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... and the Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide resources to help LGBTQ+ young people with mental health needs, support in foster care and homelessness. To confront a spike in book bans, the Department of Education's civil rights office will appoint a new coordinator to work with schools ...
... prompts evacuations as Russia and Kyiv trade blame. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launches his bid for the GOP presidential nomination, signaling he plans to take former President Trump head-on. Plus, the mayor of Los Angeles discusses her city's strategy to counteract the alarming increase in homelessness.
... the first two years of his term — frustrated by the outcome. That was especially the case as advocates, including the nonpartisan National Alliance to End Homelessness, warned of a disturbing trend across the country of an increase in the number of older adults who are becoming homeless, some for the ...
... real urgency and scope, we should not be focusing efforts on removing the rights of the most marginalized,” Williams said in a statement last week. Advocates for the homeless have been critical of the mayor's approach to homelessness, which has periodically included sweeps of outdoor encampments and subway spaces.
... of values,” Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday in eulogizing the former subway performer at his funeral. Neely, who had been struggling with mental illness and homelessness in recent years, “was screaming for help,” Sharpton told a crowd of relatives, friends and elected officials. They gathered at Harlem’s Mount Neboh ...
... often is what captures our attention rather than going the extra step to look deeper,” she said in a news conference. Brown, who struggled with homelessness, worked as a community organizer for the Young Women’s Freedom Center, a nonprofit that provides support for young women and trans youth. “We ...
... near the scene where he died saying: "Who killed Jordan Neely?" And, to a certain extent, the answer is all of us. Geoff Bennett: Errol, I spoke with New York Mayor Eric Adams on this program some months ago about his plan to address homelessness and combat crime.
... allowing people to use Medicaid money to pay for rent. Likewise Newsom said he planned to maintain spending to address the state's housing and homelessness crisis and K-12 education spending. There's also some new spending. Newsom wants to add 14 positions at the California Energy Commission to ...
... would happen?" Mills asked. Friends of Neely said the former subway performer, remembered by some commuters for his Michael Jackson impersonations, had been dealing with homelessness and mental illness in recent years. Neely had been arrested multiple times and had recently pleaded guilty for assaulting a 67-year-old woman ...
... my subway in my city that I grew up in," he said. Neely's death comes amid a period of heightened public attention to both homelessness and mental illness on New York City's streets and subways. Following several high-profile incidents, including a shooting on a subway train that ...
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