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Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro sees increase in services over last year

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- The Interactive Resource Center in Greensboro says it's seeing a sharp rise in the number of #unhoused people walking through its doors. Now, service providers and the city are looking for ways to address growing housing needs across Greensboro. Numbers Tell Story IRC staff say the numbers tell a bigger story [. ]
May. 15,2026
#Homeless #English

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/greensboro/interactive-resource-center-in-greensboro-sees-increase-in-services-over-last-year

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Denver's $9 million plan to house the #unhoused sits empty years after city promised a novel approach

The city now tells 9NEWS Investigates the Stay Inn will remain shuttered for at least another 12 months.
May. 14,2026
#Denver #Colorado #DenverColorado #Homeless #English

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/denver-plan-to-house-unhoused-sits-empty/73-1ef280ef-5aef-47ac-9416-5eac3457f9f1

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'This is not a World Cup for the people': residents in host cities sound alarm over housing affordability

Organizers fear Fifa event will deepen crisis as short-term listings proliferate and sweeps displace #unhoused people. More than 10 million people are expected to visit the US for the World Cup this summer. However, where and how to accommodate these visitors has been a concern among residents and affordable housing advocates in host cities from Seattle to Atlanta.. Hotels remain under-booked in America's 11 host cities, while short-term rental listings in some cities have increased by as much as 30% in recent weeks. To incentivize homeowners and landlords to become hosts during the World Cup, platforms such as Airbnb are offering a $750 sign-up bonus, with some rental listings already reaching $6,000 a night. Advocates worry that an increase in short-term listings will lead to a tighter rental market and higher rents for residents in host cities.. .
May. 14,2026
#Homeless #English

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/fifa-world-cup-cost

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'Street Medicine for the Mind' Could Transform Care for #Unhoused Philadelphians

A Proposed Expansion of Mobile Crisis Teams Aims to Deliver Mental Health Treatment Where It's Needed Most-on the Streets Across the city of Philadelphia, the needs of unsheltered #homeless people continue to go unmet. Experts in the field say that ...
May. 11,2026
#Homeless

https://invisiblepeople.tv/street-medicine-for-the-mind-could-transform-care-for-unhoused-philadelphians

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Compare and contrast

https://youtube.com/shorts/xMDxRzqpbF0?si=EPC6Z1K8Vhm8i9iA

with

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/how-some-liberals-take-ludicrous-positions-to-seem-tolerant

Strictly speaking, the one does not contradict the other, as each chiefly addresses different topics: the unhoused in public spaces on the one hand, public drug use on the other.

Yet a difference in attitude is certainly present here, as well as a difference in the understanding of freedom as a value.

I don't have a pat answer about the "correctness" of either approach. I do know that progressives should be thinking hard about these matters
and be ready for challenging discussion about public space, inclusion, and the justifiability or otherwise of paternalism with regard to housing, drug use, and mental illness.

#PublicSpace #ThirdSpaces #Unhoused #Homeless #DrugUse #Freedom #PoliticalThought #PoliticalPhilosophy #Politics #MentalIllness

Compare and contrast

https://youtube.com/shorts/xMDxRzqpbF0?si=EPC6Z1K8Vhm8i9iA

with

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/how-some-liberals-take-ludicrous-positions-to-seem-tolerant

Strictly speaking, the one does not contradict the other, as each chiefly addresses different topics: the unhoused in public spaces on the one hand, public drug use on the other.

Yet a difference in attitude is certainly present here, as well as a difference in the understanding of freedom as a value.

I don't have a pat answer about the "correctness" of either approach. I do know that progressives should be thinking hard about these matters
and be ready for challenging discussion about public space, inclusion, and the justifiability or otherwise of paternalism with regard to housing, drug use, and mental illness.

#PublicSpace #ThirdSpaces #Unhoused #Homeless #DrugUse #Freedom #PoliticalThought #PoliticalPhilosophy #Politics #MentalIllness

Compare and contrast

https://youtube.com/shorts/xMDxRzqpbF0?si=EPC6Z1K8Vhm8i9iA

with

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/how-some-liberals-take-ludicrous-positions-to-seem-tolerant

Strictly speaking, the one does not contradict the other, as each chiefly addresses different topics: the unhoused in public spaces on the one hand, public drug use on the other.

Yet a difference in attitude is certainly present here, as well as a difference in the understanding of freedom as a value.

