AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Mar 19 2024
News
Neighbors of proposed homelessness center have doubts
INDIANAPOLIS — On New Year’s Day, Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett told a westside audience of ministers that by the end of this year the city would have a new homelessness services center. With just over nine months to go, not a shovel of dirt has been turned at the corner of Georgia and Shelby streets on the city’s near eastside where the planned $24 million center will be built. ”It sounds
Fox 59Mar 21 2024
News
This county says it's on its way to ending chronic homelessness
Officials there hope to eliminate chronic homelessness by the end of 2025. This major US county is on the way to ending chronic homelessness Karen Staples Gonzalez had been living out of her car with her son from 2015 until 2023, when she was first approached by Hennepin County, Minnesota workers, who began to check in on her and other chronically homeless residents seemingly every day.
ABC News (Online)Mar 13 2024
News
Kokomo considering ban on homeless encampments
KOKOMO, Ind. — The City of Kokomo is considering a ban on homeless camps as they’re a concern for public safety. Right now, Howard County ranks number one in the state for unemployment with nearly a 12% poverty rate. Kokomo leaders believe this is leading to more people ending up on the streets. At Monday’s city council meeting, city leaders voted 8-1 to prohibit camping in public parks,
Fox 59Mar 20 2024
News
State says temporary homeless shelters cost $50K a night
This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. The state is spending approximately $50,000 a night to operate four mass temporary homeless shelters that have seen little use since Gov. Phil Scott’s administration stood them up last Friday. The Scott administration scrambled to assemble the four shelters as
VT DiggerMar 19 2024
News
Town hall meeting held in Biloxi to address homeless issue
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Five town halls were held by Back Bay Mission, and while each was different from the last, there was a common theme: how to manage the homeless community in South Mississippi. Executive Director for Back Bay Mission James Pennington has led all five town halls and says there is a positive shift happening in the community. “We’re seeing a movement of people saying yes we
WLOX 13Mar 17 2024
News
Edgewater homeless shelter expanding to Lincoln Park
CHICAGO — An Edgewater homeless shelter is expanding to a second location and community leaders celebrated with a ceremonial groundbreaking in Lincoln Park on Sunday. The $9 million ‘Care for Friends’ community center is expected to open in the spring of 2025, expanding to Lincoln Park. “We started here in 1968 as a single meal program and we have grown into a flourishing nonprofit, providing
WGNMar 25 2024
News
Stories Of Homelessness In Newark ‘Broke My Heart’: Senate Candidate
Earlier this month, Khalil – who is running as Green Party of New Jersey candidate in the 2024 election – visited Newark on a petition drive. While in the Brick City, she spoke with some families who have had their own struggles with homelessness. • See Related: Formerly Homeless NJ Senate Candidate Rages Against The Machine We recently spoke with Khalil about her recent visit to Newark. Here’
Patch.comMar 21 2024
News
Gov. DeSantis rejects claim that Florida is 'criminalizing homelessness'
Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending legislation he signed this week that bans people from sleeping in public, saying it doesn’t punish the unhoused, but helps them. “It’s not criminalizing homelessness. What they’re saying is you don’t have a right to just sleep in front of somebody’s business or you don’t have a right to just take over a street and put an encampment down,” DeSantis said. The
Florida PoliticsMar 14 2024
News
State to Open Temporary Homeless Shelter in Downtown Burlington
ime ... to find alternative housing or shelter if they've not already done that," said Chris Winters, commissioner of the Department for Children and Families. "It will also allow the state, municipalities and community partners some additional time — that four to seven days — to assess their needs and hopefully connect those individuals with services or longer term solutions," Winters said. "
Seven Days News