Homeless

A man who set fire to a homeless hostel last year, leaving a 22-year-old woman with catastrophic injuries, has been jailed for nine and a half years. he fire at the Depaul Hostel in Dublin 7 that was started by Keith Riggs (38) in March last year left Shauna O'Brien with…

The number of people homeless in Ireland is likely double or treble the official figure, according to Fr Peter McVerry. He was speaking as a new poll suggested a hardening of public attitudes towards refugees - with 49% of people surveyed saying they are unhappy with the Government's handling of…

Hundreds of hours were spent knitting scarves and toques, all of which were donated to the Bear Clan Patrol to give to Edmonton’s homeless. The organization is made up of volunteers who go out on the streets and help people experiencing homelessness — a definite need as the city experiences…

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge about the Biden administration's plans to reduce homelessness and make housing more affordable. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Earlier this week, volunteers and officials fanned out across the Washington, D.C., metro region to conduct something called a point-in-time count. That's…

A luggage bag covered in black plastic was suspected to be a bomb as it was left all by itself at a train station in Subang Jaya, Selangor yesterday. Found by patrol officers at 4.05pm, the Subang Jaya district police headquarters (IPD) immediately requested the local bomb unit to conduct…

Published Jan 27, 2023  •  2 minute read Lilo, smiling and happy. Photo by McKamey Animal Center /Facebook A homeless woman in Tennessee was reunited with her beloved dog by an animal shelter that wanted to help them. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues…

The current emergency response also means The Bissel Centre will allow more people to use its community space for 10 hours every day Published Jan 27, 2023  •  3 minute read Two people sleep on a warm air exhaust grate outside the Law Courts building in downtown Edmonton, Friday Jan.…

Partner at MP Ventures & Trusts, Nicole Parsons donates to Choices for Youth, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending youth homelessness in Canada. Prominent human resources professional and partner at MP Ventures & Trusts, Nicole Parsons Newfoundland generously donates to Choices for Youth (CFY), a nonprofit organization committed to eradicating…

Many US cities have been clearing encampments of homeless people in the past year Shutterstock/Philip Pilosian In the past few months, government officials across the US have announced initiatives to reduce homelessness, a problem that has become more widespread, visible and contentious since the start of the pandemic. Yet many…

The City of Kelowna is taking a page out of Montreal’s book as it tries to find ways to keep homeless people warm during cold snaps. The B.C. city is running a new thermal shelters pilot project. Thanks to funding from BC Housing, Kelowna is getting 27 of the shelters,…