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Mar 19 2024
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Transitional housing coming to Orangeburg to help combat homelessness
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (WIS) - Several Orangeburg pastors are teaming up to combat homelessness throughout the city with a program called RISE Ministries. “We believe that once you come into RISE major transformation will take place,” said Pastor Raymond Jennings. Pastor Raymond Jennings said transformation is already taking place at what used to be the Southern Methodist College campus. Renovations
WIS 10Apr 08 2024
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In reversal, Alaska House includes $4M for Anchorage homeless shelter in budget draft
The spending plan draft set for consideration by the Alaska House this week includes $4 million for operating an Anchorage homeless shelter, after the Finance Committee reversed its previous action in nixing the funding. The $4 million request — supported by the Anchorage Assembly, Mayor Dave Bronson, and some Anchorage lawmakers, was initially rejected by the committee in a 6-5 vote earlier
Anchorage Daily NewsApr 23 2024
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Council to discuss Measure H spending on homelessness
The Santa Clarita City Council plans to talk about local spending on homelessness Tuesday — in particular, how it plans to spend a little more than $335,000 from Measure H, a countywide quarter-cent sales tax intended to help those without housing. The city staff recommendation on the agenda for Tuesday’s council meeting calls for about $309,000 to help Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley
The Santa Clarita Valley SignalApr 01 2024
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House budget crafters reject $4 million request for Anchorage homeless shelter
The House Finance Committee narrowly rejected an amendment to the budget on Monday that would have added $4 million in state spending to extend the operations of a low-barrier shelter in Anchorage through the summer months. The amendment was proposed by Anchorage Democratic Rep. Andy Josephson, who said homelessness “is a shared problem in that many people are homeless and not directly from
Anchorage Daily NewsMar 25 2024
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New Hampshire mayors say housing, homelessness are top issues for cities
NEW HAMPSHIRE MAYORS BRING TO THE TABLE PERSPECTIVES AS DIVERSE AS THEIR CITIES, BUT ON ONE ISSUE, THEY’RE SPEAKING IN UNISON. THESE DAYS THE NEED FOR MORE HOUSING IN FRANKLIN MAYOR DESIREE MCLAUGHLIN SAYS THE PRESSURE ON LOW AND FIXED INCOME NEIGHBORS IS GETTING WORSE. WE HAVE A LOT OF SENIORS WHO HAVE BEEN PRICED OUT OF THEIR HOMES OR APARTMENTS. CITIES ARE SCRAMBLING TO ADD CAPACITY AND
ABC 9 WMURApr 22 2024
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Ilhan Omar's Daughter 'Homeless and Hungry'
Columbia University in New York has seemed reluctant to do much of anything about the increasingly violent antisemitic protests taking place on its campus thus far. University President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik has become a target of outrage in the House of Representatives. But it turns out that there are some acts of "protest" that are a bridge too far even for Columbia and they wind up taking
HotAirApr 23 2024
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Lady Law and Homeless Encampments
"We need more shelter, we need more beds, and we need more mental health inpatient treatment." Sarah and David discuss oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, a Supreme Court case addressing the issue of homeless people camping on public property, as well as and the 4th Circuit ruling that blocked West Virginia’s law blocking transgender athletes from participating in sports. The Agenda: —
The DispatchApr 03 2024
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$7.27M approved for affordable housing dedicated to homeless survivors of domestic, sexual violence
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a multi-million dollar contract with the SAFE Alliance to help fund an affordable housing project. The nearly $7.3 million contract will help fund The Lancaster development project, a housing project that will provide 60 units of affordable housing for people experiencing homelessness who are survivors of domestic and sexual
KXAN NewsFeb 29 2024
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Oregon Senate votes to pass housing and homelessness bills
Senate Bill 1530 and Senate Bill 1537 are part of a $376 million dollar housing package. The bills are part of the $376 million dollar Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package, which aims to boost housing production, infrastructure and homeless services while expanding recovery housing. The package also allows some cities a one-time expansion of their urban growth boundary. In the
KGW 8Apr 04 2024
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LA Homeless Lawsuit
• The latest envisioning of a Korean American history museum incorporates the design of a hanbok, a traditional Korean house. Plans to build a Korean American history museum in Koreatown keep stalling. Now a group of community members has formed to demand greater transparency around the project. Why it matters: L.A. is home to the largest concentration of Korean Americans in the country. While
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