homelessness

Woman, 54, who suffered from horrific car accident that left her ‘nearly immobilized’ travels to 92 COUNTRIES after making 50th birthday vow following her miraculous recovery

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A woman who left ‘nearly immobilized’ in a car accident nearly two decades ago has reinvented herself as a travel content creator and TV host, visiting 92 countries to date – and counting. Pamela Holt, 54, has forged an identity as a self-described solo traveler – imagining ‘solo’ as an acronym for ‘seeking out life’s … Read more

Is housing also health care? State Medicaid programs increasingly say ‘yes’ – Daily News

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By Angela Hart | KFF Health News States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s exploding around the country: using scarce public health insurance money to provide housing for the poorest and sickest Americans. California is going the biggest, pumping $12 billion into an ambitious Medicaid initiative largely to help … Read more

Denver council bans homeless sweeps in freezing weather; mayor veto possible

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A month after coming together to unanimously approve the final contracts that supported Mayor Mike Johnston’s House 1,000 initiative, a divided Denver City Council dug in its heels on Monday on a bill that — for now at least — will prohibit some city agencies from clearing homeless encampments during freezing weather. The measure, which … Read more

Ohio pastor sues city for charges related to housing homeless

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By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, January 24, 2024 Pastor Chris Avell (L) and his attorney Jeremy Dys (R) speak to reporters outside Bryan Municipal Court in Bryan, Ohio, on Jan. 11, 2023. | First Liberty Institute Lawyers for an Ohio pastor who is facing nearly two dozen charges related to housing the homeless … Read more

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

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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 rent assistance program gears up for big year as evictions surge

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On a December morning, dozens of people cycled through the benches outside Room 163 of the Denver City and County Building. A few cradled children, and some looked at the floor. Deja Balles held a document from her landlord. It demanded just shy of $2,700 in back rent for October, November and December. Like the … Read more

Ohio pastor arraigned after being charged for housing homeless

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By Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter Friday, January 12, 2024 Pastor Chris Avell (L) and his attorney Jeremy Dys (R) speak to reporters outside Bryan Municipal Court in Bryan, Ohio, on Jan. 11, 2023. | First Liberty Institute An Ohio pastor was arraigned in municipal court on Thursday after being slapped with 18 zoning law … Read more

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

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“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

Denver begins cleanup of Zuni Street migrant encampment

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A fence enclosed the hundreds of tents lining the blocks around Zuni Street and Speer Boulevard on Wednesday morning as Denver police guarded the area and outreach workers helped the migrants who have been living there get ready to leave. The city of Denver on Wednesday began the process of shutting down the makeshift campsite … Read more

Record Number Of Homeless Children In UK Reaches All Time High At Over 140,000

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In the latest House of Commons report, Conservative MPs have ignored the effects of Brexit and have instead pointed the finger at the global COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine for fuelling the cost of living crisis. While 2023 saw inflation and energy costs across the UK at an all-time high, the government … Read more