Homeless

SACRAMENTO —  The raft to Bannon Island does not inspire confidence. But Dyrone Woods climbed aboard the piece of crumbling Styrofoam secured to the remains of a wood pallet anyway. An atmospheric river was headed straight for the capital, prompting dire warnings about potentially deadly flooding and damaging high winds. Yet…

Former California Assembly member Susan Talamantes Eggman discusses a bill in 2017 with then- Sen. Ted Gaines. On Thursday, state Sen. Eggman was named chair of the Senate’s influential health committee. (Rich Pedroncelli / AP) California state Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman, a Stockton Democrat who was instrumental in passing Gov.…

New figures show the number of people experiencing homelessness has hit another record high. There were 11,542 people accommodated by homeless services in November. That compares to 11,397 a month earlier, which is an increase of 1.2%. However, the latest figures are up a substantial 26.8% on the same period…

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  CAPE TOWN - At least 400 people have been displaced after a fire gutted more than 100 structures in Phola Park in Philippi. It's the second fire in a week, with the first leaving over 700 people homeless. Humanitarian group Gift of the Givers says the flare-up was close…

Recent floods have worsened the state’s housing crisis, and the local government’s response is proving woefully inadequate once again. January 6, 2023 Since late December, one atmospheric river after another has pummeled drought-stricken California. The huge storms have provided much-needed relief, in terms of the state’s water supplies, but are…

Numerous anti-homeless laws are being passed across the US as funding for social services is widely reduced, raising welfare concerns among advocates for the unhoused. In Missouri, a new state law that took effect on 1 January makes it a crime for any person to sleep on state property. For…

In March 2020, the city of Montreal declared a state of emergency specifically to contain the spread of COVID-19 among the homeless population. Since then, as soon as winter's icy breath blows into the city, officials launch initiatives such as converting hotels into emergency shelters and an unused hospital into an isolation unit, while…

For the past five years, 25-year-old Seth Laub has called the streets home. After seeing his mother experience trauma, he went into foster care. After getting out of the system, he said he had no where to go except the streets. "It's scary, but it's not as scary as some…

By ALTAF QADRI January 2, 2023 GMT NEW DELHI (AP) — When midnight approaches in New Delhi and a freezing fog settles over the Indian capital, thousands of homeless people spread torn mattresses and blankets on the pavements and lie on them to keep warm. Those who can’t afford the…