RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — About 50 people lined the southeast corner of the Rapid City Skate Park parking lot one afternoon this month waiting for soup from the Hope Center. One after the other, they said thank you and spoke with the center’s volunteers, who greet them by name.Continue Reading
Sign up for our COVID-19 newsletter to stay up-to-date on the latest coronavirus news throughout New York City More than 77,000 public school children either have no computer, iPad or access to adequate internet, city leaders and education advocates claimed on Sunday. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams led a pressContinue Reading
Newly-elected Perth mayor Basil Zempilas has spoken out about his radical plan for a ‘safer, cleaner, friendlier city’ ahead of his swearing-in on Monday. The high-profile Weekend Sunrise sports presenter and former Channel Seven host was voted in as Lord Mayor of the city on Saturday night. The father-of-three sparkedContinue Reading
CHICO — As Chico leadership stalls on decisions about dedicating resources to homelessness, staff have not completed a cost analysis of what is already spent on law enforcement and medical services for those living unsheltered during COVID-19. The Chico City Council continues to consider a proposal by staff called theContinue Reading
In August, the region’s leaders warned that “homelessness could return to the streets of Greater Manchester on a scale not seen since the 1930s”. A ‘perfect storm’ of factors is coming together as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, they said. The number of people claiming for unemployment in the regionContinue Reading
Bill Pease sat nervously under a small blue pavilion late Friday morning as he watched Donna Seidel, a registered nurse with the Cole County Health Department, prepare an influenza vaccination for him. “I don’t like needles — they make me nauseous,” he told her. Seidel reassured him as she cleanedContinue Reading
In a year in which every vote – and every voter – is under scrutiny, many homeless people will have a very hard time casting their ballots. That’s the conclusion from a review of how state voting laws, regulations and practices affect homeless people conducted by Kristian Berhost, Robert Nordahl,Continue Reading