Homeless

PHOTO: Duncan Alfreds, News24 Heavy rains that have lashed the West African state of Niger since June have claimed 55 lives and left 53 000 people homeless, authorities said on Thursday. More than 4 800 homes have been damaged by floods or landslips, and nearly 900 cattle have been lost,…

1of23Darlene McApline, an administrative coordinator with Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare's street outreach team, dumps a bottle of water on her head to cool off while loading supplies on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, in Portland, Ore.Nathan Howard/APShow MoreShow Less 2of23Chris Cowan with Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare's street outreach team loads water and other…

Melbourne, Australia – “My homelessness is directly related to domestic violence, because I would just up and leave,” says 47-year-old Naomi, who asked that we only use her first name. An Indigenous woman who was raised in inner-city Melbourne, Naomi is a tough talker whose energy and assertion belies years…

Sudbury.com’s Jenny Lamothe spends a night doing outreach work with the founders of the Go-Give Project, who spend their evenings providing comfort and support to the city’s vulnerable homeless population I’m not sure what I expected performing outreach with the Go-Give Project on a Friday night. But I can tell…

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"It's an opportunity for us to make the case for what can be done and hopefully gather support from the public," Sam Watts says. Author of the article: Jason Magder  •  Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Aug 09, 2021  •  August 9, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  9 Comments The…

Thick smoke that held down winds and temperatures began to clear Sunday from the scenic forestlands of Northern California as firefighters battling the largest single wildfire in state history braced for a return of fire-friendly weather. The winds weren’t expected to reach the ferocious speeds that helped the Dixie Fire…

PEFKOFYTO: Hundreds of firefighters fought fires that have devoured record numbers of woodlands in Greece on Saturday and left hundreds of families homeless, but heavy rains brought respite to hard-hit Turkey. More than 1,450 Greek firefighters backed by at least 15 aircraft were battling the blazes, with reinforcements arriving from…

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Auden and Carmen Hector have been providing homeless people with warm food through their 123-movement initiative.There have been some nights where they have had to sadly turn some people away as a result of limited resources.Most of the donations supplied to the family are from members of the public.A Cape…