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... in the United States. According to a 2015 survey from the National Center for Transgender Equality, an estimated 30 percent of transgender people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives. Between 2016 and 2019, the number of homeless transgender people in the U.S. increased 88 percent, according ...
Utah state Rep. Sandra Hollins, first Black woman to serve in the Utah state legislature (2015): “My occupation is social work. I've worked as a social worker in treatment centers with my primary focus being on those who are in poverty and those who are experiencing homelessness. ... I have ...
... cut profits by building resilient equipment. Those most vulnerable to COVID-19 are similarly vulnerable to succumbing to the freeze, including the elderly, people experiencing homelessness, people with lower incomes and people of color. Colonias, Latino communities near the southern border, are especially vulnerable as many households already did not ...
... something that it definitely affected us on Tuesday with rolling blackouts across the city. We're also dealing with people sleeping outside and those experiencing homelessness. And, as a community, we spent days, if not weeks, preparing for that. And so I'm pleased that there's enough capacity, and ...
... devastated Lebanon’s capital of Beirut after a fire detonated a stockpile of almost 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrates. More than 200 people died and thousands were injured -- and the devastation from the blast only worsened already existing homelessness and healthcare crises in the country. https://youtu.be/-9K5sAVCKPM
... evictions for renters. A suspension of payments on federal student loans will expire at the end of January. “I am very afraid of people facing homelessness — that’s our top concern,” said Andrew Stettner, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation. “It’s a terrible unforced policy error to make ...
... the country, in both major cities and small towns. One complication, however, is the sheer breadth of the medical respite approach. Because it intersects housing, homelessness and health care, medical respite does not fit neatly within a single system and would require collaboration and agreement among multiple city and state ...
... of responsibility. And back in this country, David Dinkins, New York City's first Black mayor, has died. He served one term in the early 1990s, and lost his reelection bid to Rudy Giuliani, as the city battled crime, unemployment, racial violence, and homelessness. David Dinkins was 93 years old.
... $335,670 in PPE to Indegenous communities. National Coalition for the Homeless and Covenant House are two organizations providing life-saving resources to those experiencing homelessness, including homeless youth.Helping Hands serves seniors and those who are immunocompromised or have preexisting conditions through grocery and other essential supply deliveries. You ...
... Port Authority." But the city he inherited had an ugly side, too. AIDS, guns and crack cocaine killed thousands of people each year. Unemployment soared. Homelessness was rampant. The city faced a $1.5 billion budget deficit. Dinkins' low-key, considered approach quickly came to be perceived as a flaw ...
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