16/03/2016 Drop-in event gives people chance to have their say on...
(Source: Exeter City Council) Drop-in event gives people chance to have their say on homelessness 16/03/2016 People in Exeter can find out what is being done in the city to assist those who are...
View ArticleNew York Police Will Retrain Security Staff at Homeless Shelters
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the safety plans on Tuesday, which marked the end of a 90-day review of city homeless services. ......
View ArticleMayor Faulconer’s Campaign to House 1,000 Homeless Veterans Wins Unanimous...
(Source: City of San Diego, CA) Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - NEWS RELEASE San Diego - Funding for Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer's '' campaign - a call to action to help 1,000 homeless veterans transition off...
View ArticleChicago Joins Twenty-two Communities Across the Country Join Voices of Youth...
(Source: DFSS - Chicago Department of Family & Support Services) Linking Evidence and Action to End Youth Homelessness Chicago, IL. Chicago joins twenty-two communities from across the United...
View Article20 more shelters for homeless this summer
Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation will open 20 new shelters for the homeless this summer. In a first, some of these shelters will be exclusive for families, women and physically challenged. The...
View ArticleUdall, Heinrich Announce $7.3 Million to Combat Homelessness in New Mexico...
(Source: Martin Heinrich) Tuesday, March 15, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced more than $7.3 million for nonprofit providers and local governments in...
View ArticleUdall, Heinrich Announce $7.3 Million to Combat Homelessness in New Mexico...
(Source: Tom Udall) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced more than $7.3 million for nonprofit providers and local governments in New Mexico to combat homelessness...
View ArticleUdall, Heinrich Announce $7.3 Million to Combat Homelessness in New Mexico...
(Source: Democratic Party of New Mexico) Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced more than $7.3 million for nonprofit providers and local governments in New Mexico to combat...
View ArticleLatest Homelessness Count Shows Significant Decrease (Fairfax County, VA)
(Source: Fairfax County, VA) SHARE POINT It was cold on Jan. 28, just a few days after the blizzard when county and nonprofit personnel fanned out across our community for the annual Point in Time...
View ArticleCalls to overhaul WA tenancy laws over domestic violence
A staggering one third of Western Australia's homeless are women fleeing domestic violence, sparking two campaigns for major law reform in WA. Despite the homeless support sector struggling with...
View ArticleReports of child abuse in shelter, spotlight struggles facing homeless families
Domestic violence and child abandonment are common occurrences in New York City homeless shelters, suggests a new report published Wednesday by the New York Daily News. According to 2015 reports...
View ArticleNew York boosts security at homeless shelters: Will it improve conditions?
After a recent spate of stabbings, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that the city will step up security at its homeless shelters to prevent violence. City officials will re-introduce a...
View ArticleDe Blasio Administration Announces New Measures to Improve Safety in Homeless...
(Source: City of New York, NY) March 15, 2016 NYPD to re-train DHS security staff, send management team to DHS to immediately develop action plan to upgrade security at all shelter facilities New...
View ArticleNew York City is upgrading security at its homeless shelters
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is upgrading security at its homeless shelters, with an emphasis on preventing violence....
View ArticleNew York City Bill to Call For Free Tampons in Public Restrooms, Shelters and...
New York City Council members are joining a growing national movement to provide free feminine products to low-income women, and this Tuesday will introduce proposals for free tampons and pads in city...
View ArticleIllinois budget impasse spurs creative way to fund shelters
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois homeless shelters struggling to get by without state aid during the budget stalemate could get a much-needed financial boost through specialty scratch-off lottery...
View ArticleTranscript: Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Host Press...
(Source: City of New York, NY) March 22, 2016 Police Commissioner Bill Bratton: Okay. Thank you. The original purpose of the press event this morning was to discuss the department's ongoing response to...
View ArticleDenver blizzard hits homeless hard, but shelters still have beds
Homeless shelters say they'll be crowded, but no one will be turned away during the storm Stephanie Lugo (left) and Jule Coppa (right) speak with Thomas Ricketts as they volunteer with Christ in the...
View ArticleFree Tampons Likely Coming To All NYC Schools, Shelters and Jails
Free tampons are a small measure that could make a huge difference for young women who can’t afford the high cost of having a period each month. If a new set of bills passes in New York City, all...
View ArticlePublic Hearing Notice: City's Annual Action Plan 2016-17 (City of Troy, NY)
(Source: City of Troy, NY) All news Public Hearing Notice: City's Annual Action Plan 2016-17 March 24, 2016 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROJECT FUNDING CITY OF...
View ArticleCity celebrates National Community Development Week with Shelter House...
(Source: City of Iowa City, IA) To mark National Community Development Week, the City of Iowa City's Neighborhood Services Division will sponsor a donation drive for Shelter House to collect cleaning...
View ArticleTranscript: Mayor de Blasio Hosts Domestic Violence Roundtable (City of New...