I don't have a pat answer about the "correctness" of either approach. I do know that progressives should be thinking hard about these matters
and be ready for challenging discussion about public space, inclusion, and the justifiability or otherwise of paternalism with regard to housing, drug use, and mental illness.

#PublicSpace #ThirdSpaces #Unhoused #Homeless #DrugUse #Freedom #PoliticalThought #PoliticalPhilosophy #Politics #MentalIllness

Compare and contrast

https://youtube.com/shorts/xMDxRzqpbF0?si=EPC6Z1K8Vhm8i9iA

with

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/how-some-liberals-take-ludicrous-positions-to-seem-tolerant

Strictly speaking, the one does not contradict the other, as each chiefly addresses different topics: the unhoused in public spaces on the one hand, public drug use on the other.

Yet a difference in attitude is certainly present here, as well as a difference in the understanding of freedom as a value.

I don't have a pat answer about the "correctness" of either approach. I do know that progressives should be thinking hard about these matters
and be ready for challenging discussion about public space, inclusion, and the justifiability or otherwise of paternalism with regard to housing, drug use, and mental illness.

#PublicSpace #ThirdSpaces #Unhoused #Homeless #DrugUse #Freedom #PoliticalThought #PoliticalPhilosophy #Politics #MentalIllness

Compare and contrast

https://youtube.com/shorts/xMDxRzqpbF0?si=EPC6Z1K8Vhm8i9iA

with

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/04/how-some-liberals-take-ludicrous-positions-to-seem-tolerant

Strictly speaking, the one does not contradict the other, as each chiefly addresses different topics: the unhoused in public spaces on the one hand, public drug use on the other.

Yet a difference in attitude is certainly present here, as well as a difference in the understanding of freedom as a value.

I don't have a pat answer about the "correctness" of either approach. I do know that progressives should be thinking hard about these matters
and be ready for challenging discussion about public space, inclusion, and the justifiability or otherwise of paternalism with regard to housing, drug use, and mental illness.

#PublicSpace #ThirdSpaces #Unhoused #Homeless #DrugUse #Freedom #PoliticalThought #PoliticalPhilosophy #Politics #MentalIllness

Unsheltered in the wide open spaces

Unhoused in Australia: "‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds:"

"Between 2010 and 2020, 54 rough sleepers died in public parks, the analysis shows. Eighty-five homeless Australians died in countryside areas – including in bushland, desert, beaches and riverbanks – in the same period...It is a sobering indictment of societal abandonment and systemic failure." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/09/homeless-people-deaths-per-year-australia-ntwnfb

The human right to adequate housing. Housing is a right, not a commodity
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-housing
#housing #precariousness #abandonment #HomelessnessCrisis #AffordableHousing #PublicHousing #privatisation #DecadesOfNeglect #HumanRights #homelessness #Unhoused #FamilyViolence #SettlerSociety #commodity #rentierism

Unsheltered in the wide open spaces

Unhoused in Australia: "‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds:"

"Between 2010 and 2020, 54 rough sleepers died in public parks, the analysis shows. Eighty-five homeless Australians died in countryside areas – including in bushland, desert, beaches and riverbanks – in the same period...It is a sobering indictment of societal abandonment and systemic failure." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/09/homeless-people-deaths-per-year-australia-ntwnfb

The human right to adequate housing. Housing is a right, not a commodity
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-housing
#housing #precariousness #abandonment #HomelessnessCrisis #AffordableHousing #PublicHousing #privatisation #DecadesOfNeglect #HumanRights #homelessness #Unhoused #FamilyViolence #SettlerSociety #commodity #rentierism

Unsheltered in the wide open spaces

Unhoused in Australia: "‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds:"

"Between 2010 and 2020, 54 rough sleepers died in public parks, the analysis shows. Eighty-five homeless Australians died in countryside areas – including in bushland, desert, beaches and riverbanks – in the same period...It is a sobering indictment of societal abandonment and systemic failure." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/09/homeless-people-deaths-per-year-australia-ntwnfb

The human right to adequate housing. Housing is a right, not a commodity
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-housing
#housing #precariousness #abandonment #HomelessnessCrisis #AffordableHousing #PublicHousing #privatisation #DecadesOfNeglect #HumanRights #homelessness #Unhoused #FamilyViolence #SettlerSociety #commodity #rentierism

Unsheltered in the wide open spaces

Unhoused in Australia: "‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds:"

