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The Housing and Urban Development Department recommitted to Obama-era protections that ensure transgender people experiencing homelessness can stay in shelters that correspond with their gender identities. The department on Thursday withdrew a proposal put forward under President Donald Trump last year that would have rolled back the protections in HUD’s…

Evictions of people from rental accommodation can resume from Friday as a grace period following last week’s lifting of the ban ends. Housing charity Threshold and Opposition politicians raised fears that homelessness will rise as a result but the Government defended remaining measures aimed at protecting tenants. Meanwhile, property owners…

98-year-old grandmother takes up indoor sponsored cycle ride challenge in support of homelessness charity WLM (West London Mission) for 80 days West Hill resident, Diana O’Flynn – 98 years old, has taken up the ‘Around the Sitting Room in 80 Days’ challenge to raise funds for her beloved charity WLM…

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's right-wing government and the liberal leadership of the country's capital city are absorbed in a conflict over a hospital for the homeless that may soon be forced to close its doors.Read More

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Dr. Drew Pinsky, whose nomination to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) was withdrawn earlier this week due to opposition by some homeless advocates, said moving forward, he hopes to help the homeless in a way that doesn't create distractions. Pinsky spoke to Newsweek Tuesday about the withdrawal of…

Author of the article: Lisa Johnson, Dustin Cook Publishing date: Apr 19, 2021  •  April 19, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  7 Comments Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson talks about new housing and shelter supports for Edmonton's homeless and vulnerable population on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Photo by Larry Wong…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Faced with an out-of-control homeless crisis, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Monday will propose spending nearly $1 billion in the coming year to get people off the streets, build housing and clean up squalid encampments…Read More

Dr. Drew Pinsky made headlines last April for remarks over a two-month period that were skeptical of the pandemic's severity. He eventually apologized. (Getty Images) A Los Angeles County supervisor has recommended a celebrity doctor who has railed against California's mishandling of the homelessness crisis to a local commission, a…