homeless Archives

WA: UW Seattle to host homeless Tent City 3 again [except for sex offenders]

·December 20, 2020
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[kiro7.com - 12/20/20] SEATTLE — The University of Washington welcomed back Tent City 3, hosting up to 70 residents for the next three months. UW said the lower occupancy will…

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WA: A claw and a bat. People arm themselves as tensions rise over homeless RVs at the Capitol

·November 22, 2019
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[spokanepublicradio.org - 11/21/19] In the shadow of Washington’s Capitol dome is a broad boulevard -- called Deschutes Parkway -- with a popular walking and running path that curves along Capitol…

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WI: Nonprofit trying to find homes for those living in ‘Tent City’

·October 22, 2019
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[wisn.com - 10/22/19] The homeless in Milwaukee’s Tent City have less than two weeks to clear out after the Wisconsin Department of Transportation ordered them out by Oct. 31 to…

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FL: Miami-Dade Sex Offenders ‘Forced to be Homeless’

·February 20, 2019
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[thecrimereport.org - 2/19/19] Since he was released from prison almost five years ago, John has never had a place he can call home. Suffering from Parkinson’s disease, he spends nights…

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GA: City Council passes emergency ordinance banning homelessness

·November 14, 2018
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With an outcry from neighbors about recently released sex offenders living under a nearby bridge, the Ringgold City Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance banning homelessness Monday night. Full Article…

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FL: More Than Half the Registered Sex Offenders in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida are Homeless

·February 15, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org] The City of Ft. Lauderdale’s ordinance has caused more than half of the registered sex offenders in the city to be homeless. The City ordinance, which banishes sex offenders…

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FL: According to Homeless Trust, over 45% of Homeless in Miami-Dade County are Sex Offenders

·February 5, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org] Last month, Ron Book was out with his “Homeless Trust” to count the homeless in Miami-Dade. Yes, literally, to manually count the homeless. According to this article, the Miami-Dade…

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FL: Call To Action: Miami-Dade to Consider Bovo Amendment Tomorrow

·January 22, 2018
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[floridaactioncommittee.org] Tomorrow, at the regular meeting of county commissioners, the “Bovo Amendment” will be considered. The Amendment seeks to remove a safeguard contained in the overnight camping ordinance that would…