"Between 2010 and 2020, 54 rough sleepers died in public parks, the analysis shows. Eighty-five homeless Australians died in countryside areas – including in bushland, desert, beaches and riverbanks – in the same period...It is a sobering indictment of societal abandonment and systemic failure." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/09/homeless-people-deaths-per-year-australia-ntwnfb

The human right to adequate housing. Housing is a right, not a commodity
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-housing
#housing #precariousness #abandonment #HomelessnessCrisis #AffordableHousing #PublicHousing #privatisation #DecadesOfNeglect #HumanRights #homelessness #Unhoused #FamilyViolence #SettlerSociety #commodity #rentierism

Unsheltered in the wide open spaces

Unhoused in Australia: "‘A sobering indictment’: 14 homeless people die a year in public parks or countryside in Australia, analysis finds:"

"Between 2010 and 2020, 54 rough sleepers died in public parks, the analysis shows. Eighty-five homeless Australians died in countryside areas – including in bushland, desert, beaches and riverbanks – in the same period...It is a sobering indictment of societal abandonment and systemic failure." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/09/homeless-people-deaths-per-year-australia-ntwnfb

The human right to adequate housing. Housing is a right, not a commodity
https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-housing/human-right-adequate-housing
#housing #precariousness #abandonment #HomelessnessCrisis #AffordableHousing #PublicHousing #privatisation #DecadesOfNeglect #HumanRights #homelessness #Unhoused #FamilyViolence #SettlerSociety #commodity #rentierism

FYI In Montréal alone there are more than 5000 visibly #unhoused individuals... so that $28M over ~3 years is NOT a lot at all.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/07/quebec-28m-homelessness-prevention-funding/ #CAQASTROPHE #CAQBS #homelessness #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli

FYI In Montréal alone there are more than 5000 visibly #unhoused individuals... so that $28M over ~3 years is NOT a lot at all.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/07/quebec-28m-homelessness-prevention-funding/ #CAQASTROPHE #CAQBS #homelessness #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli

FYI In Montréal alone there are more than 5000 visibly #unhoused individuals... so that $28M over ~3 years is NOT a lot at all.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/07/quebec-28m-homelessness-prevention-funding/ #CAQASTROPHE #CAQBS #homelessness #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli

FYI In Montréal alone there are more than 5000 visibly #unhoused individuals... so that $28M over ~3 years is NOT a lot at all.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/07/quebec-28m-homelessness-prevention-funding/ #CAQASTROPHE #CAQBS #homelessness #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli

FYI In Montréal alone there are more than 5000 visibly #unhoused individuals... so that $28M over ~3 years is NOT a lot at all.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2026/05/07/quebec-28m-homelessness-prevention-funding/ #CAQASTROPHE #CAQBS #homelessness #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #polMTL #MTLpoli

Federal authorities arrest 18 people in Los Angeles raid amid drug crackdown

Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and #homelessness. Federal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.. The DoJ said it was targeting an "open-air drug market" in the park near downtown, which has long struggled with fentanyl use and overdoses and has at times had large encampments of #unhoused people.. .
May. 7,2026
#Homeless #English

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/los-angeles-drug-arrests-park

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Just got word that #Minneapolis is displacing #unhoused people again (it happens nearly daily but this is a massive displacement) along Minnehaha Avenue, at East 26th Street cross-street and beyond, even an arrest happening. Helpers/documenters called for.

Lullaby Project provides parents who are incarcerated or #unhoused a chance to write songs for their children

We talk with Jessica Katz, the director of The Family Preservation Project, as well as one of the first women to participate in the program and the artist paired with her.
May. 6,2026
#Portland #PDX #Homeless #English

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/05/think-out-loud-lullaby-project-portland

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Inside The Louisiana Bill That Critics Say Would Enact Forced Labor For #Unhoused People (Me: back on the chain gang just for being #homeless)

Source: Inside The Louisiana Bill That Critics Say Would Enact Forced Labor For #Unhoused People
Apr. 29,2026
#Homeless

https://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2026/04/28/inside-the-louisiana-bill-that-critics-say-would-enact-forced-labor-for-unhoused-people-me-back-on-the-chain-gang-just-for-being-homeless

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Event brings sobriety resources and community support to downtown Colorado Springs

The Stronger Together Summit in Acacia Park connected the community with resources for sober living, rehabilitation, and assistance for the #unhoused population.
Apr. 26,2026
#ColoradoSprings #Colorado #Homeless #English

https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/central-springs/event-brings-sobriety-resources-and-community-support-to-downtown-colorado-springs

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More than 200,000 lost their homes in the L.A. County fires. For people already on the streets, the damage ran deeper

A new study out of UCLA shows the outsized impact of climate-related disasters like the 2025 fires on #unhoused populations.
Apr. 17,2026
#Segundo #California #SegundoCalifornia #Homeless #English

https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-04-16/how-la-unhoused-population-was-devastated-by-2025-wildfires

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They voted for the most PETTY MAN TO LIVE. What a fucking disgrace. I really wish I believed in Hell so I would have some comfort that that is where he was going.

