An awkward encounter led me into a moral maze, with a holy trinity fighting over my Scotch dosh“The poor are always with us. So speaks the man who has not learned to use a whip correctly!” And also thus spake the unsung genius comedian Simon Munnery, i…
200,000 UK children could be made homeless this winter, warns Shelter
Charity says that ‘Thousands of families are teetering on a cliff-edge’ An estimated 200,000 children are at risk of being left homeless this winter, charity Shelter said.A poll carried out by YouGov for Shelter found that 104,000 families in privately…
UK’s largest purpose-built village for rough sleepers planned in Manchester
Embassy Village will provide 40 purpose-built pods underneath railway arches in desirable Castlefield district Plans are under way to build the UK’s largest village for rough sleepers in one of Manchester’s most desirable neighbourhoods. Embassy Villag…
Youth homelessness has risen 40% in five years, says UK charity
Centrepoint estimates 121,000 homeless or at risk, with analysis showing black people disproportionally affectedYouth homeless in the UK has increased by an estimated two-fifths in five years, rising to more than 120,000, a leading charity director has…
Manila’s newly homeless tell of survival in lockdown – photo essay
As Covid hit, thousands of Filipinos were left trapped in the capital without work. Many ended up on the street and are still waiting to rebuild their livesLike so many others before her, Michelle Sicat, a 28-year-old single mother from the province of…
Five Tropes Local TV News Uses to Dehumanize Homeless People
“Rightwing demagogues like Tucker Carlson incite against the homeless on a nightly basis, but mainline outlets also help stigmatize the unhoused, only with more subtlety.” Political writer Adam Johnson shines a light on 5 tropes commonly used to dehuma…
When Dasani left home
Many of you may remember the story of Dasani, the homeless girl in rapidly gentrifying Fort Greene whose experiences were chronicled in a NYT article several years ago. This article follows up on her experiences since, as she attends a boarding school…
HomeFree
Aaron Fletcher is a nomadic shepherd and activist in Southern Oregon. There’s a new mini-documentary on youtube about his “Guerilla Grazing” lifestyle. Scroll through the homepage at 123homefree.org for an eclectic assortment of ideas on building comm…
How Joshua Coombes became hairdresser to the homeless and example to us all
The 34-year-old has given free haircuts on the street since 2015, and has put the stories of some of those he has helped in a bookOne evening in spring 2015, Joshua Coombes did something that changed his life for ever. He was walking to a friend’s hous…
US states brace for ‘avalanche’ of evictions as federal moratorium ends
Housing advocates are concerned that delays in rental assistance mean tenants will suddenly owe months of paymentsFor months, Denise Forcer would get stressed just by opening her closet. The crush of belongings stuffed inside reminded her she didn’t kn…