Homeless

Popular gospel musician, Great Ampong, confessed that despite being a devout Christian, he will always view Muslims as being more charitable and giving than Christians. Speaking in an interview on Happy FM, Ampong stated that he spent nine years sleeping in a church due to his homelessness and lack of employment,…

Jim Roberts, a 65-year-old retired golf professional, first heard about the neighborhood-based social media network Nextdoor in early 2013, when his wife created a group for their neighborhood of West Hills in Bend, Oregon. Initially, the site seemed like a digital bulletin board, a place where people could post about…

The ACT's rate of long-term homelessness - already the worst in the nation - has continued to rise despite a bigger spend on support services. Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport,…

TORONTO — Advocates who work with Toronto's homeless community say they've observed an alarming uptick in violence against those who are unhoused – a situation they say has come under the spotlight after recent assaults and the stabbing death of a homeless man in the city. Toronto police and the…

Google’s in-house incubator impacted by layoffs, police contractor that promised to track homeless people hacked, the potential of gravity batteries to power the whole planet. That’s all the tech news that’s trending right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending. It’s Monday January 23rd and I am your host, Ashee Pamma Area…

A group of Edmontonians are putting the pedal to the metal in an effort to end homelessness in our city by organizing and participating in the first ‘Cold City Classic’ fundraiser. The group, which is hoping to raise over $10,000 for Boyle Street Community Services, will be riding their bikes…

Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard's podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet. Hackers have stolen more than 15GB of data from ODIN Intelligence, a law enforcement contractor which, among other things, recently had plans to track people experiencing homelessness with facial recognition. The cache includes a…

Advanced techniques used by Met forensic scientists to capture DNA have been credited with the identification and conviction of two men for the murder of a homeless man in Lambeth. The body of Mauricio 'Maurice' Nascimento, aged 44, was found in Rush Common, SW2, on 12 July 2021. Maurice had…

THE MORNING LEAD Homelessness services prepare for potential fallout of Citywest closing to new refugees The development has raised concerns for the welfare of refugees who arrive into the country. HOMELESSNESS SERVICES IN Dublin are preparing for the potential fallout of the anticipated closure of the Citywest processing centre to…

After a week where temperatures dropped to freezing lows during the nights, around 250 people sat down to a warm dinner for Dublin’s homeless community, organised by volunteers inside the GPO. The annual dinner, known as Eric’s Party for the Homeless, was organised by the voluntary group Dublin Lions Club.…