Homeless

Is homelessness a mental health and addiction crisis, or is it driven by an affordable housing crisis? That question underpins the debate among policymakers and politicians struggling to move people off the streets faster than they become homeless.  Researchers say housing is the most important intervention to end homelessness, and…

Thousands of persons were rendered homeless, with businesses and worship centres demolished in Agric Bus Stop, Owusu 1 Community Development Area (CDA), Ikorodu, Lagos. When The Guardian visited the area, officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) were seen demolishing the buildings with the support of officials from…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Donald Trump is vowing a new approach to getting homeless people off the streets by forcibly moving those living outside into large camps while mandating mental health and addiction treatment — an aggressive departure from the nation’s leading homelessness policy, which for decades has prioritized housing…

Published Mar 26, 2025  •  4 minute read An assortment of trash and debris — including propane tanks — is shown at an encampment near Salter Avenue near downtown Windsor on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star In response to two recent fires within hours of…

Posted March 25, 2025 9:28 pm 2 min read 1:40 The battle for Kelowna MP Kelowna is predominantly a Conservative stronghold in the federal riding map. It did turn Liberal during the 2015 election but reverted four years later. The candidates throwing their names in the ring this time will…

UFC middleweight star Joe Pyfer was on the verge of becoming homeless before Dana White’s generosity. Joe Pyfer overcame a horrific childhood filled with abuse and neglect to make a name for himself in MMA. His story is something you’d hear about in a Marvel superhero comic, but unlike comic…

Vancouver resident Debra Kalz responds to Monday’s State of the City Address by Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerby-Ogle Editor ’s note: Opinions expressed in this letter to the editor are those of the author alone and do not reflect the editorial position of ClarkCountyToday.com The peculiar thing was it was catered.…

Former beauty queen and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has recounted how she was rejected at home for participating in a beauty pageant. The mom-of-3 and winner of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant, shared her story at the Nigerian Women’s Day on the sidelines at…

“The only thing worse than being homeless in America is not being considered homeless in America,” says Brian Goldstone, a journalist and ethnographer. America’s homelessness crisis extends far beyond what we see on the streets, and Goldstone wants us to pay attention to those who are hidden from public view.…

Published Mar 24, 2025  •  Last updated Mar 24, 2025  •  6 minute read Kelly Hickey, a resident at the Chez Nous Intensive Supportive Housing facility in Stoney Point, is shown on Friday, March 21, 2025. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Their family is being split up.   That’s…