Homeless

With his wife Joyce on his arm, Tom Hennessy left Victoria Park in London, Ont. to complete his 100-mile walk to raise money for homeless veterans. “I exercise everyday, so I feel great right now,” said Hennessy, who was originally going to walk 100 kilometres, but changed it to a…

SACRAMENTO—Gov. Gavin Newsom’s radical plan to address the state’s worsening homelessness problem—by forcing some individuals with mental illnesses into medical treatment—made it through an Assembly committee this week, raking in bipartisan support. Authored by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) and Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton), the bill passed the Assembly…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dozens of people experiencing homelessness in Alaska’s largest city will now camp at a city-owned site where bears recently tumbled through belongings, as a major local shelter closes. The Sullivan Arena, which provided shelter for hundreds of people nightly for more than two years, is closing…

The nights are dark and full of terrors for already COVID-battered restaurant owners struggling to stay afloat or open new locations. That’s because runaway crime and rampant homelessness are forcing them to close early or spend extra money on security to keep their patrons safe, according to interviews with several…

Maj. Bruce Shirran, who was ordained in 1989, says there are always challenges around mental health and homelessness in every community; 'The problems are the same — the faces are different,' he says Maj. Bruce Shirran may be the “new guy” on the block at the Salvation Army Barrie Bayside Mission, but…

Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes. On vacant plots near their parking lots and steepled sanctuaries, congregations are building everything from fixed and fully contained micro homes to petite, moveable cabins, and several…

KYIV/POKROVSK, Ukraine: Russian forces fully occupied the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk on Saturday, both sides said, confirming Kyiv’s biggest battlefield setback for more than a month following weeks of some of the war’s bloodiest fighting. Ukraine called its retreat from the city a “tactical withdrawal” to fight from higher…

Nollywood actress Chioma Ifemeludike has stated her position on the ongoing controversy involving the former deputy Senate President of Nigeria and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, who is currently in detention in the United Kingdom on suspicion of organ harvesting.  The Ekweremadus were accused of conspiring to arrange the entry of…

State budget FNQ housing fail: ‘It’s really desperate’There was little joy in the state budget for people desperate for social housing and for other families trying to put an affordable roof over their heads. FIND OUT MORE. There is more to this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe today…

Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu officially applied for a kidney transplant visa for Ukpo David, a 15-year-old ‘homeless’ Lagos boy. A letter sighted by Naija News correspondent revealed that Ekweremadu informed the UK authorities that he was taking David abroad for a kidney transplant for his daughter, Sonia…