Tag: homeless
Healing Hearts reaches out to the homeless
News Local News Karen Hutcheson, from left, Joelene Kilby and Dawn Vannatter created Healing Hearts to serve those in need in the Tillsonburg area. CHRIS ABBOTT jpg, TN Healing Hearts…
Record number of homeless people slept last cold winter night in the Utrecht shelter locations
Utrecht previously expressed concern about the increase in the number of homeless people. It was feared that there would be too few beds in the winter shelter. Despite the fact…
Council of Utrecht: Cold weather regulation for homeless people should be less yo-yo
For example, this arrangement ended on Tuesday, December 6, because the cold was out of the country. But today it was announced again, because the temperature is dropping again. And…
No more homeless people in 2030? That is what the Secretary of State wants to do
The cabinet is allocating an extra 65 million euros to ensure that no one sleeps on the street by 2030. An ambitious plan from State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen as…
Kavian organizes a month-long Christmas table for the homeless
– I want it to last for 33 days, so that many homeless people have the opportunity to eat Christmas food, says Kavian Ferdowsi. It’s the first Advent and outside…
Homeless shelter is bracing for busy weekend: ‘We want everyone to stay healthy with this cold’
Peter from Hungary also used the winter shelter years ago. “This is where I slept,” he points to a bunk bed in the main dormitory. “It looked different then and…
Municipality of Utrecht opens winter shelter for homeless people due to low temperatures
For example, it is difficult for the municipality to estimate how many beds are needed for the winter shelter. Especially labor migrants, who are in the Netherlands for work, are…
City backs down in bylaw dispute with downtown church helping homeless
News Local News City hall has backed down in a controversial bylaw dispute that threatened a church and charity’s efforts to feed and help homeless people. People line up outside…
‘Situation homeless around Utrecht Central is degrading’
Lately, homeless people have been spending the night around Utrecht Central again more often. Ilse Raaijmakers, councilor of the PvdA in Utrecht, calls the situation “inhumane”, in an open letter…
Poverty: parents of students and associations mobilized for homeless children
Every evening in France, nearly 2,000 children sleep rough for lack of space in emergency accommodation already saturated with requests. Questioned by the associations, the government, which had committed on…