Homeless

On Friday, August 7, the City of Swan and Swan Rotary co-hosted a forum to call for action on Midland’s homelessness crisis.The forum brought together government representatives as well as key stakeholders from the homelessness, business and building communities to discuss the crisis.Attendees included Minister for Police and Member for…

news, latest-news, Shoalhaven River, Flood, rescue, Pig Island, Burraga Island, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance, NSW Rural Fire ServiceA homeless man feared missing in raging floodwaters on Pig Island in the middle of the Shoalhaven River has been found safe, although a little worse for wear for his ordeal. Police said…

Candace Valenzuela knows what it’s like not to know if your family members will have a roof over their heads, or if they’ll be able to pay the bills. That’s why, she says, she would make a great member of Congress. “A lot of people in this country respect the…

Rental assistance needs will grow to nearly $835 million to cover those at risk in South Carolina this year, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition.The situation isn't much better in the rest of the country: 40 percent or more of the renters in 29 states could face eviction…

When Peter* found himself in his own home after years of sleeping rough he felt like he had won the lottery. He was re-homed as part of a "Housing First" program, which offers properties to those experiencing homelessness without conditions such as sobriety or income - barriers that would normally…

Residents of Manhattan's Upper West Side are again raising safety concerns about the hundreds of homeless people being housed by the city in three luxury hotels there, after groups were spotted drinking and urinating, and records revealed that six convicted pedophiles appear to have been illegally housed near an elementary-school…

UPDATE, AUGUST 7: A transient sex offender has been charged in connection with the death of poker player Susie Zhao. Jeffrey Bernard Morris was charged by White Lake Township, Mich. police with first-degree premeditated murder. Police are still trying to piece together the circumstances. Police said Zhao met Morris at…

This undated booking photo provided by the Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff's Office, shows Robert Incorvaia, 51, who is accused of luring homeless women with the promise of food and shelter only to sexually assault them. Phoenix police said Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, more victims have been identified and Incorvaia, 51,…

Upper West Side residents say three hotels that are housing hundreds of homeless men during the coronavirus pandemic have turned the area into a spectacle of public urination, catcalling and open drug use. Among those staying at the luxury Belleclaire on Broadway and the Lucerne on West 79th Street, and…

Updated / Friday, 7 Aug 2020 10:53 The charity Inner City Helping Homeless has described the figures as shocking Thirty-one people who were homeless have died in Dublin so far this year with ten of the deaths occurring in July, according to latest figures. This compares to 35 people who were…