporting multiple break-ins and vandalism incidents with minimal police response, highlighting the city's struggle with property crime and the lack of sufficient support from city leadership.

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

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