Community leaders and advocates hold rally demanding solution to homeless crisis
Vocal-NY held a rally Thursday afternoon where community leaders and advocates joined together demanding a solution to the homeless crisis.
In Cities’ Rush to Clear Homeless Camps, People Have Been Crushed to Death
Atlanta’s mayor began a drive to clear homeless encampments. But when heavy equipment came to raze one, nobody noticed that ...
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Conn. woman who facilitated sex trafficking of homeless women sentenced to more than 4 years in prison
woman who aided in the sex trafficking of two homeless, unemployed ... transporting victims throughout New England and into New York and New Jersey, the statement said. Fortier and Latasha ...
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Costly homeless encampment sweeps connect few to shelter
Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial homeless encampment sweep program has struggled to move chronically unsheltered individuals directly into transitional housing, according to new figures released ...
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Jean Rice, Advocate for the Homeless With Firsthand Experience, Dies at 85
By Trip Gabriel Jean Rice, who for decades scratched out a living, nickel by nickel, picking up deposit cans in New York while becoming a well-respected advocate for the homeless, died on March 12 ...
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Leon County commissioner eyes new 'HOST' deputy to help homeless women
The Leon County Commission is looking at the possibility of adding to its Homeless ... with creating a new HOST deputy position – specifically dealing with homeless women in the county.
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NYC Council leaders call for moratorium on new homeless shelters to boost affordable housing
Samaritan Village Forbell homeless shelter in Brooklyn. (Shawn Inglima/New York Daily News) Brannan and Brewer also argued in their letter that Adams’ administration should increase transparency ...