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When it comes to homelessness in America, cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle, and even Dallas might want to take a page out of Houston s playbook.
The southeast Texas city has managed to cut its homelessness rate in half in the last decade by using a coordinated strategy that includes partnerships between the public and private sectors.
Houston is the fourth-largest city in America, with a population of more than 2.3 million residents.
In 2020, more than 30,000 people in the Houston area Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery counties needed some type of homeless assistance. That number jumped to 45,000 if prevention and other services such as food or clothing aid were factored in, according to the Coalition for the Homeless. On any given night in the Houston region, there were 3,974 people living outside, according to the 2020 Homeless Count and Survey.
FIGURES suggest there was no-one sleeping rough in Copeland last autumn – but charities are warning that an end to emergency Covid-19 measures could spark a post-pandemic surge in homelessness nationally. Thousands of people were preparing to sleep on the streets across England when stricter lockdown measures were introduced in October and November last year. Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government data shows Copeland was among just 30 local authority areas where no rough sleepers were recorded during a spot check on one night in that period. Across England, there has been a significant decrease in rough sleeping linked to 2020’s ‘Everyone In’ scheme, which saw the Government give councils extra funding to accommodate as many homeless people as possible to shield them from the coronavirus.
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Jersey’s emergency homeless accommodation is under-funded, and the government has no formal definition of what homelessness actually is, according to a major new report.
The Homeless Strategy, published today (11 January), sets out eight key priorities to improve the situation in the island.
It is estimated around 50 to 60 people a month seek a bed for the night at The Shelter Trust’s Aztec House in St Helier, with a similar number turning to the Jersey Women’s Refuge annually.
The strategy has been produced by the Jersey Homelessness Strategic Board which was formed in 2019 to understand the scale of the problem and come up with possible solutions.
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minutes. a high-speed chase. but this leadfoot suspect is a fellow police officer. and triumphant return of a paralyzed football player. number 52 is inspiring his teammates. we promise he ll do the same for you. it s all right here, right now on cnn. good evening. i m don lemon. thanks for joining us. those stories and more, but first we re starting with some breaking political news. herman cain s campaign for president under scrutiny tonight over a report that could tarnish his image. a restaurant s chief lobbyist, at least two women complained of inappropriate behavior, specifically suggestive sexual behavior. both women reportedly left the association with payouts in the five figures and agreed not to talk about it. revelations are the first serious setback for cain at a time when some polls show him leading the race for the republican nomination. cain is confronted with the allegation sunday in washington. you won t tell me who they are. that s like negotiating