‘Rough sleepers deserve a bit of food and dignity’
Volunteers in Manchester are clubbing together to help feed the city’s growing number of homeless people...
View ArticleDublin child homelessness figure doubles to 1,400
There are now more than 1,400 homeless children in Dublin – more than twice as many as a year ago, the latest figures show. Data published last night by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive show that...
View ArticleViews sought on Draft Dublin City Biodiversity Action Plan 2015 – 2020...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council's Draft Dublin City Biodiversity Action Plan 2015-2020 is available for public viewing and comment at Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 from Tuesday,...
View ArticleNew homeless places welcome, but at risk tenants need protection – Ellis...
(Source: Sinn Féin) 4 November, 2015 - by Dessie Ellis TD Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Dessie Ellis TD has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Environment that 175 new places for those in...
View ArticleMinister Fitzgerald welcomes new nationwide network of Garda Victim Service...
(Source: Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland) · Minister visits Victim Service Office at Store Street in Dublin · Garda Victim Service Office, with dedicated staff, now established in each of...
View ArticleFive modular housing sites for homeless families identified
Five sites have been identified by Dublin City Council for the location of between 150 and 153 modular houses for homeless families. The sites, details of which will be presented to councillors at a...
View ArticleEmpty buildings opened up as overnight shelters for rough sleeper (Manchester...
(Source: Manchester City Council) Manchester City Council is opening up empty buildings to be used as overnight shelters for the city's rough sleepers. The former Hulme Library building and the former...
View ArticleCharities warn ‘cold weather’ beds likely here to stay
The 100 ‘cold weather’ beds being offered in Dublin this month, to take rough sleepers off the streets during the winter, are unlikely to close as planned in the spring, charities in the sector have...
View ArticleDigital Hub to cater for 100 winter homeless as nightly refuge
A building in Dublin’s Digital Hub is to become a nightly refuge for up to 100 of the city’s rough sleepers this winter under an initiative from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. The executive has...
View ArticleAdditional Emergency Beds in Place to Respond to Homelessness in Dublin...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Annual Cold Weather Initiative is in place from November 2015 to end April 2014 100 SINGLE BEDS (MINIMUM) 75 RINGFENCED BEDS ACROSS ALL HOMELESS SERVICES 20 SINGLE BEDS...
View ArticleStatement by Minister Fitzgerald on Terrorist Attack, Paris (Department of...
(Source: Department of Justice and Equality of Ireland) Check Against Delivery Dáil Statements on Terrorist Attack, Paris Statement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, TD 17...
View ArticleCongressman Smith Applauds Funding to Provide Housing for Homeless Veterans...
(Source: Adam Smith) There is an epidemic of homelessness in our community. This crisis is having a terrible impact on our region and combatting it is critical to addressing inequities in our society....
View ArticlePeter McVerry: Rent measures are lacking and late – but welcome
There are three kinds of people: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened. In regard to homelessness, our politicians are firmly in the latter two...
View ArticleMINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY HOST HOMELESS FORUM TO DISCUSS WINTER PREPARATIONS...
(Source: Department of Environment, Community and Local Government of Ireland) MINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY HOST HOMELESS FORUM TO DISCUSS WINTER PREPARATIONS 17/11/15 The Minister for the Environment,...
View ArticleReactions from Elected Officials: de Blasio Administration Announces Plan to...
(Source: City of New York, NY) November 18, 2015 Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said, 'The Assembly Majority commends Mayor Bill de Blasio for his proposal to create 15,000 new units of supportive...
View ArticleThe Winter Shelter Program Opens (City of Glendale, CA)
(Source: City of Glendale, CA) The Winter Shelter Program Opens Glendale, CA - The Winter Shelter program has opened its doors for the 2015/2016 season. The shelter is located at 1219 Los Angeles...
View ArticleFurther arrests - Fatal stabbing incident in Dublin 8 on the 1/11/15 (Ireland...
(Source: Ireland National Police Service) 20/11/2015 Gardaí investigating the murder of Lorcan O'Reilly on 1/11/15 have this morning (20/11/15) arrested four men in connection with this investigation....
View ArticleHow can we fix a problem as complex as homelessness?
An estimated 200,000 people escaped homelessness last year. But for professionals helping vulnerable people, measuring success is far from simple...
View ArticleMayor Lee, Human Services Agency & San Francisco Interfaith Council Announce...
(Source: City and County of San Francisco, CA) Mayor Lee, Human Services Agency & San Francisco Interfaith Council Announce Emergency Winter Shelter Schedule Winter Shelters in Conjunction with...
View ArticleBlack people suffer the most racism in Ireland, report finds
Black victims of racist attacks do not believe gardaí will treat their experiences seriously, a new report has found. The report, Afrophobia in Ireland, published this morning by the Irish branch of...
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