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Here’s What People — Including Trump — Get Wrong About Homelessness
Sarah Ruiz-Grossman, 9,20.19 MSN President Donald Trump has been on a tear about homelessness over the past week, spreading a lot of misinformation about what the real issue is and how to address it. Earlier this week Trump lamented the nation’s homelessness crisis ― not because so many Americans are unable...
LA Mayor Hosts Trump Administration Officials For Tour Of Homeless ‘Humanitarian Crisis’
CBSN Los Angeles, September 10, 2019 at 5:40 pm Filed Under:Homeless, Los Angeles, Trump Administration LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Saying it’s time to “put politics aside”, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti hosted a delegation of Trump Administration representatives Tuesday as part of an effort to address what he called a...
Scathing new audit finds deep operational failures at L.A.’s top homeless outreach agency
LA Times,By Doug SmithSenior Writer,Aug. 28, 2019 The homeless outreach agency that was meant to move hundreds of people from the streets into housing, shelters or treatment for mental illness and substance abuse has failed dramatically to meet the goals of its contract with the city of Los Angeles, according...
Los Angeles city attorney asks Supreme Court to rule on where homeless can sleep
By Jenna Chandler Curbed published on September 25, 2019 3:20 pm City Attorney Mike Feuer says the Martin v. Boise decision was too ambiguous. Tents line the street in Skid Row. Roby ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images The city of Los Angeles is joining the fight against a ruling that lets homeless...
Businesses Are Finally Stepping Up To Help The Homeless Crisis
By Michael Hobbes, Huff Post POLITICS 09/07/2019 08:00 am ET Seattle initiative links homeless customers with charitable businesses. SEATTLE ― Rita was homeless when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2016. Fortunately, Medicaid covered her prescription costs. Not so fortunately, her medication acted as a diuretic — she...
America’s Homeless Crisis Is Inspiring New Acts Of Cruelty
Blasting loud music and pouring buckets of water are part of a broader trend to make it impossible for the homeless to exist.
Thousands Of Americans Live In Vehicles. Without Parking, They Have Nowhere To Go.
These homeless people are blocked from social services when there are few parking spaces to leave their cars without risking tickets.
LA Police Chief Seeks To Wipe Out Minor Arrest Warrants For Homeless
Michel Moore hopes the initiative will help to cut back the city's homeless population, which jumped by 16% over the past year.
What Happened When Austin Asked Homeless People How To Solve Homelessness
by Leif Reigstad June 27.2019 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/homelessness/what-happened-when-austin-asked-homeless-people-how-to-solve-homelessness/ar-AADvjSg?li=BBUPk4T Donna Ware, pictured here with her service dog, Pilaf, is one of the committee’s original members and has not had stable housing for several years. On a hot Monday morning in May, 63-year-old Donna Ware sat down in the meeting room at the Terrazas...
Why America Can’t Solve Homelessness
As the face of homelessness changes, politicians cling to limited policy ideas and quick fixes. By Michael Hobbes Huff Post,05/19/2019 08:00 am ET; Read Original Article here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/homeless-utah-end-america-salt-lake-city_n_5cd1cac0e4b04e275d511aba SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The lunch rush at St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall is a snapshot of the changing character...