homelessness issues

We see all kinds inside the library and out. Outside of our library, at the corner of Cathedral and Mulberry Streets, there’s a bus shelter, one of those Plexiglas and metal three sided enclosures to protect people from the elements while they wait for the bus. A couple of years ago, a woman...

At the moment there is a move to cap the maximum amount of benefits a family can receive. The move has public support but some groups (including those who campaign against child homelessness and the church) are fighting against these moves on the grounds that it may increase levels of child...

Pass a law against 'em. Problem solved. :) Hungary outlaws homeless in move condemned by charities (BBC)

Cafe Learns That "Pay What You Want" Doesn't Work When Lots Of Homeless Are Around http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/consumer-central/article_e32878ec-eada-11e0-8f3c-0019bb30f31a.html A couple of things. The first one in Clayton MO worked because there are no homeless in Clayton. It's...

A Channel 4 documentary showed an alarming number of tent cities which have grown up on disused land in towns and cities in the US. The programme claimed 800,000 homes were foreclosed in the last year IIRC, and a million children are now homeless. I couldn't help thinking of The Grapes of Wrath...

I got an e-mail saying there are 3.5 M homeless people in the USA. I don't want to belittle the homeless and it's a shame that anyone is homeless but for that very reason it seems it's important to accurately state how many homeless people there are instead of exxagerating for effect. I don't...

There are approximately 300,000+ churches in the U.S. and Canada. In any given week, there are approximately 842,000 and 200,000 homeless people in the U.S. and Canada, respectively. 842,000 + 200,000 = 1,042,000 total. 1,042,000/300,000 = roughly 3.5, so let's say 4. That's 4 homeless...