homelessness

For a city as opulent as San Francisco, it has long been staggering to see the extreme poverty of the people homeless on its streets. Downtown tents, makeshift cardboard beds, and human excrement litter the sidewalks. Impoverished…

Proposal B would criminalize public camping in Austin, and sitting, lying, and sleeping in downtown and on the University of Texas campus. (Ben Thompson / Community Impact Newspaper) Austin voters will vote on eight proposals on May 1,…

The trap of fines and a rigid court system that ignores disability can lead to years of imprisonment and homelessness, according to research.Justen Thomas, a 43-year-old Aboriginal man from NSW, has heard of the Royal Commission on the…

The causes and conditions that lead to homelessness are many and complex. Problems such as domestic violence, addiction, financial hardship, eviction, disability and mental illness can lead to or cause…