#MAGA #Trump #TrumpEpsteinWar #IranWar #TrumpEpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverup #PopeLeo #Hunger #Homelessness #unhoused #charity #Catholic #ThisIsWhatYouVotedFor #TrumpFucksKids

Pancakes in the Park: Rain or Shine, for Twenty Years

story and photos by Shakema Straker. Pancakes in the Park in San Francisco celebrated its 20th anniversary. Since 2006, members of the #unhoused community gather every week for brunch at Golden Gate Park. The smell reaches you before anything else. Warm batter on a hot griddle, drifting through the eucalyptus and fog of Golden Gate Park on a Tuesday morning. On March 17, near the Children's Playground,..
Apr. 15,2026
#SanFrancisco #California #SanFranciscoCalifornia #Homeless #English

https://www.streetsheet.org/pancakes-in-the-park-rain-or-shine-for-twenty-years

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We Have to Leave Today

by Tiny. Police car outside 71st Avenue safe parking sites in Oakland, which has since closed down. Closure of small house community forces several previously #unhoused residents back to the streets. "They said we have to leave ... today ... I've been here for four years and I've never received help or resources or even a referral of someone to talk to about housing" said Dennis #houseless resident of Third and Peralta tiny home community. ..
Apr. 15,2026
#SanFrancisco #California #SanFranciscoCalifornia #Homeless #English

https://www.streetsheet.org/we-have-to-leave-today

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#Unhoused Michigan man gets prison time for prolonged assault of woman in tent

The defendant originally faced potential life imprisonment on charges that he held the woman captive and sexually assaulted her.
Apr. 15,2026
#Michigan #Homeless #English

https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2026/04/unhoused-michigan-man-gets-prison-time-for-prolonged-assault-of-woman-in-tent.html

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Meanwhile, in #PortlandOregon...

As It Shutters, Beleaguered Shelter Operator Says All 175 Staff Will Lose Their Jobs

By Andrew Schwartz
April 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Late last month, WW reported that two homeless shelters funded by the city Portland would close after the nonprofit contracted to run them shuttered amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

"In a WARN notice posted publicly this week, that nonprofit, Sunstone Way, indicated the scale of the impact for its own staff: By the end of June, all 175 of them would lose their jobs.

"In the notice, Sunstone Way HR said it had 'anticipated the city of Portland would continue operating the shelters that Sunstone Way currently operates.'

"Instead, it said, it had just received notice from the city to the contrary. The 96-bed Centennial shelter that Sunstone Way had operated was now expected to close by April 30. A 38-unit pod shelter complex on Northeast Weidler Street in the Lloyd District would close altogether.

"Meanwhile, the letter added, Sunstone Way’s Naito shelter would, after June 30, continue to operate with new management.

"The resulting layoffs encompass a range of vocations. According to the notice filed with the state, workers losing their jobs include a mix of full-time, part-time and on-call shelter staff as well as case managers, office workers, and 41 people in management.

"Sunstone Way’s troubles date back years, WW has reported, and the nonprofit had been losing shelter contracts lately with both the city and Multnomah County. But its problems escalated rapidly in the period before it said it would shutter entirely. "

Read more:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/04/10/as-it-shutters-beleaguered-shelter-operator-says-all-175-staff-will-lose-their-jobs/

cc: @newsbot @bob

#PDX #PortlandOr #Unhoused #Houseless #Shelters #USPol #OregonPol

Meanwhile, in #PortlandOregon...

As It Shutters, Beleaguered Shelter Operator Says All 175 Staff Will Lose Their Jobs

By Andrew Schwartz
April 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Late last month, WW reported that two homeless shelters funded by the city Portland would close after the nonprofit contracted to run them shuttered amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

"In a WARN notice posted publicly this week, that nonprofit, Sunstone Way, indicated the scale of the impact for its own staff: By the end of June, all 175 of them would lose their jobs.

