Amnesty International’s Shocking Short Film Exposes How UK’s Squalid Housing Kills Children

Amnesty International’s Shocking Short Film Exposes How UK’s Squalid Housing Kills Children

For weeks, Amnesty International has teased its series “Before Our Eyes.” But, announcing its shocking twist on social media, the human rights organisation wrote: “This isn’t drama, it’s real life.” According to Amnesty International UK, what viewers thought was a two-minute trailer for the drama was the short film itself. Before Our Eyes set out … Read more

Denver’s Roads to Recovery initiative prioritizes treatment over jail

Denver’s Roads to Recovery initiative prioritizes treatment over jail

For Aly Garrett, the safe haven provided by Tribe Recovery Homes is a source of inspiration and, she hopes, salvation. The 34-year-old is on probation for charges related to fentanyl use. Her addiction started four years ago while she was in an abusive relationship and dealing with trauma that stemmed from her mother’s use of … Read more

Greater Boston cities, towns team up to address homelessness amid housing, migrant crisis

Greater Boston cities, towns team up to address homelessness amid housing, migrant crisis

More than a handful of cities and towns north of Boston are teaming up in an initiative that will address the rising rate of homelessness plaguing the region amid the housing and migrant crisis. Malden Mayor Gary Christenson has announced that his city will be spearheading a joint program that will provide support and outreach … Read more

LA wants to use ‘master leasing’ approach to housing for homeless – Daily News

LA wants to use ‘master leasing’ approach to housing for homeless – Daily News

By JOSE HERRERA LOS ANGELES — The City Council moved forward Friday on plans to begin a “master leasing” program in the city — picking up an approach already in use by LA County to expand the number of available units for unhoused residents. “Master leasing is the securing of all or part of an … Read more

City drops charges against Ohio pastor who sheltered homeless

City drops charges against Ohio pastor who sheltered homeless

By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Friday, February 09, 2024 Pastor Chris Avell (L) and his attorney Jeremy Dys (R) speak to reporters outside Bryan Municipal Court in Bryan, Ohio, on January 11, 2023. | First Liberty Institute City officials in a small Ohio town have agreed to drop all criminal charges against a local … Read more

Aurora City Council approves purchase of Crowne Plaza Hotel property for homeless navigation campus

Aurora City Council approves purchase of Crowne Plaza Hotel property for homeless navigation campus

The city of Aurora plans to buy the Crowne Plaza Hotel and turn it into a “regional navigation center” that provides temporary housing and services for people who are homeless. Aurora City Council members approved the purchase Monday night 7-3 for the 255-room hotel and convention center at 15500 E. 40th Ave. near the airport … Read more

Denver City Council poised to limit homeless camp sweeps in freezing weather

Denver City Council poised to limit homeless camp sweeps in freezing weather

The Denver City Council is poised to put much stricter limits on when city agencies can clear homeless encampments during the cold weather months. A bill that would prohibit the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment and other city agencies from removing shelter from public places when the outside temperature is forecast to be … Read more

The Rock Church sues Castle Rock challenging ban on sheltering homeless in RVs

The Rock Church sues Castle Rock challenging ban on sheltering homeless in RVs

“Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless.” That passage from Isaiah 58:7 was invoked by the Rock Church in a lawsuit it filed against Castle Rock last week as part of an attempt to overturn the town’s decision to bar the evangelical church from providing temporary shelter to homeless people … Read more

Massachusetts winter weather a concern for single homeless

Massachusetts winter weather a concern for single homeless

Advocates and shelter providers say bubbling just beyond the surface of the family shelter crisis this winter are concerns that unaccompanied homeless adults are not receiving enough resources as temperatures drop below freezing. Cold weather arrives as one provider told the Herald that they have seen more unaccompanied, unhoused adults seeking shelter compared to last … Read more

Refugees Are ‘Left Destitute On Our Streets’ After Receiving Status, Says Charity

Refugees Are ‘Left Destitute On Our Streets’ After Receiving Status, Says Charity

A recent Freedom of Information request, submitted by the refugee charity Care4Calais, exposed the Conservative Government for forcing refugees out of their temporary accommodations and onto the streets. After having their asylum seeker claims granted and obtaining refugee status, the refugee charity slammed the home office for “telling people – people it has accepted deserve … Read more