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Homelessness dropped 3% last year, compared to 2024, HUD Secretary Turner says more needs to be done
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (260+ words) Despite the drop in people with homes in the U. S. , Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner says more is need to be done. The Trump administration has released the 2025 edition of the federal government's annual report on homelessness in America,…...
HUD Launches Investigation of Portland-Area County Over Race-Based Homelessness Programs
8+ hour, 53+ min ago (240+ words) The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday launched an investigation into Multnomah County, Oregon, over the county's race-based homelessness programs, writing in a letter to county officials that the programs likely violate the Fair Housing Act. The move…...
There Is Still A Real World
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (308+ words) A recent op-ed in The Jerusalem Post pointed to a big part of the problem: But somewhere along the way, visibility itself became the goal. Activism is now increasingly judged not by whether it changes institutions or improves lives, but…...
Homeless seniors in the city
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (559+ words) PETALING JAYA: The country, which is already transitioning into an "aged nation" by 2030, may be heading towards a bigger social crisis if urgent action is not taken to address the growing number of homeless elderly people. Kechara Soup Kitchen marketing…...
IMFA's CSR efforts transform Choudwar: Passenger shelters and senior citizen facilities unveiled
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (226+ words) The Bansidhar and Ila Panda Foundation (BIPF) on Friday inaugurated several public welfare projects in the Choudwar region, aimed at enhancing civic amenities and promoting community welfare. Cuttack Collector Dattatraya Bhausaheb Shinde attended the programme as the Chief Guest and…...
It lifted me up: Reopened senior center changes lives in Aransas Pass
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (289+ words) ARANSAS PASS, Texas " Nearly 10 years after Hurricane Harvey damaged a vital gathering place for seniors in Aransas Pass, the city is celebrating a major comeback. The local senior center has officially reopened its doors to the community, something Lonnie Brigmon…...
Spencer Pratt is right " the homeless problem is mostly about drugs
6+ day, 15+ min ago (653+ words) When a reporter asked Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt about his plans to tackle homelessness, Pratt had a brusque response: "They're not homeless. They're drug addicts." "They are choosing to be on the street because they want to do…...
Voters enraged at "zero progress" on homelessness
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (260+ words) Los Angeles voters are sounding off on the city's homelessness crisis ahead of the upcoming mayoral and gubernatorial races, with many saying they've lost faith in local leaders after years of promises and billions in spending. "Zero progress," one woman…...
Asia's elderly poor: Hong Kong's cardboard grannies, Singapore's Karungguni aunties & uncles, and more - Singapore News
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (465+ words) ASIA: Less than a decade ago, Hong Kong's "cardboard grannies" were featured in the news, and people across the globe were shocked to learn about many elderly poor, especially women, collecting cardboard long hours each day to support themselves, in…...
The Los Angeles Police Department are funding homeless encampments completely crawling with rats
1+ week, 6+ min ago (414+ words) LAPD is calling this a health and safety hazard and making it impossible for people with disabilities to use sidewalks 5 medieval diseases are having resurgences in Los Angeles linked to homelessness and poor sanitation conditions Flea-borne Typhus (Murine Typhus)Spread…...