Homeless

State government has floundered in addressing homelessness. But the service workers’ union Unite Here is filling the gap. May 26, 2023 Today, Friday, May 26, unions in Los Angeles are pushing some big new ideas into the public sphere. Negotiators with UNITE HERE Local 11, the radical trade union that…

KEY POINTSNSW tenancy laws currently allow landlords to refuse tenants' pet requests for any reason.A NSW MP says the laws mean some people are having to choose been accepting housing, or staying with their pet.The state government says it is committed to changing the laws.Some renters are being forced into…

Hamilton Hamilton city council voted Wednesday to look further into the creation of an 'advocate registry' based on Oshawa program modelled on refugee sponsorship. Some councillors and advocates have concerns with the idea, however. Council voted Wednesday to look into the idea based on Oshawa 'sponsorship' program Cara Nickerson ·…

A day after Mayor Eric Adams said he would oppose an effort to reduce homelessness by increasing the number of housing vouchers, his top housing official said she would step down. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can…

The money is in addition to $48 million in funding for Ottawa through Ontario's Homelessness Prevention Program. Published May 24, 2023  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  2 minute read Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said the visit of Housing Minister Steve Clark, left, to announce $24.1 million in funding to…

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s mayor asked a judge on Tuesday to let the city suspend its long-standing “right to shelter” obligation, saying officials are no longer able to house every homeless person because of the arrival of tens of thousands of international migrants. The right to shelter has…

Ottawa's Community Services Committee outlines spending plans for $48 million in provincial money earmarked for homelessness. Published May 23, 2023  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  2 minute read OTTAWA - Feb 1, 2023 - Ottawa city councillor Ariel Troster during the presentation of the new city budget for 2023…

Driving down Wisconsin Avenue, one of the main arteries in Washington, D.C., I took note of a homeless man on the median strip. His sign, asking for help, in block letters, included a way to send him money via Venmo. I confess I was taken aback—something about the introduction of…

Sydney’s housing crisis is ­driving a wave of “working homeless” – residents who can’t find or afford a home despite holding a job – with the situation so bad an encampment of tents and car-sleepers has emerged in the heart of Anthony Albanese’s inner-west electorate.  A man has been shot…

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