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Hiring The Homeless To Protest |
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| In the downtown area of Washington, D.C., there are protesters for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters who chant slogans eight hours a day. Some of these protesters are homeless and are paid minimum wage | |
Holiday Concert Benefits Hope House Mission In Middletown |
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| The Christmas Concert raised $5,000 for the homeless shelter. Right now, the shelter is at full capacity and has fifteen men on the waiting list. The shelter for women and children is full too | |
Homeless Are At Risk Of Becoming Victims Of Crime |
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| Homeless advocates stated that the lifestyle of living on the streets is often quite violent. Murder cases of homeless victims are many times difficult to solve. Sioux Falls has experienced this crime problem in the past. | |
Homeless Capital of America Is Los Angeles |
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| Union Rescue Missions have helped thousands this past Thanksgiving. The skid row area of Los Angeles has the largest concentration of homeless people in the country. About 57,000 people in L.A. County have been homeless on any given night | |
Homeless Children Population Increases - See How One Family Copes |
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| More and more children are living in homeless shelters across the nation. One family in Daytona Beach, Florida, are making do until their situation turns around for the better. | |
Homeless Count For South Los Angeles To Be Done |
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| On January 31, 2013, there will be a new homeless count for South L.A. There is a need for thousands of volunteers to make sure an accurate count is made for the area. The Los Angeles Homeless Authority (LAHSA) will administer the count and does it every two years | |
Homeless Kids Living On The Highway To Disney World |
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| According to the U.S. Department of Education, at least 2,000 children live in the hotels of Central Florida, and that's not counting the untold numbers who are too young to go to school, or who have dropped out, or who have otherwise escaped notice, as many undoubtedly have. | |
Homeless Men Receive Free Haircuts |
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| The Hair Masters salon in Holland, Michigan, is giving complimentary hair cuts to men who are staying at the Holland Rescue Mission. The employees plan to return every few months to offer their services | |
Homeless Population In South Dakota Decreases |
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| A new report learned that homelessness decreased by twenty five percent last year. Most homeless individuals and families were found to be living in motels, emergency shelters or transitional housing | |
Homeless Population Increases In New Hampshire |
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| Homeless numbers increased by 6% compared to last year. An additional 2,576 individuals were homeless in New Hampshire. The Bureau of Homeless and Housing Services recently announced these results | |
Homeless Program Has Ended In Lincoln |
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| Almost 1,060 people in Lincoln have been helped by a 3 year federal program that provided $1.4 million in stimulus money. More than 90 percent of people who were helped are still in their homes after the program had ended six months ago. | |
Homeless Shelter Has Terminated Their Stay Limits and Fees |
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| After debating the issue, the Hudson River Housing of Poughkeepsie, New York said they were cancelling the limits and fees for their emergency shelter. They have a new program that will program help the homeless work towards independence, as well as permanent housing | |
Homeless Shelters Are Filling Up In Springfield, MO |
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| Freezing temperatures have filled up shelters across the region. The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter only opens when the wind chill is 14 degrees or below, so at this point it has not opened during the current cold spell. The community is in need for more shelters. | |
Homeless Shelters Filled With Homeless Children |
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| The Coalition for the Homeless has a new study that reported there are almost 20,000 children in New York City who are homeless. Last year they reported the number was 16,000 | |
Homeless Shelters For Families Are Full In Vermont |
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| Because the shelters are full, the homeless families are now living in motels. Last fiscal year the program spent more over $2.2 million to place the families in motels, an increase of 55% over the previous fiscal year | |
Homeless shelters Get Prepared In Case Of A Tuberculosis Outbreak |
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| Grand Forks County has reported eight confirmed cases of T-B. All of the cases are in the area's homeless population. Homeless shelters have said minimizing the spread of this disease can often be very difficult, so they are required to have all precautions ready as soon as possible | |
Homeless Shelters In NYC Are Crowded |
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| Over 50,000 homeless individuals sleep in New York City's shelters every night and that number includes nearly 21,000 children. These numbers are far higher than 2002's numbers, and higher than reported numbers in the 1980s. | |
Homeless Shelters In Oregon Are Full |
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| Cold weather has hit most of Oregon and this has made most of the homeless shelters filled to capacity. Once shelter, The Father's Heart Street Ministry expects to be open many more nights compared to last year | |
Homeless Shelters In Sonoma County Are Full |
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| The emergency shelters have filled up this week because of sub-freezing overnight temperatures. Warmer weather is expected in the next couple of nights | |
Homeless Shelters Need Volunteers |
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| King's Harvest In Davenport, Iowa will open their overflow homeless shelter on December 1st. The shelter will serve 50 to 60 individuals every night. Volunteers are needed now so they can open their doors on time | |
Homeless Shelters Open For Winter In San Francisco |
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| These following shelters will offer staggered services this winter: St. Mark's Lutheran Church at 1031 Franklin St., St. Mary's Cathedral at 1111 Gough St., St. Boniface at 133 Golden Gate Ave., and First Unitarian Church at 1187 Franklin Street | |
Homeless Shelters Receive Cots From Nashville's Red Cross |
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| About 120 cots were donated to two homeless shelters in Nashville. The Nashville Rescue Mission received 100 and the Room in the Inn shelter received 20. The cots are needed as winter temperatures continue to get colder | |
Homeless Shelters To Receive Gift Of Footwear |
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| The University of Connecticut Health Center is having their foot care providers help the homeless this Thanksgiving season by providing free food exams. They will also give out proper fitting footwear at various homeless shelters throughout the country | |
Homeless Struggle With Mental Illness |
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| A study done in 2010 by the Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research reported that about half of the homeless population is afflicted with chronic mental illness. Public health studies have proven when mentally ill homeless are put into housing, it will not only improve their health, but also lower health care costs | |
Homeless Student Population In Oregon Tops 20,000 Again |
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| The good news is the homeless student population has not increased but the bad news is the number is still over 20,000. Homeless student numbers had steadily increased over the last ten years and last year the number reached 20,545 | |