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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain This summer, homeless encampments in cities such as Vancouver and Los Angeles and others were dismantled. The reasons varied. In Vancouver, it was…

SACRAMENTO —  Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have required cities to forgive parking tickets for homeless Californians. The move was a disappointment for anti-poverty advocates across the state — who have warned that parking-ticket late fees can lead to more debt for already low-income people — and a win for cities that receive revenue from those tickets.“I am sympathetic to the author’s intent to provide financial relief to extremely low-income Californians, but a statewide requirement for…

Mercury Prize-shortlisted artist Self Esteem helped to organise the donation of the leftover food prepared for the ceremony in London. Last night’s (Thursday 8 September) awards show was postponed following the news of the Queen’s death, aged 96.Immediately after the announcement was made, Self Esteem – real name Rebecca Lucy Taylor – tweeted “DONATE THE F***ING FOOD”, urging organisers not to let the meals go to waste. Due to the fact dinner was about to be served at the exact moment the event was postponed, there was a…

At least 39 people were killed during the heavy rains and subsequent flooding that hammered Eastern Kentucky at the end of July. In addition to the lives lost, the devastating inundation and accompanying debris destroyed cars, homes, and other infrastructure. It could be months before utilities like water and electric are fully restored to parts of the state, according to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.Now, a group of the survivorsare hoping to hold a mining company accountable for its possible role in the devastation.…

The world is entering a huge cost of living crisis, which will inevitably result in a rise in homelessness. But donating to homeless people has yet to go fully digital. Challenger bank Monzo allowed the opening of limited accounts for the homeless using methods like a benefits letter or one from a homeless shelter, for instance. But the solutions are patchy. Howwever, with many homeless people now packing smartphones, ideally there should be simple ways of supporting them rather than shrugging away an excuse about…

Homeless charity L.A. Mission is reportedly frustrated with Kanye West’s alleged failure to deliver on promises he made to the organization in an effort to solve the city’s housing crisis.Kanye, who in November met with L.A. Mission CEO Troy Vaughn to outline particular ways he can provide aid for the unhoused, took to Instagram on Friday to express his concern for the homeless. “Look to the children, look to the homeless as the biggest inspiration for all design,” West wrote.According to TMZ, sources close to L.A.…

Mark D’Amico was sentenced to five years in prison for a $400,000 GoFundMe scam.Photo: Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer (AP)Imagine living in New Jersey (I know, such a thought sent shivers down my spine as well). So after spending a day listening to wannabe The Sopranos accents while trying to avoid both Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore, seeing a heart-melting story on GoFundMe over a homeless man’s good deed might make you more keen to donate. However, in this case, the entire story was nothing but a scam. Now,…

The Prince Rupert hotel in Shrewsbury is the kind of establishment where you’re offered a glass of sherry as you check in. A timber-framed oasis of fluffy towels and four-poster beds, its guests have included Margaret Thatcher, Monica Lewinsky and the Liverpool football team. Yet at the start of the pandemic, owner Mike Matthews, who had formerly managed Barbados’s Sandy Lane resort, made the decision to welcome a rather different clientele: the city’s rough sleepers.Some hadn’t slept in a bed in decades. Many were in the…

A new report says that Apple is struggling to find permanent accommodation for many of the homeless people displaced from the encampment on its property last year. The Seattle Times reported Monday that Apple has spent "millions of dollars" to house all of the people displaced from its property last year in a motel for nine-months. The report says that Apple has managed to permanently house eight people from the group, but that "more than three times that many were still awaiting placements days before the deadline."…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A unique study conducting counts and surveys of unsheltered people in three parts of Los Angeles found that nearly half had been offered housing in the past, but they cited the housing intake process, desires for privacy and concerns about safety as obstacles they face in efforts to get off the streets, according to a new RAND Corporation report.…