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Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.It includes living on the streets, moving between temporary accommodation with family or friends, living in boarding houses with no security of tenure, [1] and people who leave their homes because of civil conflict and are refugees within their country.
A shelter was opened on July 28 at the Breathitt County Courthouse in Jackson for displaced residents, as well as other shelters in schools and churches around Perry County and Hazard and the Floyd County Community Center near the town of Martin. [30] Wolfe County, north of Jackson, opened three school buildings as shelters as well. [28]
Some of the schools are also being used as shelters for people who have lost their homes. ... Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Knott, Lee, Letcher, Martin, Owsley, Perry and Pike. The president also approved ...
The image below shows a mother and her infant being rescued by an aviation unit in Martin County on Saturday. The rescue was one of many, with 44 people and seven dogs airlifted to emergency shelters.
Martin is located near the center of Floyd County. Kentucky Routes 80 and 122 run along the western side of the city. KY 80 leads southwest 41 miles (66 km) to Hazard and north 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 23 at a point 3 miles (5 km) south of Prestonsburg, the county seat.
It was founded on April 23, 1880, by a special act of the Kentucky General Assembly and charged to "provide for the comfort and care of children of poor families and for destitute mothers".
Here are some of the most notable things to know about the animal shelter: It won't house more animals. The Boone County animal shelter can currently hold about 100 animals, which will be the same ...