What it’s like to be homeless at Christmas

Christmas is often a time for family, food and warmth. But at 58 years of age, Len's life as he knew it was derailed by an unexpected injury that left him without a home, facing two years and two Christmases on the streets. Read his powerful piece on what it’s really like to be homeless at Christmas at the link in our bio. @watoday.com.au #NoPlaceForPoverty #PovertyAwareness #Homelessness

https://moraleconomy.au/2025/12/24/what-its-like-to-be-homeless-at-christmas/

Freedom News: **Anarchist News Review: What have human rights ever done for us?**

https://freedomnews.org.uk/2025/12/12/anarchist-news-review-what-have-human-rights-ever-done-for-us/

~ Jon and Simon round off the year with a trip into the weeds talking about reaching the Mark Jenner period in the Spycops saga, Labour’s disgust…
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#News #AnarchistNewsReview #Filton24 #Homelessness

Ordinance that would ban use of AI to set rental rates in Portland passes out of city committee

The proposal passed out of the #Homelessness and Housing Committee on Tuesday, bound for consideration by the full city council.
Mar. 26, 2025
#Portland #PDX

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-city-ordinance-would-prohibit-use-ai-generated-algorithms-set-rental-rates/283-b1ed19d6-b2f3-45b3-b9d9-29543706c575

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🌙Tonight is my first evening shift for the winter season at the Malden Warming Center

🧤Alongside dedicated volunteers, we offer much more than just shelter during the harsh #winter months. We offer hope, access to critical resources, and a reminder that our guests are not alone.

✅Remember: Non-profits rely on community partners, donors, and volunteers. Every contribution, no matter how small, makes a significant impact!

#homelessness #hunger #recovery #MentalHealth #Boston #humanity #housing

Ordinance that would ban use of AI to set rental rates in Portland passes out of city committee

The proposal passed out of the #Homelessness and Housing Committee on Tuesday, bound for consideration by the full city council.
Mar. 26, 2025
#Portland #PDX

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-city-ordinance-would-prohibit-use-ai-generated-algorithms-set-rental-rates/283-b1ed19d6-b2f3-45b3-b9d9-29543706c575

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#Homelessness is Rising. #Winter is Here. Let’s Act Local. 🚨

🗣️I invite you to join me in shining a light on the local organizations that keep our communities warm, nourished, and cared for.

🎯Non-profits can’t do this work alone. They rely on #community partners, donors, and volunteers—every bit of support matters.

✅Here are two that I support and volunteered with:

▪️Rosie’s place in #Boston
▪️Malden Warming Center

📣Drop the names of your favorite local #nonprofits in the comment.

#housing

On the Death of Tech Idealism (and Rise of the Homeless) in Northern California

https://lithub.com/on-the-death-of-tech-idealism-and-rise-of-the-homeless-in-northern-california/

#HackerNews #TechIdealism #Homelessness #NorthernCalifornia #SocialIssues #UrbanDevelopment

Are you someone who's uncomfortable with homeless shelters or encampments near your home/work/kid's school/parent's longterm care home?

Here's the answer to ending homelessness that you've been looking for:
Universal Basic Income & Guaranteed Low Cost Housing

No one chooses to live on the street. And no, choosing the street over a worse option is not actually choosing the street.

UBI provides every person with the money they need to survive, and low cost housing puts them literally in a place where they can begin a new life.

Opposing UBI while complaining about homeless people is like opposing abortion and also opposing contraception. Both positions are like complaining about the snow in the house while refusing to shut the doors and windows.

(Yeah, I know that tooting this on Mastodon is preaching to the choir, but I had to vent.)

#UBI #UniversalBasicIncome #homelessness #unhoused #mercy

Rebecca Heineman – from homelessness to porting Doom

https://corecursive.com/doomed-to-fail-with-burger-becky/

#HackerNews #RebeccaHeineman #Homelessness #Doom #GamingJourney #Inspiration

i had a positive TB test in the ‘90s SF requiring 1yr of meds. i got it from a drug recovery meeting & can never give blood again. i’m ever so lucky considering my own IV drug use & houselessness. there is no reason why i’m still alive when so many friends have passed.

