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Anaheim Declares State Of Emergency Over Homeless Issue
Frustrations were bubbling over in Anaheim where the city council voted to declare a state of emergency over the issue of homelessness in the early morning hours Wednesday following a tense meeting that lasted hours. There were heated words inside the Anaheim City Council chamber — pitting neighbor against neighbor — as activists and others came to share their views on a tent city in the shadow of Angel Stadium where about 422 homeless people live.
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Knitting group is a warm way to connect with Montreal's homeless
Gilles Chiasson knows all too well what it’s like to live on the streets of Montreal, fighting off frigid temperatures and feelings of social disconnection as people bustle about their busy lives around him, hardly sparing a glance. While it has been many years since he last slept on a sidewalk, Chiasson hasn’t forgotten the icy loneliness. Now he is looking to reach out to the homeless people of Montreal, offering warmth for both the body and the heart.
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A fifth of young people are homeless
One in five young people in the UK have sofa-surfed in the past year and almost half of them have done so for more than a month. In a city – and a country – that is among the wealthiest in the world, how can this be possible? A new report by the London Assembly housing committee on hidden homelessness is a timely reminder of an issue that goes unseen by most of the public and by many local and national politicians.
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Man lives in the woods for 10 years to escape relationship
Malcom Applegate took extreme action to leave his wife, who he says started showing controlling behaviour towards him. Applegate left home without telling a soul, and slept rough in the woods next to a community centre for the elderly, where he’d been working as a gardener. He did this for ten years, before moving into Emmaus Greenwich, a homeless shelter in south London.
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Homeless shoes gift inspires good deeds
A man who gave his "favourite" £120 trainers to a barefoot homeless man says the act has inspired other good deeds after his story was shared around the world. Craig Wells ran out of a restaurant in Nottingham after seeing the homeless man, Mark, walk past wearing no shoes. He said Mark "started to cry and gave me the biggest hug" after the gift. Mr Wells shared a photo on Facebook to encourage other people to "pass it on" and help someone in need.
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L.A. considers hiring homeless people to clean up litter on the streets
Los Angeles is considering employing homeless people to clean litter and trash from streets, sidewalks and alleys. According to the City Council motion that would create a pilot program, the city receives an average of 200 requests per day through its 311 mobile app and website regarding dumping, debris and other trash-related nuisances, and trash also is consistently one of the three top reported issues to 311.
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Homeless explosion on West Coast pushing cities to the brink
In a park in the middle of a leafy, bohemian neighborhood where homes list for close to $1 million, a tractor’s massive claw scooped up the refuse of the homeless - mattresses, tents, wooden frames, a wicker chair, an outdoor propane heater. Workers in masks and steel-shanked boots plucked used needles and mounds of waste from the underbrush.
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Pa. Man Who Gives Free Haircuts to the Homeless Receives Free Barbershop From Stranger
Winter is approaching, and with it, all the difficult weather conditions that often apply. Because of that, one kindhearted Philadelphia man thought that he would have to temporarily give up his mission of giving free haircuts to the homeless—that is until one equally kindhearted stranger stepped in and gave him a relatively new barbershop. For free.
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‘I lost everything:’ Homelessness surges in Silicon Valley
The median rent in the San Jose metro area is $3,500 a month, yet the median wage is $12 an hour in food service and $19 an hour in health care support, an amount that won’t even cover housing costs. The minimum annual salary needed to live comfortably in San Jose is $87,000,
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Hidden underground bunker, tunnel with 1,000 bikes found in homeless encampment
As Orange County officials clear out homeless encampments along the Santa Ana River, they are making some unexpected discoveries. In one area, they found an underground bunker accessible from a wooden hatch camouflaged with dirt. In another, more than 1,000 bicycles tucked in a separate tunnel were found.
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Woman raises money for homeless man who helped her
A New Jersey woman who was helped by a homeless man after she ran out of gas on an interstate in Philadelphia has raised more than $60,000 for the good Samaritan. Kate McClure, 27, started the Gofundme.com campaign earlier this month after she said she ran out of gas on Interstate 95 and a homeless man, Johnny Bobbitt Jr., walked a few blocks and bought her some with his last $20.
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Homeless man in New Haven who returned $10,000 check rewarded in a big way
On November 14, a successful business woman from New Haven thanked a homeless man, who returned a $10,000 check she had dropped in the street, by giving him money and entrance into her real estate school, free of charge. But, Wednesday morning, another surprise awaited the homeless man. The Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce played hist to some true thanks giving.
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Seattle church to replace homeless cottages with parking
When University Unitarian Church leaders asked their congregation for thoughts on its $17 million renovation of their almost 60-year-old church in Ravenna, the response was mostly typical of a liberal Seattle church. Will it have all-gender bathrooms? Could it be solar-powered, with electric-car charging stations? Is the new sanctuary ceiling too high, contributing to a corporate, rather than spiritual, feeling?
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Church in Malibu being pressured to end meals for the homeless because it 'lures the needy'
A church in upmarket Malibu has decided to stop providing free meals for those in need after claiming they were told by officials they were attracting too many homeless people. The United Methodist Church, one of many churches that provides food and help, has been offering free meals twice a week. But it said it was going to stop after being told the meal service was luring too many homeless people.
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Robots are being used to deter homeless people from setting up camp in San Francisco
A security robot has been put to work in San Francisco in an attempt to deter homeless people from forming tent cities along the sidewalks.
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Robots are being used to shoo away homeless people in San Francisco
The San Francisco branch the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has been ordered by the city to stop using a robot to patrol the sidewalks outside its office, the San Francisco Business Times reported Dec. 8. The robot, produced by Silicon Valley startup Knightscope, was used to ensure that homeless people didn’t set up camps outside of the nonprofit’s office. It autonomously patrols a set area using a combination of Lidar and other sensors, and can alert security services of potentially criminal activity.
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A journey through a land of extreme poverty: welcome to America
The UN’s Philip Alston is an expert on deprivation – and he wants to know why 41m Americans are living in poverty. The Guardian joined him on a special two-week mission into the dark heart of the world’s richest nation.
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Vending machine for homeless just launched in U.K., to debut in U.S. cities
A vending machine for the homeless has arrived: a 24/7 pit stop where people can access free food, clothing and other basic supplies.
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Homeless Women Who Take Medical Cannabis Less Likely to Use “Street Drugs”
Can you imagine a world in which a single plant can help addicted homeless women steer clear of hard drugs? Guess what? We’re living in it. The plant is medical cannabis, and according to a new study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, it is helping keep homeless women away from lethal hard drugs such as crack, cocaine, crystal, speed, crank, glass, and ice.
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There Are 2 Vacant Investor-Owned Homes for Every Homeless Person in America
The difference between the greed of the wealthy and the precariousness of American workers is painfully stark when looking at vacant homes. 2016 figures from ATTOM Data Solutions — which publishes comprehensive housing data — show that wealthy investors are buying up more and more real estate as a moneymaking venture while housing prices and homelessness continue to skyrocket across America.
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