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Utah's new initiative aims to tackle addiction, homelessness
18+ min ago (538+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will look to coordinate efforts to support addiction recovery, prevent homelessness and address mental illness, the governor announced Monday. Gov. Spencer Cox signed an executive order establishing the state's new Recovery Utah Initiative at a ceremony…...
Skowhegan church-run shelter given 30 days by judge to move people out
48+ min ago (867+ words) SKOWHEGAN — A judge has given a church that has long housed homeless people 30 days to move people out, marking the latest development in the town’s monthslong effort to get the church to address code violations. The Trinity Evangelical Free Church…...
Optimus Bank mobilises employees, communities to protect Lagos coastline on World Cleanup Day
32+ min ago (424+ words) Held to mark World Cleanup Day 2026, the exercise was organized in partnership with Shoreline Euphoria Limited and RESWAYE. It brought together employees, volunteers, community members, and other stakeholders to remove waste from the shoreline and raise awareness about the impact…...
Exhibition marks first Irish social housing development
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (555+ words) An exhibition on Ireland's first social housing development in Dublin has opened at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks. It charts the 140-year-old history of Ellis Court on Benburb Street in north Dublin, and the generations of people who…...
How San Diego’s Housing Commission Continues to Fast-Track the Concentration of Poverty
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (332+ words) Rather than marking a triumph for housing equity, the hearing revealed a profound institutional disdain for vulnerable communities, exposing how municipal leaders and outside developers continue to weaponize low-income housing policy to entrench structural segregation. In urban planning and fair…...
Valdivia: A key case for understanding urban segregation in the Global South
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (779+ words) New research published in the prestigious journal PNAS examines how history and socio-environmental justice help explain why natural disasters—such as the flooding experienced this winter in the capital of Chile’s Los Ríos Region—do not affect all image: A…...
Dutchess County approves controversial $13M Poughkeepsie homeless shelter
3+ hour, 57+ min ago (519+ words) Sep 21, 2026, 11:04 AM A long-debated plan to build a new homeless shelter in Poughkeepsie is officially moving forward. The Dutchess County Legislature approved an agreement with the City of Poughkeepsie for a new $13 million emergency housing facility at 26 Oakley Street. The…...
Comea House Shelter in Cheyenne seeks numerous items for resident
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (67+ words) Items like flu masks and underwear are needed at Comea House Shelter in Cheyenne for local residents. KGAB Cheyenne Homeless Shelter Needs Several Items The Comea House Shelter in Cheyenne needs several items. That's according to a post on the…...
Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian households live in unaffordable housing, StatCan says
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (30+ words) unpublished.ca Nearly 1 in 4 Canadian households live in unaffordable housing, StatCan says Be the first to comment...
Court Temporarily Allows HUD to Proceed with Homelessness Overhaul
8+ hour ago (176+ words) Home » Court Temporarily Allows HUD to Proceed with Homelessness Overhaul A federal appeals court on September 16, 2026 temporarily lifted a block preventing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from issuing homelessness grants using new and controversial criteria that LeadingAge…...