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ARI HOFFMAN: Latest HUD report shows homelessness will never be solved by ignoring addiction, mental health issues Homeless

ARI HOFFMAN: Latest HUD report shows homelessness will never be solved by ignoring addiction, mental health issues

The US saw a 25.7 percent increase in homelessness over the last four years, an 18.1 percent increase in the last year alone, and yet Democrats are still clueless about the causes or how to address it. The US saw a 25.7 percent increase in homelessness over the last four…
bubmag
January 6, 2025
Trump wants to address homelessness by working with states to ban street camping Homeless

Trump wants to address homelessness by working with states to ban street camping

Trump wants to address homelessness by working with states to ban street camping President-elect Trump wants to overhaul how the U.S. manages record-high homelessness. It could shift billions in federal funding away from housing and toward drug addiction programs. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on Jan. 3, 2025.) AYESHA…
bubmag
January 5, 2025
Ex-Ontario MPP who became homeless says it’s ‘humbling’ politicians rallying to move him out of shelter Homeless

Ex-Ontario MPP who became homeless says it’s ‘humbling’ politicians rallying to move him out of shelter

Toronto Lorenzo Berardinetti spent three decades serving the people of Scarborough in suburban Toronto as a politician, but has now spent more than a year living without a home after falling on hard times. Local politicians have started a campaign to get him back on his feet. Lorenzo Berardinetti served…
bubmag
January 4, 2025
‘It’s next week I’m worried about. It’s going to be tough.’ Dublin’s homeless brace for freezing conditions Homeless

‘It’s next week I’m worried about. It’s going to be tough.’ Dublin’s homeless brace for freezing conditions

As the frost thawed in the early sunlight on Friday, people sleeping rough in Dublin’s city centre were bracing for a protracted cold spell in the days ahead. Nikita ‘Nikki’ Kenny was sitting on the pavement outside a supermarket on North Earl Street with a bag of her belongings. She…
bubmag
January 3, 2025
Number of homeless people passes 15,000 for first time since records began Homeless

Number of homeless people passes 15,000 for first time since records began

A new record in homelessness has been described as “incomprehensible” and “scandalous” and must be “a wake-up call” for parties negotiating to form a new government, charities at the coalface of the crisis have said. The call comes as the total homeless population surpassed 15,000 for the first time since…
bubmag
January 3, 2025