#HIV #Homelessness #addiction

https://globalnews.ca/news/11525259/edmonton-inner-city-homeless-population-tuberculosis-outbreak/

i had a positive TB test in the ‘90s SF requiring 1yr of meds. i got it from a drug recovery meeting & can never give blood again. i’m ever so lucky considering my own IV drug use & houselessness. there is no reason why i’m still alive when so many friends have passed.

#HIV #Homelessness #addiction

https://globalnews.ca/news/11525259/edmonton-inner-city-homeless-population-tuberculosis-outbreak/

Honolulu's campaign against homelessness is a revolving door of citations and court dismissals

'If you get one person off the streets, you see like three or four new people (back) on the street'

https://sentinelcolorado.com/nation-world/nation/honolulus-campaign-against-homelessness-is-a-revolving-door-of-citations-and-court-dismissals/

#Homelessness #NoPaywall

The #Trump admin has developed plans for a shift in #homelessness #policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs…& critics say it could place as many as 170k formerly #homeless people at risk of returning to the streets.

Pivoting from #housing #aid, the approach would shift billions to short-term programs that impose work rules, help #police dismantle #encampments, & require [force] the #unhoused to accept treatment for mental health or addiction.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-homeless-funding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

…The [forced] treatment-first approach, embodied by #Trump’s plan, pledges swifter action to address what it calls the “root causes” of #homelessness, like drug abuse & mental illness. But it risks consigning to worse destitution & danger those who cannot or do not comply. It also does not address another root cause of homelessness, soaring #housing costs [‼️].

#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #WealthGap #affordability #CostOfLiving #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

“There are people who have been living in those units for 5 years, 8 years,” said Ann Oliva, the chief executive of the National Alliance to End #Homelessness, an advocacy group. “No one can wrap their head around the idea that #HUD is about to kick 170,000 #vulnerable people out of their homes. People don’t know what’s about to hit them.”

#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

The expected shift, which would be the most consequential in a generation, is detailed in a 100pg notice from #HUD, slated for release in coming days, that would govern >$3.5 billion in Continuum of Care funds, the main source of federal money for #homelessness.

While #Trump has long pledged to pursue tougher homelessness policies, such as camping bans & treatment mandates, the long-anticipated document, reviewed by NYT, outlines changes that would go much deeper & faster than expected.

#law

The #Trump admin has developed plans for a shift in #homelessness #policy that would slash support for long-term housing programs…& critics say it could place as many as 170k formerly #homeless people at risk of returning to the streets.

Pivoting from #housing #aid, the approach would shift billions to short-term programs that impose work rules, help #police dismantle #encampments, & require [force] the #unhoused to accept treatment for mental health or addiction.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/politics/trump-homeless-funding.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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In #Utah, #Trump’s Vision for #Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

The proposed site where Utah plans to place as many as 1,300 homeless people outside of Salt Lake City.

State officials promise large-scale #involuntary #addiction & #MentalHealth treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”

#law #unhoused #ConcentrationCamps #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/utah-trump-homeless-campus.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU8.-Nd0.pGnMZllHXOAG&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

They also vow *stern* measures to move #homeless people to the remote site & #force many of them to undergo treatment, reflecting a nationwide push by some #conservatives for a new approach to #homelessness, one embraced & promoted by #Trump.

#law #unhoused #ConcentrationCamps #SocialCleansing #Aporophobia #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol

To glimpse the future #homelessness #policy in the age of #Trump, consider 16 acres of scrubby pasture on the outskirts of #SaltLakeCity where #Utah plans to place as many as 1,300 #homeless people in what supporters call a services campus & critics a #DetentionCamp.

State planners say the site, announced last month after a secretive search, will treat addiction & mental illness & provide a humane alternative to the streets, where afflictions often go untreated & people die at alarming rates.