"In the notice, Sunstone Way HR said it had 'anticipated the city of Portland would continue operating the shelters that Sunstone Way currently operates.'

"Instead, it said, it had just received notice from the city to the contrary. The 96-bed Centennial shelter that Sunstone Way had operated was now expected to close by April 30. A 38-unit pod shelter complex on Northeast Weidler Street in the Lloyd District would close altogether.

"Meanwhile, the letter added, Sunstone Way’s Naito shelter would, after June 30, continue to operate with new management.

"The resulting layoffs encompass a range of vocations. According to the notice filed with the state, workers losing their jobs include a mix of full-time, part-time and on-call shelter staff as well as case managers, office workers, and 41 people in management.

"Sunstone Way’s troubles date back years, WW has reported, and the nonprofit had been losing shelter contracts lately with both the city and Multnomah County. But its problems escalated rapidly in the period before it said it would shutter entirely. "

Read more:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/04/10/as-it-shutters-beleaguered-shelter-operator-says-all-175-staff-will-lose-their-jobs/

cc: @newsbot @bob

#PDX #PortlandOr #Unhoused #Houseless #Shelters #USPol #OregonPol

Meanwhile, in #PortlandOregon...

As It Shutters, Beleaguered Shelter Operator Says All 175 Staff Will Lose Their Jobs

By Andrew Schwartz
April 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Late last month, WW reported that two homeless shelters funded by the city Portland would close after the nonprofit contracted to run them shuttered amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

"In a WARN notice posted publicly this week, that nonprofit, Sunstone Way, indicated the scale of the impact for its own staff: By the end of June, all 175 of them would lose their jobs.

"In the notice, Sunstone Way HR said it had 'anticipated the city of Portland would continue operating the shelters that Sunstone Way currently operates.'

"Instead, it said, it had just received notice from the city to the contrary. The 96-bed Centennial shelter that Sunstone Way had operated was now expected to close by April 30. A 38-unit pod shelter complex on Northeast Weidler Street in the Lloyd District would close altogether.

"Meanwhile, the letter added, Sunstone Way’s Naito shelter would, after June 30, continue to operate with new management.

"The resulting layoffs encompass a range of vocations. According to the notice filed with the state, workers losing their jobs include a mix of full-time, part-time and on-call shelter staff as well as case managers, office workers, and 41 people in management.

"Sunstone Way’s troubles date back years, WW has reported, and the nonprofit had been losing shelter contracts lately with both the city and Multnomah County. But its problems escalated rapidly in the period before it said it would shutter entirely. "

Read more:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/04/10/as-it-shutters-beleaguered-shelter-operator-says-all-175-staff-will-lose-their-jobs/

cc: @newsbot @bob

#PDX #PortlandOr #Unhoused #Houseless #Shelters #USPol #OregonPol

Meanwhile, in #PortlandOregon...

As It Shutters, Beleaguered Shelter Operator Says All 175 Staff Will Lose Their Jobs

By Andrew Schwartz
April 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Late last month, WW reported that two homeless shelters funded by the city Portland would close after the nonprofit contracted to run them shuttered amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

"In a WARN notice posted publicly this week, that nonprofit, Sunstone Way, indicated the scale of the impact for its own staff: By the end of June, all 175 of them would lose their jobs.

"In the notice, Sunstone Way HR said it had 'anticipated the city of Portland would continue operating the shelters that Sunstone Way currently operates.'

"Instead, it said, it had just received notice from the city to the contrary. The 96-bed Centennial shelter that Sunstone Way had operated was now expected to close by April 30. A 38-unit pod shelter complex on Northeast Weidler Street in the Lloyd District would close altogether.

"Meanwhile, the letter added, Sunstone Way’s Naito shelter would, after June 30, continue to operate with new management.

"The resulting layoffs encompass a range of vocations. According to the notice filed with the state, workers losing their jobs include a mix of full-time, part-time and on-call shelter staff as well as case managers, office workers, and 41 people in management.

"Sunstone Way’s troubles date back years, WW has reported, and the nonprofit had been losing shelter contracts lately with both the city and Multnomah County. But its problems escalated rapidly in the period before it said it would shutter entirely. "

Read more:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/04/10/as-it-shutters-beleaguered-shelter-operator-says-all-175-staff-will-lose-their-jobs/

cc: @newsbot @bob

#PDX #PortlandOr #Unhoused #Houseless #Shelters #USPol #OregonPol

Meanwhile, in #PortlandOregon...

