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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.
In New York City, the number of homeless people using nightly shelter service tripled from about 20,000 to more than 60,000 between January 2000 and January 2015. [98] By 2016, homelessness was considered an epidemic in several U.S. cities.
Johnnie Jefferson, an 85-year-old resident of Richmond, Texas, says she faces the heartbreaking prospect of losing the six-bedroom house she has lived in for more than 20 years after a ...
The reasons behind urban homelessness are complicated -- and one city has seen a increase in homelessness of 30% in the past three years.
Today's Top Stories Body camera released by the Fairfax Police Department shows a conversation between officers and a teen accused of making a hit list and planning to attack his high school.
This led to Gawryn's creating the 'Exposing Homelessness Project' as a photography workshop, an art show and finally, the 20-minute documentary. [ 1 ] The film documents the processes of M. Meissen, Bréyon Austin, and Liz Olsen, three formerly homeless women who took part in the photography workshop.
Families who struggle with homelessness often have difficulty with social conditions, as they can be disconnected from mainstream society due to their socioeconomic and living status. Social conditions of family homelessness refer to access to social support services, education, skills and training (often those related to employment).