#homelessness crisis

[progressivemillennial]

#politics #us politics #progressive #capitalism #homelessness #class war #eat the rich #billionaire #retirement #inequality #wealth inequality #homelessness crisis #poverty #middle class

[terracebatman]

Terrace BC's Batman outside City Hall, supporting those advocating for affordable housing.

#bruce wayne #batman #dc batman #i'm batman #Terrace #Terrace BC #british columbia #canada #canada news #bc news #homelessness #homelessness crisis #inequality #housing crisis #housing #housing affordability #homes #cost of living #outreach #news #british columbia modern #the batman

[morlock-holmes]

A feeling of psychological helplessness in the face of the homeless crisis manifests itself in shows of exaggerated tolerance for anti-social behavior or exaggerated intolerance for same.

Not great in voters, but catastrophic in the leadership class.

#homelessness crisis

[jbfly46]

#homelessness crisis #Democrat narcissists

[eaglesnick]

101 Things You Should Know About the UK Tory Government

Thing 59

“Number of new social homes being built down 90% since Tories came to power in 2010."  (Independent: 19/06/18)

“Conservative Government Hasn't Built A Single Starter Home Since Pledging 200,000 Houses Four Years Ago." (Huffpost: 05/11/19)

“Councils are unable to house homeless people in their areas due to a lack of affordable housing, leaving a third of those who contacted their local authority remaining, or becoming homeless.” (Landlord News.co.uk: 12/03/20)

“... the number of homeless people in the U.K. has risen by 83% over the past decade.”  (The British Tribune: 07/12/21)

What is the government response to this growing crisis? Blame the lack of housing on the quality of design and build of new houses.

“Much of the opposition to new housing developments is often grounded in a fear that the quality of the new buildings and places created will be deficient and therefore detrimental to existing neighbourhoods and properties.

"If a general improvement in the standard of design reassures the general public that this will in fact not be the case, then they may be less likely to oppose it."  (Michael Gove: December 2022)

Michael Gove (Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations) may well be right when he says poor build quality and design lead to local opposition to new housing developments. What he neglects to say, however, is that it is government who is responsible for building regulations controlling quality of build and design.

“Building regulations are minimum standards for design, construction and alterations to virtually every building. The regulations are developed by the UK government and approved by Parliament.” (Building control - Building control - Planning Portal)

It really is time the Tory government accepted responsibility for its inaction.

#uk politics #michael gove #housing crisis #homelessness crisis #passing the buck #building industry #false promises #Tory government #austerity.

[humanrightsconnected]

Did you know that, according to the UN, more than 100 million people worldwide are homeless? Be sure to check out the following 4 nonprofits and discover from them the action steps you can take to prevent and end homelessness! 

👉 Covenant House 

👉 Eviction Defense Collaborative 

👉 National Homelessness Law Center 

👉 The Shift

#homeless #homelessness #housing is a human right #housing rights #right to housing #right 2 housing #housing ends homelessness #housing crisis #homeless crisis #homelessness crisis #tackling homelessness #stop homelessness #fight homelessness #fighting homelessness #let's end homelessness #end homelessness #end homelessness now #ending homelessness #end youth homelessness #homelessness prevention #youth homelessness #homeless youth #homelessness awareness #homelessness is not a crime #homeless lives matter #help the homeless

[shoujoboy-restart]

"well some people are just too feral to live in society" yes, we heard that first 1198264828 times homeless people that who were mostly only a threat to themselves were left to die because they aren't nice, palatable and when politicians treated them like hot potato and kept sending them to the next town or even state because having actual measures to reduce or help that population is too troublesome and opens a can of worms filled with their failures and corruption.

please can you shut the fuck up and stop being a useful idiot to the hygienist upper class for just a minute?

#homelessness #homeless #homeless crisis #homelessness crisis #discourse

[artorielle]

A group in my city is building tiny shelters to help with the homelessness crisis. I figured I'd try to boost the signal.

#Canadian Things #Homelessness Crisis #Signal Boost

[mizelaneus]

#homelessness crisis #sacramento

[newsbites]

News from Australia, 28 May.

Senator Lidia Thorpe has said that she will lodge a complaint to the Human Rights Commission against her former party, the Greens, claiming she experienced racism in the party.

2. Four in 10 people who sought help from homelessness charity, Mission Australia in the past three years were employed but could not meet rising rents.

3. The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia (MIFA) has raised concerns about the support available to vulnerable Australians experiencing complex mental illness.

4. Melbourne has been struck by a 3.8 magnitude earthquake.

#Greens #Lidia Thorpe #racism allegations #Aboriginal senator #homelessness crisis #rising rents #mental health #earthquake #Melbourne #Australia

[terracebatman]

Terrace Batman visits homelessness encampment under bridge near Terrace BC, Thornhill BC

I was asked to visit a location underneath a local bridge while I was out on patrol. I found this homeless encampment, and a young woman sleeping on top of a garbage pile. I helped transport her to a local shelter, then helped with some cleanup. I'll be following up in this issue.

