Essay: Do homeless people have constitutional rights?
In an article first published on Religion News Service, author KEVIN NYE says that overwhelmingly, faith groups who filed briefs in the US Supreme Court case Johnson v Grants Pass did so against criminalising homelessness…
Updated: Haiti PM lands in Puerto Rico as gangs displace thousands at home
Updated: 11:15am (AEDT) Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, as questions as to why he had not returned to his country swirled amid escalating gang violence that has threatened to topple his government and left thousands homeless. Puerto Rico’s governor’s office confirmed Henry had landed in capital […]
Wow!: Australian scientists help the homeless beat heatwaves with mobile cooling hubs
CORDELIA HSU, of Reuters, reports…
Turkey completes new homes in area hit by devastating earthquake
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey on Saturday handed over keys to newly-completed homes to some of those left homeless after last year’s devastating earthquake, one year after the country’s deadliest disaster in its modern history. Powerful quakes on 6th February, 2023 in southern Turkey killed more than 50,000 people in 11 provinces and left millions homeless. […]
Chicago homeless migrants shelter faces backlash
Chicago, USReuters Chicago is grappling with local backlash against moving homeless migrants into a new government-run tent encampment as temperatures drop and more migrants continue to arrive. Hundreds of migrants are still sleeping on floors or in tents outside city police stations. Some who remained this week huddled near tents wearing parkas, knit hats and […]
UK interior minister plans to restrict use of tents by homeless
London, UKReuters Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman said on Saturday she would propose new laws to limit the use of tents by homeless people, saying many of them see it as “a lifestyle choice”. In a post on X, Braverman, who is seen as a possible future leader of the governing Conservative Party, said the […]
Essay: Shelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal
US researchers NATALIE FLORENCE and HEATHER ROSS, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at how providing properly-designed dormitory accommodation can aid the homeless…
Homelessness rates in England hit five-year high
London, UKReuters The number of families and individuals facing homelessness in England is at its highest since 2018, data showed on Tuesday, sparking calls for the government to reform renting laws faster and build more affordable housing. Britain is in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis, with high rates of inflation leaving people struggling to […]
Sight-Seeing: The one question I want to ask God
NILS VON KALM explores what it means to trust God when facing tough questions…
Wow!: How US ‘fair chance’ laws help ex-convicts find homes
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how laws barring landlords from conducting criminal record checks aim to reduce homelessness and reoffending…