Homeless articles
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Homelessness advocate attacked, assaulted by homeless woman
A homeless advocate says she is still recovering from her injuries weeks after an attack at her homeless services facility in Decatur.
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Knowing the full story about homelessness
We need to understand why a situation has turned out the way it has to be able to identify with the reasons behind a person’s choices. We are naturally disposed to find comfort and understanding in a beginning, a middle and an end. I was reminded of that this month, when reading the Scottish Government’s school attendance and absentee statistics, which found that 31 per cent of students were “persistently absent” from classes. There are many ways to look at this figure, which is a shocking one....
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FROM CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT TO HOMELESS DORMS
Manteca, nine years ago, was staring down the losing end of a class action lawsuit on behalf of the homeless. It was basically framed by litigants as Manteca having a de facto ban on the homeless’ right to exist.