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New Orleans reduced homelessness by 90% (and saved a fortune) by giving homeless people homes
Homelessness in New Orleans spiked after Hurricane Katrina, reaching 11,600 by 2007; today that number has been reduced by 90%, thanks to a "housing first" (previously) approach that starts by giving homeless people stable, permanent housing, and then addressing confounding factors like mental illness and substance addiction (on the grounds that these conditions are easier to treat when people have stable housing).
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The city with no homeless on its streets
What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically?
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People keep dialing 911 on this statue of a homeless Jesus in Minneapolis
He watched medics hop out and surround a thin figure draped in a blanket on a nearby bench. He was not alarmed, nor was he concerned for the person on the bench. The figure is not a person at all, but a statue. The “Homeless Jesus” sculpture has been stationed outside the basilica since 2017. It depicts a man lying on a bench with his face totally shrouded, huddling to keep warm. The only way you can tell it’s Jesus at all is by the twin piercings in its feet.
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Former homeless person has been crowned London’s top bus driver – because he never stops smiling
A former homeless person has gone from the street to a seat and been crowned London’s top bus driver – because he never stops smiling. Pat Lawson is over the moon after being crowned the most bubbly bus driver in the capital, despite having to battle through gridlocked traffic on a daily basis.
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How Seattle’s public library is stepping up to deal with the city’s homelessness crisis
A pioneering public organisation is taking a stand against the growing problem of homelessness on the West Coast. In so doing, it is re-defining the very idea of a library.
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Bus driver buys homeless rider dinner, lets him stay on warm bus all night
On a recent chilly night in Wisconsin, a Milwaukee bus driver extended an act of kindness to a homeless rider — and it was all caught on camera. Now, that gesture is being heralded as humanity at its best. Natalie Barnes was driving her usual route when a man named Richard, who boards her bus about once a month, got on and told her that he had just lost his home. "I've been out on the streets for a week," he said. "I am officially homeless."
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Update on former homeless Connecticut man who returned 10K check last year
Just before Thanksgiving last year, a New Haven realtor, who lost a $10,000 check, paid a homeless man handsomely for his honesty. This Thanksgiving, the realtor and homeless man are both paying it forward. “That really shattered a lot of stereotypes that people have about homeless people,” said realtor Roberta Hoskie, whose lost $10,000 check had been returned by Elmer Alvarez, a man who was homeless for more than a year.
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The Homeless Crisis Is Getting Worse in America’s Richest Cities
A toxic combination of slow wage growth and skyrocketing rents has put housing out of reach for a greater number of people.
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Dreams of Thanksgiving Past, Present, Future
Dreams of Thanksgiving Past, Present, Future #thanksgiving #dreamsofthanksgiving #family Thanksgiving Holiday is this week in America. I know many are in a rush to finish the preparations of the big meal. But some, if not just as many are preparing for a more sad time. The homeless, those who are far from family
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Do Not Trust What You See Around You Today
#trust #hope #god #faith #struggles Do Not Trust What You See Around You Today Tell me, what is your life like today? Are you where you want to be, doing what you want to do? Do you feel fulfilled? If you answered positive to those questions that is amazing! I am so very thrilled for you. But, if your answer to
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I Used to Be Homeless—and Here's What Everyone Gets Wrong About It
You've been misled by television and movies: Homeless people aren't dangerous. Here's the reality from a man who spent 20 years living on the streets.
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Airbnb is donating $5 million toward helping the homeless in San Francisco
Airbnb is making its biggest donation yet in its hometown — $5 million — toward helping address the homelessness crisis in San Francisco. The announcement comes at a time when politicians and social justice organizations are increasingly calling upon tech companies to give more to the city where they created their wealth. Last week, San Franciscans voted to pass a “homelessness tax” — Prop C — on large corporations in the city.
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Bussed out: how America moves thousands of homeless people around the country
Each year, US cities give thousands of homeless people one-way bus tickets out of town. An 18-month nationwide investigation by the Guardian reveals, for the first time, what really happens at journey’s end
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Virtual Reality Can Increase Empathy for the Homeless
At this early stage, virtual reality is basically a cool new high-tech toy. But researchers are discovering it can confer real-world benefits, including reducing pain and boosting creativity. A new study examines a particularly promising use for the immersive technology: increasing empathy. It finds that, compared to traditional approaches, using VR to experience the precarious life of a homeless person creates more, and longer-lasting, understanding and compassion for that often-ignored population.
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Hungary's homeless fear they are Viktor Orbán's next target
Many countries have struggled to deal with the issue of homelessness but Hungary may be the first to put a constitutional ban on living on the streets. From next week, being homeless in Hungary will violate the constitution. Activists fear the move could be the start of a political campaign against homeless people by the rightwing government of Viktor Orbán, which has previously focused heavily on the apparent threat posed to Hungary from refugees and migrants.
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Homeless Man Shaving on Train Goes Viral Because Humans Are Terrible and Social Media Was a Mistake
The world is a cruel place. And nobody knows that better than Anthony Torres, a 56-year-old man in New York who was recently the butt of jokes when a video of him shaving on a train went viral. Torres talked with the Associated Press and explained that he doesn’t have a home right now and had just spent a few days in a homeless shelter.
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They raised $400,000 for a homeless vet. There’s none left to give him, lawyer says.
A judge gave the couple until Monday to hand over the remaining funds. But a day after the deadline a lawyer said there's no money left to surrender.
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Philadelphia’s Homeless Are Finding New Hope Thanks to This Organization
It was the first Sunday in May. Just before 7:30 in the morning, Verne Kreuzburg left one of the many houses in Philadelphia where he used to get high on crystal meth. The drug had taken over his life, leaving him homeless and forever focused on his next high. To him, this was just another morning of some unknown day in an unknown year.
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Experiencing homelessness for longer than six months can cause significant damage to a child's heal
Researchers at Children's HealthWatch, based out of Boston Medical Center (BMC), found that children who experienced both pre- and post-natal homelessness and those who experienced homelessness for longer than six months were at highest risk of negative health outcomes. These findings, published in Pediatrics, illustrate the urgent need to intervene and rapidly house children and families experiencing homelessness to minimize the negative health outcomes.
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Homeless man files lawsuit against couple who helped raise $400k for him
Lawyers for a homeless man have taken legal action against a couple who raised more than $400,000 to help him get back on his feet. Johnny Bobbitt’s attorneys filed a lawsuit against Mark D’Amico and Kate McClure Tuesday, saying the couple used the "substantial portions of the money raised," through a GoFundMe campaign as their "personal piggy bank," instead of putting the money toward helping him, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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