Homeless

An annual event that brings the community together to raise funds and awareness on homelessness in Regina will take place Saturday, Feb. 26 Every year, YWCA Regina organizes the Coldest Night of the Year event as a family-friendly winter fundraiser. This year’s event will be dedicated to women and children facing…

Before the sun was up one misty morning in mid-January, Joshlyn Caldwell, age 51, roused the five unhoused people she let sleep in her north Houston apartment—a man, a woman, and a young family of three. The men helped Joshlyn, who has been disabled since a 2010 car accident, limp…

COVID-19 has highlighted housing shortages in some northern First Nations in Manitoba just as the federal government announced funding for proposed solutions to the issue. Pimicikamak Cree Nation received funding for temporary isolation units earlier this year to help deal with the pandemic. The chief, David Monias, said that housing…

DeAnne Csada fears a policy change by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will make it almost impossible for homeless people and those living in poverty to file their taxes. DeAnne Csada, who volunteers on her own time helping homeless people or people in poverty file their taxes, works in her…

Vic bill targets homelessness end by 2030 The Victorian Greens will attempt to legislate an ambitious target to end homelessness in the state by the end of the decade, amid heated debate on a proposed social housing levy. In state parliament on Wednesday, the Greens are expected to introduce a…

Nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Portland’s reputation for violence, homelessness, drug use, and riots continues to hamper the city’s recovery. Now Portland Public Schools (PPS) are experiencing an 8 percent decline in enrollment as well. Enrollment in PPS, the largest district in Oregon, dropped by nearly 7,000…

(CNN)At least six people have been stabbed or slashed on the New York City subway since the unveiling of a new transit safety plan on Friday, the New York City Police Department said. Officials have vowed to combat crime and address homelessness in the city's transit system as part of…

Roadhouse team leader Mahmoud Hakim and its kitchen volunteers prepare meals for people in need. Picture: Elesa Kurtz For one family, who lived in a caravan with no electricity or water in the dead of winter, a hotel room was a lifeline for survival during lockdown in 2021. Hannah is…

New York City will begin removing homeless people from subways as part of an aggressive crackdown on growing assault rates on the transport network. rom tomorrow, police will adopt a zero-tolerance approach to unruly behaviour on the subway, the city’s new mayor Eric Adams said. “No more just doing whatever…

We’ve done posts about legislative moves to put an end to traffic stops over things like expired tags or busted taillights because blacks are more likely to get pulled over and shot by racist police officers, so the only solution is to stop enforcing these traffic laws. Now we’re reading…