Living Death News

11/16/2021

Rhode Island is earmarking $5 million for the creation of 275 additional beds for people dealing with homelessness.

11/16/2021

Fraudsters apparently siphoned $830,000 that the city of Seattle intended to send to a family homelessness nonprofit.

11/16/2021

Democratic Comptroller candidate Brad Lander and several Democratic City Council candidates denounce Mayor de Blasio’s argument that it’s better for homeless New Yorkers to go back into shelters because they can access COVID-19 vaccines and social services there.

11/16/2021

"I would really, really invite people in the community who feel like 'My neighborhood isn't the right place for this' to rethink: 'Whose neighborhood is?'" an expert said.

11/16/2021

The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare wants to Stop the War on the Working Class by ending the calls to cut earned benefits.

11/16/2021

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11/16/2021

Maybe you thought hobos disappeared along with the Great Depression. But some folks are still living the life — albeit only part-time and without a bindle on a stick.

03/27/2021

How a man takes care of his best friend while still managing to survive the streets.

How a man takes care of his best friend while still managing to survive the streets. By Brooke Sellers Bobby, a veteran with a cancerous tumor on his

03/27/2021

https://www.standupforkids.org/

StandUp For Kids helps homeless and street kids every day in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers, who go to the streets

03/27/2021

Many of the recommendations to prevent COVID-19 may be difficult for a person experiencing homelessness to do. Although it may not be possible to avoid certain crowded locations (such as shelters), people who are homeless should try to avoid other crowded public settings and public transportation.

If possible, they should use take-away options for food. As is true for everyone, they should maintain a distance of about 6 feet (two arms' length) from other people. They also should wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds as often as possible, and cover their coughs and sneezes.