#homelessness crisis #homeless people #homelessness #poverty #unhoused #housing #homelessness tw #problems #society is fucked #society problems #bruce wayne #batman #the batman #terrace bc #canada #canada news #bc news #british columbia

[politijohn]

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#end homelessness #homelessness #housing #housing crisis #news #current events #politics #us politics #government #public policy #progressive #the left #capitalism

[spaceoracle]

Well, thought I had just found a dead body in the garbage can behind AMPM. It was a skinny white girl, feet sticking straight up out and arms dangling over the sides. My heart skips three beats and I realize she's smiling at me, alive, lounging in the can. I recognized her then. I see this SUPER young homeless girl around town all the time, usually sleeping by the doughnut shop. She clearly needs some kind of mental health support. I asked her if she was okay, and she says in the tiniest voice, "I'm fine, it's warmer in here." Kills me I can't help her. Homeless people and mentally ill people fucking MATTER and we as a society, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUPPOSED WEALTHIEST COUNTRY ON EARTH, need to step up and finally fix this problem. I'm sad and mad and exhausted and worried and... Yeah. Guess I'm not taking that nap immediately.

#homeless #homelessness #humanity #Sad #mental health #mental heath support #mental health problems #homeless crisis #homelessness crisis #Poverty #Illness #society #usa #america #Mad #Upset #Angry

[mothsshoes]

the different vibes from these two this season is killing me 😭

#good omens #aziraphale #crowley #ineffable husbands #good omens season 2 #sad homeless disaster puppy having a crisis #vs silly magician angel having the time of his life

[animentality]

#twitter #housing crisis #homelessness

[chronicallycouchbound]

Let People On Food Stamps Eat Hot Meals

Particularly on cold, rainy days (like today), while unhoused, sometimes all I want is a hot meal but it’s so difficult (if not impossible) to cook outside in the rain.

On top of this, I’m physically disabled and chronically ill. Medically, I’m supposed to have assistance with making meals as part of in home care. But I can’t get in home care without a home.

I just finished making dinner for my partner and I, it took 2 hours (3 if you include clean up). My knees are burning, my back is aching in it’s core, I feel like I’m about to faint, and all my joints are screaming. But it’s the only way we could have a hot meal today and get some protein, which is vital for our health conditions.

People judge us for using what little funds we have on McDonald’s some days. Because sometimes, it’s the only hot meal we’ve had in days. And sometimes I’m physically unable to stand, move, and do all the actions needed to cook. Or I faint while cooking. Or the rain doesn’t let up. Or we don’t have access to a kitchen for the day. Or the fire danger outside is too high. The list goes on.

Without my own kitchen to use, I don’t get to sit down while I cook (right now, everything is wet from the rain), I can’t meal prep, I can’t stock up on freezer meals, I can’t use an oven or a microwave to reheat leftovers, I can’t just reach across the kitchen for a fridge item (we have a small amount of fridge space friends let us use), everything about cooking is exponentially harder.

And even if I had 24/7 access to an accessible, full kitchen, it’s not even physically safe to cook my own meals. Even then, having a pre-made, hot, ready-to-eat meal could keep me safe and give me independance.

And all the safety needs for hot meals aside, emotionally, hot meals are also life saving and comfort. Meals are a part of community, culture, love and art.

So many gatherings we have as communities center around food. Most people in the United States would think of ones that often hold great value to Western culture. Mother’s Day breakfast. Spaghetti fundraisers. Wedding cakes. Birthday dinners. Bake sales. Carnival treats. BBQs on weekends. Holiday roasts. Lunches with friends. Casseroles brought to grieving neighbors.

Our world revolves around food.

I firmly believe that no poor person could ever “take advantage” of a system designed to feed us by using food stamps on hot food. This restrictive rule serves no purpose but to punish the most vulnerable of poor people— unhoused, disabled, and those of us living in unsafe conditions.

It also serves to restrict our access to joy and comfort. The joy can sometimes come from the food itself, but also the joy from having shared experiences solidified by the sounds of laughter and forks clinking on plates. The comfort can sometimes also be from the food itself, but also the experience of being loved and cared for while your close friend brings you pizza from your favorite restaurant because you lost your drive to eat three weeks ago and they worry about you. They know you. Those slices of pizza bring color back into your world.

Poor people deserve to be able to have the comfort, joy, and care that goes into a hot meal. We deserve the autonomy to choose foods that are best for us ourselves. We deserve to be able to eat in ways that are accessible to us.

Above all, we deserve access to hot meals.

Originally posted to my blog on 6.3.22

#disability #chronically couchbound #disabled #cripple punk #cripplepunk #disabled pride #disability pride #unhoused #homelessness #poverty #homeless #housing crisis #houselessness #houseless #ebt #ebt food stamps #foodstamps #food stamps #food stamps ebt #poor #food pantries #food banks #food bank #homeless youth #disabled homeless #food sovereignty #poor rights #unhoused rights #homeless rights #chronic homelessness