Fiscal restraint, needless to say, doesn’t win popularity contests, and Harrell—who’s up for reelection next year—has mostly taken the opposite approach. Although his proposed budget would eliminate 159 positions—mostly in IT (including theSeattle Channel), human resources, and the Department ...
As Camping Ban Looms, Burien Considers Privately Owned Lot Near Library as Potential Shelter Site By Erica C. Barnett On Monday night, the Burien City Council decided not to immediately approve abillthat would ban sleeping outdoors in the city “at any time between sunset and sunrise,” opt...
Paras was one of more than 100 homeless people brought together by the nonprofit last week through an event to help connect the unhoused population with jobs, housing and food resources. Sunnyvale has about 385 unhoused residents according to the 2022 point-in-time count, though county officials...
Mining “busts” or downturns are experienced when this high market demand for resources subsides resulting in widespread job losses (Browne et al., 2011). Over the last 25 years these boom-bust cycles have had a major impact on the psyche and wellbeing of Australian mining communities (Bay...
At the same time we shift our focus more toward prevention, we’re also intent on doing it through local innovations, encouraging localities to conceive of new ways of using their resources to decrease the flow of people seeking shelter, quickly moving individuals and families into other housing...
Tritt, who recently graduated from FHSU’s human resources program, wanted to “pay it forward”.“I have been so lucky,” she said. “There have been so many great people in my life who have inspired me. I see so many terrible things in the news. So many people have helped me ...
With temperatures set to soar next month, Indian authorities need more resources and better preparation to deal with searing heat particularly for the most vulnerable communities around the country, a New Delhi-based think tank said. No description available Volunteers with Changing Homelessness, other...
"That was the only recourse that we had, so it felt a little without compassion. So it's nice to now have those resources," Holcomb said. HEART Team navigators must have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and one year of work experience in homelessness, criminal jus...
Under the Road Home, the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) heavily resources NGOs to provide mandatory “support services” of highly questionable value to clients. Services include much “counselling” and “training” which in practice burden clients with time and travel commitments an...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a set a goal of eliminating veteran homelessness by 2015. For more information about the programs featured in this report, go to these resources: StepsnStages.com TheJubileeHouse.org The Jubilee House on Facebook...