As It Shutters, Beleaguered Shelter Operator Says All 175 Staff Will Lose Their Jobs

By Andrew Schwartz
April 10, 2026

Excerpt: "Late last month, WW reported that two homeless shelters funded by the city Portland would close after the nonprofit contracted to run them shuttered amid allegations of fiscal mismanagement.

"In a WARN notice posted publicly this week, that nonprofit, Sunstone Way, indicated the scale of the impact for its own staff: By the end of June, all 175 of them would lose their jobs.

"In the notice, Sunstone Way HR said it had 'anticipated the city of Portland would continue operating the shelters that Sunstone Way currently operates.'

"Instead, it said, it had just received notice from the city to the contrary. The 96-bed Centennial shelter that Sunstone Way had operated was now expected to close by April 30. A 38-unit pod shelter complex on Northeast Weidler Street in the Lloyd District would close altogether.

"Meanwhile, the letter added, Sunstone Way’s Naito shelter would, after June 30, continue to operate with new management.

"The resulting layoffs encompass a range of vocations. According to the notice filed with the state, workers losing their jobs include a mix of full-time, part-time and on-call shelter staff as well as case managers, office workers, and 41 people in management.

"Sunstone Way’s troubles date back years, WW has reported, and the nonprofit had been losing shelter contracts lately with both the city and Multnomah County. But its problems escalated rapidly in the period before it said it would shutter entirely. "

Read more:
https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/04/10/as-it-shutters-beleaguered-shelter-operator-says-all-175-staff-will-lose-their-jobs/

cc: @newsbot @bob

#PDX #PortlandOr #Unhoused #Houseless #Shelters #USPol #OregonPol

Grrrr... So, pretty much, anyone who is #homeless in #PortlandME can just freeze in their tents, eh?

Portland proposes new budget with tax increase, job cuts, expanded parking enforcement

by Jon Chrisos and Ronnie Parrillo, April 14, 2026

Excerpt: "The budget eliminates 74 positions, mostly vacant but including some layoffs tied to the closure of the asylum seeker [and winter warming] shelter at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway, according to West."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/portland-proposes-new-budget-with-tax-increase-job-cuts-expanded-parking-enforcement/ar-AA20P5tf

cc: @newsbot @bob

#USPol #MainePol #Unhoused #Houseless #WinterShelters #PortlandMaine

12/04/2026 – Homeless Organizing in Oakland and the Wood Street Movie https://www.a-radio.net/2026/6873 #Sendungen #camp #homeless #oakland #obdachlos #selbstorganisierung #sommerpaket #the_final_straw_radio #unhoused #winterpaket #wohnunglos #wood_street

Local nonprofit helps #unhoused people care for their beloved dogs

Pay It Fur-Ward is a local nonprofit helping #unhoused residents in Central Springs care for their dogs with food, medical supplies, and shelter.
Apr. 12,2026
#ColoradoSprings #Colorado #Homeless #English

https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/central-springs/local-nonprofit-helps-unhoused-people-care-for-their-beloved-dogs

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A Therapy Office on Wheels Is Reaching #Homeless Youth Left Behind

T.H.E. Van Provides #Unhoused Teens with Mental Health and Substance Use Care, Removing Traditional Barriers #Homeless teens in Eugene, Oregon, may find support in a refurbished Sprinter van coming soon to a parking lot near them. T.H.E. Van, which stands ...
Apr. 11,2026
#Homeless

https://invisiblepeople.tv/a-therapy-office-on-wheels-is-reaching-homeless-youth-left-behind

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Lucas ordinance for downtown Kansas City Royals stadium https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/671990/ #ballpark #Baseball #CityCouncil #commitment #CrownCenter #FundingMechanism #GoodFaithNegotiation #hallmark #halls #homeless #JohnSherman #KansasCity #kauffman #kmbc #LucasOrdinance #MAYORLUCAS #Missouri #money #news #ordinance #plan #PublicVote #royals #source #stadium #thursday #unhoused #UnionStation #vote #WashingtonSquarePark #way

Lucas ordinance for downtown Kansas City Royals stadium https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/671990/ #ballpark #Baseball #CityCouncil #commitment #CrownCenter #FundingMechanism #GoodFaithNegotiation #hallmark #halls #homeless #JohnSherman #KansasCity #kauffman #kmbc #LucasOrdinance #MAYORLUCAS #Missouri #money #news #ordinance #plan #PublicVote #royals #source #stadium #thursday #unhoused #UnionStation #vote #WashingtonSquarePark #way

#GreasyGavinNewsom in 2003

#Indybay

The very ugly #CareNotCash #PropN

Judge: 'Care Not Cash' initiative invalid !!!! : Indybay
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2003/05/08/16091401.php

The bigotted theory here, is that ALL #unhoused people who get assistance will just go out get high and just live off benefits.

