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Delaware sees dramatic hike in homelessness amid pandemic


Delaware sees dramatic hike in homelessness amid pandemic
JOSÉ IGNACIO CASTAÑEDA PEREZ, Delaware News Journal
June 5, 2021
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Delaware has seen a 35% increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the past year, though local experts say the total is likely far higher due to the challenges of counting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Almost 60% of that increase were children, according to a recent report from the Housing Alliance Delaware, a statewide nonprofit that performed the countand aims to alleviate issues facing the homeless population.
The count didn’t include unsheltered people living in cars and encampments due to COVID-19 precautions and logistical challenges this year – communities that would drive up the total number of people experiencing homeless across Delaware. ....

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ACLU of Delaware calls for repeal of panhandling statute


The ACLU of Delaware, National Homelessness Law Center and other advocates are encouraging the state legislature to consider repealing laws that criminalize panhandling, instead of passing House Bill 58, which keeps penalties in place but uses the legal process to connect homeless people facing panhandling charges with social services.Coastal Point • Submitted
The ACLU of Delaware (ACLU-DE), National Homelessness Law Center (NHLC), and other community advocates sent a letter to members of the House Judiciary Committee this, asking them to consider repeal of laws that criminalize panhandling, rather than passing House Bill 58, which would keep penalties for panhandling in place.
In response to the letter, some sponsors of HB 58 have pledged to explore legislation that would repeal the unconstitutional statutes, ACLU representatives noted. ....

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