Tag: homelessness
Why Isn’t Tobacco Harm Reduction Prioritized for Unhoused People?
People experiencing homelessness are among a number of marginalized groups who remain acutely vulnerable ...
Supreme Court Case Will Profoundly Impact Homelessness in 2024
Future experiences of homelessness in the United States will depend significantly on a Supreme ...
Boston Clears Tent Encampment at Mass and Cass
On November 1 Boston city workers began evicting unhoused residents from an encampment in ...
“We’ll Find Ways”: TX Harm Reduction Alliance Navigates Eviction Threat
The Texas Harm Reduction Alliance (THRA) is fighting on after its landlord threatened it ...
St. Louis Shelters Plan Would Circumvent NIMBY Opposition
St. Louis, Missouri, is advancing a plan to get more shelters built for unhoused ...
Unhoused People in Phoenix at Acute Risk From Extreme Heat
Michael Felder, 62, was an organizer with the Fund for Empowerment, advocating for unhoused ...
The Right-Wing Backlash to Harm Reduction in Canada
To harm reductionists in the United States, Canada can sound like a bastion of ...
ACLU Fights to Stop Sweeps Against Unhoused People in Phoenix
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the city of Phoenix, Arizona, over ...
San Francisco Encampment Sweeps Continue Despite Injunction
A legal battle between homelessness advocates and the city of San Francisco has escalated, ...
São Paulo’s New Governor Makes Ominous Moves to “End Cracolândia”
Cracolândias—areas with high levels of street-based homelessness and public drug use—have been spreading throughout ...
