Tag: Ark Aid Street Mission
London police crackdown on open drug use panned: ‘Could see more deaths’
The London police chief’s plan to arrest people using drugs in public is impractical and could cause more deaths, outreach workers warn
Dozens displaced as encampment near Blackfriars Bridge shut down
Outreach workers say the city has put lives at greater risk by shutting down a large homeless encampment along the Thames River in London
Ceremony set to honour London homicide victim: ‘Tribute to Cheryl’
Londonâs police chief and local politicians will attend a ceremony honouring a London woman who was the alleged victim of femicide.
ANALYSIS: Why London has no winter homelessness plan beyond Dec. 31
City officials say they’ve got homeless Londoners living outside â more than 180 at last count â covered for the first part of winter.
Proposed Old East Village shelter expansion meets heavy community resistance
The future of nearly 100 shelter beds for the city’s homeless remains unclear after an outpouring of frustration from Old East Village residents and businesses during public engagement meetings. Around 100 residents and business owners were present at the Old East Village Market Wednesday evening. The topic of conversation: a $4.3 million a year proposal […]