This is a LIE! People buy #food, seek #healthcare, save up for a place to live, use the money for job hunting ,etc

#GavinNewsom is a #rightwing rich kid who is a lying weasel who pretends to be progressive when he can benefit from it!

#California #SanFrancisco

#NoGavinNewsom2028

Just saw this story on the local news. Let me guess... The deceased went to the #WinterWarmingShelter to find it closed, then froze to death. Also, allegedly the shelter has 37 employees. You mean to tell me all of them called in sick when there was #WinterWeather? NO EXCUSE!

Human remains found behind #Homeless Services Center in #PortlandME

NEWS CENTER Maine Staff
Thu, March 19, 2026

"Decomposed human remains were discovered Thursday morning in a wooded area behind the Homeless Services Center in Portland, police said.

"Officers were called to 654 Riverside Ave. at about 8:42 a.m. on March 19 after receiving a report of the remains, which were found behind the building, according to a press release from the Portland Police Department.

"Police said the remains appeared to have been there for a 'significant amount of time.'

"Officials said at this time, the death does not appear suspicious.

"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is still determining the cause and manner of death. Police are working to identify the deceased, according to the release."

Source:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/human-remains-found-behind-homeless-152307345.html

@bob @newsbot

#MainePol #Unhoused #Houseless #Maine #PortlandMaine #EmergencyShelters #WarmingShelters #StaffingIssues

So, what this does NOT address is the issue of staffing, or lack thereof! Maybe let a few unhoused folks live there, and then you'll have some staff! PLUS, the other issue is how far away from the downtown #PortlandME area (5 miles) it is! The same with #MaineNeeds (4 miles), where folks can get tents and clothing. Everything used to be centralized at #PrebleStreet, downtown, but noooo. Can't have homeless folks setting up tents near Whole F*cking Foods, can we?!!

Portland adds criteria to open emergency warming shelter after it failed to open during blizzard

The shelter will now open during blizzard and ice storm warnings, and there are procedures if a forecast changes quickly

by Adam Bartow, Mar 5, 2026

Excerpt: "The decision to activate the warming shelter with less than 48 hours' notice will be determined by the availability of staff needed to safely operate the facility."

Read more:
https://www.wmtw.com/article/portland-adds-criteria-emergency-warming-shelter-failed-open-blizzard/70610751

cc: @newsbot

#Maine #PortlandMaine #Homeless #Unhoused #Houseless #EmergencyShelters #WarmingShelters #StaffingIssues

Outreach team hits Eastside streets with health kits and housing referrals for unhoused residents https://www.byteseu.com/1853193/ #eastside #Health #isabel #jurado #outreach #unhoused

‘Precarious lives’: The daily struggles of Fresno’s homeless population
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article314821498.html

#Homeless #Houseless #Unhoused #California #Fresno

same fit errday, homeless folks, we just be Doug'n

ask NIMBY's 'bout housin', they just stammerin', shruggin'

i need a roof over head, for now i'm merely just thuggin'

yew won't even lock eyes, when fact is we should be huggin'

who really missin' the shelter, four walls got yew locked in

#Poetry #HipHop #Homeless #Houseless #Unhoused

Yesterday the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple delivered 190 sandwich bags to unhoused people around Chicago. The Women's Association made three mats from plastic bags to provide a softer area to sleep.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #chicago #unhoused

Yesterday the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple delivered 190 sandwich bags to unhoused people around Chicago. The Women's Association made three mats from plastic bags to provide a softer area to sleep.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #chicago #unhoused

Yesterday the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple delivered 190 sandwich bags to unhoused people around Chicago. The Women's Association made three mats from plastic bags to provide a softer area to sleep.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #chicago #unhoused

Yesterday the Homeless Project at Midwest Buddhist Temple delivered 190 sandwich bags to unhoused people around Chicago. The Women's Association made three mats from plastic bags to provide a softer area to sleep.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #chicago #unhoused