Tag: London homeless
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Remote golf courses poor locations for pop-up homeless shelters: researchers
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Two researchers who studied London’s temporary shelter program last year say moving the sites to edge of the city will uproot and isolate homeless Londoners, flying in the face of their research at the shelters.
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Why city hall plans to open winter homeless shelters at two golf courses
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Last year, London built homeless shelters out of construction trailers on parking lots in the city’s core.
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‘Devastating’ winter for homeless feared as advocates await city hall plan
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From 120 to 300 homeless Londoners are approaching another winter without shelter, with a city hall plan to help not heading to politicians until early November.
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Letters to the Editor: Oct. 14
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Shelter plan risky Regarding the article ‘Not going to make things worse’ (Oct. 12) about London’s plan to reduce the size of homeless shelters in the city. I am appalled by this proposal. Our two biggest shelters, the Men’s Mission and Centre of Hope, are filled to capacity with, apparently, 200 to 250 sleeping outside.…
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Advocates: City’s homeless shelter changes may leave people out in the cold
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As uncertainty swirls around the future of London homeless shelters, the head of council’s social services committee says he’s confident changes will be for the better. “We’re not going to make things worse,” Coun. Jesse Helmer, chair of the community and protective services committee, said Thursday. “I think everyone should look at the situation we…
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You’re invited to donate socks to the homeless – and put yourselves in their shoes
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Donating a few pairs of socks may seem like a simple gesture, but one local charity hopes that sign of caring will help jump-start conversations about homelessness in London. 519 Pursuit, an agency that builds relationships with people on the street, launches its annual drive Oct. 1 with a target of 75,000 pairs of new…