Homeless

An Ottawa homeless shelter says protesters from the "Freedom Convoy" harassed staff and volunteers Saturday, demanding food from their soup kitchen, and one shelter client was allegedly assaulted. The convoy, billed as a protest against COVID-19 mandates, brought thousands of people to downtown Ottawa. While the bulk of the crowd…

Post-Tribune | Jan 28, 2022 at 3:08 PM Volunteer Charles Shelton, left, speaks with a woman taking shelter at Sojourner Truth House in Gary during the annual Point in Time count on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune) (Kyle Telechan / Post-Tribune) As just about everyone else…

Kanye West may be a busy man these days, but not too busy that he can’t be a voice for the homeless. According to TMZ, Kanye West is preparing to team up with the Skid Row Fashion Week producer. “Kanye is working with streetwear brand Skid Row Fashion Week on…

An advocate for the homeless says stabbing attacks on three vulnerable people last month are a sad reality. Police have deemed the random attacks within eight minutes of each other in downtown Calgary on Dec. 21, 2021 as hate-motivated. The victims had to be taken to hospital with serious injuries…

Residents of the wealthy block in New York City spent a fortune fighting against it. Now, they’ve got to learn to live with it. January 27, 2022 In the summer of 2019, as the 2020 presidential election loomed large and an enduring pandemic was inconceivable, a series of billboards targeting…

Lisa Levy is a housing case manager at Columbus House in New Haven, Connecticut, where she oversees residents in a complex of 25 apartments. Each of her clients has a dual diagnosis of severe mental illness and a substance use disorder, and all have been homeless. “They’re among the most…

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced today he will not run for a third term in the June primary, saying he will instead focus on his personal health. “I’ve struggled for years with depression. It’s a constant companion, and often a heavy one. There are times when this job…

Rukshini Ponniah-Goulin has been named the interim Executive Director of the Downtown Mission. She is shown at the Windsor organization on Monday, October 18, 2021. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star With more than one-third of its staff isolating because of COVID-19 outbreaks, the Downtown Mission is focusing on preserving…

Manusi Mothupi appears in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court for the attempted murder of a homeless man. Manusi Mothupi allegedly stabbed two homeless men in Tshwane in 2019.Following dozens of postponements, the trial finally started on Wednesday. Mothupi pleaded not guilty to two attempted murder charges.Following dozens of postponements, spanning over more…

VIP eliminated in favour of pilot program called Inside Out; Four Barrie officers also removed from local high schools to focus on broader societal issues such as homeless, mental health and addiction A police program delivered to elementary school students for an entire generation is no longer available in Barrie.…