(Source: City of New York, NY) March 23, 2016 Mayor Bill de Blasio: Good afternoon, everyone. We had the opportunity here before you came in to have a dialogue with a group of folks who doing really...
View ArticleWith Nuisance Laws, Has ‘Serve and Protect’ Turned Into ‘Silence and Evict’?...
(Source: ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union) This piece originally appeared at MSNBC.com. When Nancy Markham called 911 multiple times between March and August 2014 because of her abusive...
View ArticleMayor's Fund to Advance New York City and Mayor's Office of Veterans Affairs...
(Source: City of New York, NY) March 28, 2016 Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, Real Estate Board of New York and more private contributors are assisting efforts to achieve 'Functional Zero' NEW...
View ArticleCity hopes to open homeless shelter in a Southeast Portland school district...
First it was declaring a housing state of emergency last fall, then it was converting unused buildings into temporary homeless shelters. Now, the city of Portland has taken its creative approach to...
View ArticleProvince commits millions for new homeless shelter, supportive housing in...
(Source: Government of British Columbia) MAPLE RIDGE - Minister Responsible for Housing Rich Coleman announced today the B.C. government recognizes the need for a long-term low barrier shelter and...
View ArticleHow many homeless families got help last year in Warren County?
More than 350 homeless households sought help last year in Warren County, according to a new report that compiles a statistical snapshot of New Jersey's homeless population. The 2015 Homeless...
View ArticleTranscript: Mayor Bill de Blasio Appears Live on MSNBC's Morning Joe (City of...
(Source: City of New York, NY) March 31, 2016 Joe Scarborough: With us now Democratic Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, who's also supporting Hillary Clinton for President of the United States....
View ArticleUS Nonprofit Working to End Homelessness
June Soh As many homeless shelters across the U.S. remain at or near capacity, the country faces complicated challenges. In his fiscal 2017 budget, President Obama proposed spending $11 billion over...
View ArticleFamily violence: Portrait of an abuser
Family violence has a face and we now know what it looks like: an unemployed, 34-year-old Australian-born man. The Royal Commission into Family Violence - a vast compendium of more than 2000 pages and...
View ArticlePlans move forward for new Traverse City homeless shelter
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Plans are moving forward to convert a dilapidated warehouse in Traverse City into an emergency homeless shelter. ......
View ArticleCombating Homelessness In New Jersey (The Office of the Governor of the State...
(Source: The Office of the Governor of the State of New Jersey) 73ba6e85-f347-412a-a760-5114ce51d121.pdf Combating Homelessness In New Jersey Governor Christie Has A Proven Record Of Reform That Has...
View ArticleEnlisting Public Libraries to Help Fight Homelessness (The Pew Charitable...
(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) WASHINGTON - Every weekday morning, people line up outside the central library in the nation's capital and wait for it to open. Last Monday, about two dozen people,...
View ArticleNew homeless-youths shelter will offer security, counseling and education
A new day for homeless youths in Salt Lake City is about two months away as Volunteers of America-Utah puts the finishing touches on its 30-bed shelter at 888 S. 400 West. The $6 million,...
View ArticleNew homeless youth shelter will offer security, counseling and education
A new day for homeless youth in Salt Lake City is about two months away as Volunteers of America-Utah puts the finishing touches on its 30-bed shelter at 888 S. 400 West. The $6 million,...
View ArticleHomeless shelter program sees 25 percent jump in family members
Room in the Inn – the Urban Ministry Center’s winter shelter program – will close for the season Friday, after recording a 25 percent jump in family members and a 15 percent increase in children who...
View ArticleOverhaul 'broken system' of dealing with domestic violence, says royal...
Major report for Victorian government makes 227 recommendations, including more support for victims to return to homes and get through court cases involving perpetrators...
View Article3 Women Are Killed Every Day By Their Partners. Here Are 59 Ideas On How ...
Did you know that in the U.S., more women are killed by intimate partners -- their boyfriends, husbands and exes -- than any other type of perpetrator? On average, that works out to three women dead...
View ArticleDaniel Andrews on family violence royal commission: 'This is about saving lives'
Victoria’s premier says landmark report will make the state a national leader in preventing domestic violence deaths, and responding to family violence is ‘not about saving money’...
View ArticleMayor Emanuel Launches Citywide Task Force To Reduce Homelessness Citywide...
(Source: DFSS - Chicago Department of Family & Support Services) Task Force to focus on coordination of homeless services across all agencies to improve delivery and reduce homelessness of youth...
View ArticleMayor Emanuel Launches Citywide Task Force to Reduce Homelessness Citywide...
(Source: City of Chicago Office of the Mayor) March 31, 2016 Task Force to focus on coordination of homeless services across all agencies to improve delivery and reduce homelessness of youth and...
View ArticleMayor Emanuel Launches Citywide Task Force to Reduce Homelessness Citywide...
(Source: City of Chicago, IL) March 31, 2016 Task Force to focus on coordination of homeless services across all agencies to improve delivery and reduce homelessness of youth and families Mayor's Press...
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