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Mitigating Climate Impacts Means Meeting Everyoneâs Basic Needs
We must attend to the structural injustices that immiserate so much of this country.
In recent days, the nation watched in horror as an unprecedented winter storm wreaked havoc on Texasâs energy infrastructure, leaving residents without power in sub-freezing temperatures for days on end. We later learned that the state came within a hairâs breadth of a truly catastrophic failure that could have put parts of the grid in the dark for months.Â
The most effective method of minimizing the impacts of climate change on human wellbeing is ensuring that everyoneâs basic needs are met. And presently, our cities have a very long way to go toward meeting this end.
Houston non-profits working to help the homeless amid COVID-19 pandemic
Some Houstonians worried about the homeless ahead of approaching cold weather
FOX 26 Reporter Tiffany Justice spoke with some Houston organizations on what they re doing to help the homeless ahead of the cold weather that is approaching.
HOUSTON - Due to COVID-19, major non-profits have canceled things like coat drives and say that monetary donations are the best way to help right now.
FOX 26 spoke with several clients at Turning Point Center. I was homeless before I came here, and it was tough, said Melinda Roney, a client at The Turning Point Center. I thank God for this place. I have a roof over my head and I’m not in the cold.