Homeless

Council for the Homeless CEO Sesany Fennie Jones shares her thoughts on the role rent stabilization can have on homelessness Sesany Fennie Jones, chief executive officer Council for the Homeless A challenge as complex  as solving homelessness requires engagement across all sectors of our community and implementation of multiple strategies.…

By Spooky on February 24th, 2025 Category: News A Frenchman appealed to the homeless thieves who stole his credit card to buy a jackpot-winning scratch lottery ticket, offering to split the €500,000 jackpot with them. They say every misfortune can be a blessing in disguise, and that certainly seems to…

When a homeless kid shouted, “Don’t eat that!”, no one expected what would happen next. The Park Cafe was a magnet for the city’s elite, tucked between rows of manicured trees and the hum of a nearby fountain. It was midday, and the cafe buzzed with life. Waiters in crisp…

No Address, a new faith-adjacent film hitting theaters Feb. 28, sheds light on America's growing homelessness crisis through powerful storytelling... A new faith-adjacent film featuring a celebrity-packed cast hits theaters this weekend, aiming  to spotlight the growing homelessness crisis in the United States.  No Address  opens Feb. 28 and follows…

Staff report GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Keshaira Monae Merthie, 33, was arrested yesterday and charged with aggravated battery after allegedly threatening to pepper-spray a dog and then pepper-spraying the dog’s owner. At about 7:55 p.m. on February 20, a Gainesville Police Department officer responded to the 400 block of NE 1st…

A woman gathers possessions to take before a homeless encampment was cleaned up in San Francisco in 2023. The Trump administration plans to cut most federal staff in the HUD office that funds homelessness programs at a time when the number of people in the U.S. without housing is at…

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There’s a strange familiarity that many Bay Area residents start to build up with their homeless neighbors. If you have a routine or a daily commute, you walk by the same people on the same corners or benches, and as the years pass you realize that you probably see these…

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Trump is jockeying for local political power by positioning himself as the antidote to the city’s crime and homelessness...Read More