The number of seniors needing support is growing with an aging population, Alston said. That includes both people who were already homeless and seniors who are thrust into homelessness for the first time in their later years, she said. "I've seen a number of individ...
Adam Hugg, head of housing at the Local Government Association, says the numbers of people needing support "are going through the roof" and the lack of available homes "creates a real challenge". He says there is a need for long-term investment to build more ...
Now, the food bank is seeing an increasing number of middle-class people needing free food, including professionals, such as nurses, teachers and once successful businesspeople. "Most of our clients were people on low incomes, but the recent increases in energy prices have changed everything," ...
Made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another Common Curiosities What types of support can help homeless individuals? Support can include access to shelters, healthcare services, job training, and food assistance. 15 What is homelessness? Homelessness is the state ...
Ten percent of homeless people keep pets. However, little information exists on specific intervention strategies for improving the health of homeless people and their pets, who are often the only source of unconditional love or companionship in their lives. ...
In the past three years, the average reduction was at least 5,000 (Military Times), meaning during the year of 2015 not enough was done to help these veterans off the streets. Considering these people fought for this country, I think we as a country should be doing more to keep these ...
Help your local animal shelter or rescue group Best Friends is working to end the killing of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters by getting more pets out of shelters and into loving homes. Each and every one of these shelters needs caring people like you to adopt, foster, donate, volunteer,...
Homelessness Rising with Economic Woes; MORE FAMILIES NEEDING HELP TO KEEP PROPERTIESByline: CLAIRE MILLERWestern Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
Plainly, the private sector currently bears much of the burden of people needing toilets outside of shelters. A circumstance that naturally raises the question of government's role, whether it be contracting with businesses specializing in this service, or in the shoring up of the public toilet ...
TAKING SHELTER IN A DOWNTURN ONCE HOMELESS, SOME NEEDING HELP AGAINDavid Arnold, Globe Staff