Jonathan Fisher had lived in the streets for two years when he met Linda Brown, a realtor and volunteer for a drop-in shelter for homeless people. Aside from having no home of his own, the man was battling substance abuse at the time. But thanks to Linda, Jonathan was able to turn his life around. …
Homelessness
Being a single mother to multiple children is challenging, but it has become twice as hard since the pandemic began. Alisha Carter, a single mom of five daughters, has dealt with all sorts of troubles since the onset of the pandemic. The 35-year-old full-time postal worker has lost her home, lived in a hotel for …
The winter months are tough for many of us, but these cold nights can be a nightmare for the homeless. Due to the lack of shelter, homeless people are at risk of getting frostbite during the frigid winter days. A team of six entrepreneurs and technical experts are trying to tackle this growing problem head-on …
Homelessness is one of the most pressing issues that Southern California is facing today. But thanks to the brainchild of Washington-based company Pallet and city officials’ efforts, a probable solution to this dilemma seems to have been found. The population of homeless people in Redondo Beach is estimated to be under 200 people – a …
After walking through an empty parking lot one night, the founder of this charity thought of turning the vacant space into a shelter for the homeless. Since time immemorial, the issue of homelessness has remained prevalent in different parts of the world. In the United States alone, “a total of 552,830 people were experiencing homelessness …
The reason why there are so many veterans living in the streets varies, and this homelessness is a serious national issue needs to be addressed with urgency. Housing veterans who are homeless must be something the government should give priority. According to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, there are more …
The city of Little Rock in Arkansas state is giving homeless people a chance to earn a living by paying them to pick up trash. The project, initiated in Little Rock, is called the “Bridge to Work” program, where eight homeless people per day will get paid for picking up trash, removing weeds, and other …
What do you do with an old cruise ship? According to the last global survey in the year 2005 conducted by the United Nations, there are over 100 million of homeless people worldwide while over 1.6 billion of people lacked proper housing. In the US alone, there were 554,000 homeless people in the United States …