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Urban Pathways CEO Frederick Shack eulogized Jordan Neely and other homeless people lost to violence. automation Kenneth Gonzalez died last spring, but he never had a funeral. Instead, his friend ...

Over a period of 90 days in 2014, Patricia Williams lost everything. A longtime school teacher in Ohio, she had been on leave ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as leader of the interagency efforts.

Metro, the Portland area’s regional government, has raised $1.4 billion in tax revenue since 2020 specifically to provide homeless services in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. That’s a ...

Mayor Mamdani said Friday he still will only force homeless New Yorkers off the streets “as a last resort” — even as his office revealed 13 people have now died outdoors, with even colder temps coming ...

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The tragic deaths of 18 people during a recent cold spell have no connection to the mayor’s decision to stop inhumane and ineffective encampment sweeps.