emergency housing
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GwenNorristown Zoning Board Approves Variance for 50-Bed Shelter Program
Montgomery County is one step closer to opening a proposed temporary, short-term emergency housing program in Norristown. At a special meeting on Wednesday night, the Norristown Zoning Hearing...
Orange nonprofit uses network of local churches to shelter homeless families
Family Promise of Greater Orlando has spent more than 20 years helping people without homes, using a 15-passenger van, a trailer full of cots and a network of...
Opinion piece weighs bill to limit Massachusetts right-to-shelter guarantee to citizens with one year of residency
The Massachusetts right-to-shelter law dates to 1983, when the state became the first in the nation to guarantee temporary housing and other emergency services to all homeless families...
Salvation Army in Alexandria, Louisiana, explains shelter policy, fees and alcohol testing
The Salvation Army in Alexandria, Louisiana, has explained its shelter policy in an interview with News Channel 5 (KALB). Major Bill Shafer, of the Salvation Army in Alexandria,...
Quebec Announces $28 Million in Emergency Funding for Homelessness Ahead of Winter
Quebec has announced 28 million Canadian dollars in emergency funding to address homelessness as winter approaches. The province describes it as the first prominent move under its social...
California’s Homelessness Shelter Bed Shortfall Exceeds 110,000
California’s homeless population has continued to grow despite recent increases in housing and shelter capacity, according to the 2023 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR). The report highlights the...
Germany’s Church Offers Weekly Shelter to Homeless Amid Housing Crisis
Germany has set a goal to eliminate homelessness by 2030, a target that has sparked debate over its feasibility. In Berlin, the Tapur Church has been providing shelter...
Fargo-Moorhead homeless shelters reach capacity before winter
The Fargo-Moorhead area is facing a growing challenge as homeless shelters reach full capacity ahead of the winter season. With freezing temperatures expected soon, the risk of exposure...
Faith-based group aims to open homeless shelter in Oak Grove, Kentucky
A faith-based organization from Clarksville, Tennessee, is planning to open a homeless shelter in Oak Grove, Kentucky. The Pursuing Life Center, an offshoot of the Clarksville-based Right for...
