Homeless

Some 1.7million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ituri About 60 people living in a camp for the homeless have been killed in a brutal overnight attack in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At around 02:00 local time, men armed with guns and machetes…

Blantyre — U.N. agencies in Malawi have started providing aid to victims from Tropical Storm Ana, which killed scores of people across southeastern Africa and left tens of thousands homeless. The U.N. children's agency, UNICEF, has provided personal hygiene and water treatment kits to approximately 15,000 people. But Malawi's President…

Ethan Hill was on his way to school one day in 2016, when he noticed a man living under a freeway overpass. Despite only being 6 years old at the time, Hill was determined to help the man. After school, he began to research ways he could provide aid to…

Boulders under Hwy 101-Cesar Chavez St. interchange in and around usual homeless encampment on Thursday, December 21, 2017, in San Francisco, California. (Photo By Elizabeth Hafalia/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) A random smattering of boulders has appeared in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood in an apparent attempt to prevent…

A poll released by the Portland Business Alliance on Friday found that the majority of Portlanders feel the quality of life in the Portland area is getting worse under a left-wing city council. The poll, conducted by DHM Research, surveyed 500 registered voters in the tri-county area, including the City…

As a pediatrician in the San Francisco Bay area, I have seen how housing insecurity can damage the mental and physical health of kids. January 31, 2022 On one morning, about a year ago, I walked into a room to see two brothers whom I have seen in my clinic…

An increasing number of people in Toronto‘s homeless population are ending up in hospital with cold-related injuries, as the city’s shelter system struggles to keep up with demand, experts and advocates say. “We had a client who was dealing with frostbite recently,” said Dr. Naheed Dosani, health equity lead at…

Two apparent protesters taking part in the "Freedom Convoy" of truckers and supporters railing against COVID-19 health measures this weekend allegedly assaulted a homeless person near Shepherds of Good Hope Saturday. Publishing date: Jan 30, 2022  •  January 30, 2022  •  2 minute read  •  30 Comments Thousands gathered in…

In this picture taken on January 29, 2022, shows homeless people gathered besides a bonfire to keep themselves warm in a wintry evening in New Delhi. — AFPNEW DELHI: India's capital New Delhi is shivering through an unusually harsh bout of winter cold, blamed for killing scores of homeless people…

A fire ripped through Masiphumelele, Cape Town, informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning.600 people have been left homeless.Gift of the Givers is on site to feed close to 1 000 people. A devastating fire ripped through the Masiphumelele informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning, leaving 600…