Suzanne Wenzel has devoted years to studying homelessness – in particular, how putting a roof over someone's head can improve their entire well-being. However, a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering ...
Social Sciences
Oct 1, 2018
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Welfare conditionality within the social security system is largely ineffective and in some cases pushes people into poverty and crime, a major study led by the University of York has found.
Social Sciences
May 22, 2018
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Chris Sun was trying to persuade homeless people to accept free money, which, in this case, was harder than it seemed.
Software
May 11, 2018
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An archaeologist has written about her experiences of working with homeless people as part of her PhD at the University of York.
Social Sciences
Nov 9, 2017
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A video camera captures an interview with a man named Spirit, who relaxes in an outdoor plaza on a sunny afternoon. Of his nearby service dogs, Kyya and Miniaga, he says, "They mean everything to me, and I mean everything ...
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2017
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An anonymous bidder has agreed to pay more than $2.6 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett, with the auction proceeds going to a California homeless charity.
Business
Jun 10, 2017
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It is cheaper to provide last resort housing to homeless people than to leave them sleeping rough, a new report from the University of Melbourne has found.
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2017
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Research has shown that policies designed to help the homeless are more popular with the public than those aimed at helping other social groups, including immigrants. But that hasn't stopped policies that target the homeless ...
Social Sciences
Oct 24, 2016
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On an app, pins on a New York City map chart sightings of homelessness, accompanied by photos of people lying on sidewalks, slumped in doorways, sitting on curbs with shopping carts piled high with bags. Hashtags frame the ...
Software
Nov 12, 2015
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Hundreds of thousands of people on France's Indian Ocean island of Reunion hunkered down in their homes under a strict lockdown on Monday as a devastating storm that has already left one dead started to rip along its north.
Environment
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