Homelessness

Homelessness is the condition of people without a permanent place to live. This can include people who are staying in shelters, transitional housing, or on the street. Homelessness can affect people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds, but it is often associated with poverty, mental illness, addiction, and other challenges. Governments and organizations provide a range of services to people who are homeless, including emergency shelters, housing assistance, and social services. Addressing homelessness is a complex challenge that requires a combination of short-term solutions, such as providing shelter, and long-term solutions, such as addressing the underlying causes of homelessness.

Government, Civil Society & Scientology Combating Human Trafficking in South Africa: Some Challenges and Efforts in 2023
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Government, Civil Society & Scientology Combating Human Trafficking in South Africa: Some Challenges and Efforts in 2023

Glory Matipile is featured in an episode of Voices for Humanity on the Scientology Network. Scientology and its members are more and more involved in fighting human trafficking in different ways. Human Righs education and collaborative skills are key. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, July 20, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Scientology and its members are more and more involved…

Understanding the realities of human trafficking in Tampa Bay
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Understanding the realities of human trafficking in Tampa Bay

Tampa (BLOOM) – Human trafficking is a pervasive and heinous crime that plagues our world, exploiting millions of individuals each year. To combat this issue effectively, it is crucial to gain a deep understanding of its realities. By shedding light on the scope, victims, contributing factors, and counter-trafficking efforts, we can work towards eradicating this…

Personal View: Human trafficking is a community problem
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Personal View: Human trafficking is a community problem

Since 2015, the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking has run ads and billboards with the message “It Happens Here, Too.” Recent local arrests as part of a human trafficking sting — including a former school superintendent — have really awakened people to the notion that human trafficking is not someone else’s problem. Since news of…

Indian-American motel manager pleads guilty to human trafficking in Georgia
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Indian-American motel manager pleads guilty to human trafficking in Georgia

In a shocking incident,  a 70-year-old American motel manager was found guilty of human trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude or forced labour, according to the US Department of Justice. Shreesh Tiwari, an Indian national and legal US permanent resident, admitted to misusing and abusing his position of power over a female tenant…

WKYT Investigates | Illicit industry, big business: Ky. officials crack down on human trafficking
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WKYT Investigates | Illicit industry, big business: Ky. officials crack down on human trafficking

Watch video here. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The building along North Limestone that is now home to the Natalie’s Sisters drop-in center was once a known drug house. “People would come here for their fix,” said Jani Lewis, executive director of Natalie’s Sisters. “Now they come for a different kind of fix.” As part of…

The new standard for El Cajon hotels: one 911 call per room, per year. Or else.
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The new standard for El Cajon hotels: one 911 call per room, per year. Or else.

El Cajon has already ramped up control over organizations that help homeless people rent rooms. It’s held hearings increasing oversight on a handful of hotels that were allegedly sites of high-profile crimes. Now leaders have given initial approval to new rules for all motels, including a limit on 911 calls concerning fights, drugs or other…

Peterborough has second highest rate of human trafficking cases in Canada
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Peterborough has second highest rate of human trafficking cases in Canada

Peterborough had the second highest rate of human trafficking cases of Canada’s census metropolitan areas in 2021 and the third highest rate of cases for the period of 2011 to 2021, according to Statistics Canada. Peterborough had 14 human trafficking cases alone in 2021 for a rate of 10.9 cases per 100,000 people and had…

El Cajon demands motel add more security after sex offender arrests
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El Cajon demands motel add more security after sex offender arrests

Leaders in East County’s largest city have demanded a local motel make several changes or risk closure, part of a broader crackdown on El Cajon hotels that have rented high numbers of rooms to homeless people. The local Motel 6 must add security 24 hours a day, take down a fence blocking a potential fire…

Overcoming Our Blind Spots: Pharmacists Can Help Address Human Trafficking
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Overcoming Our Blind Spots: Pharmacists Can Help Address Human Trafficking

My mind still wanders to her. I remember her broken and hollow smile, tattered jeans, deep frown lines, gaunt frame, and overall appearance and manner that were weary and aged well beyond those of a 28-year-old. She sat under the facility’s fluorescent lights, wringing her dry, cracked hands and trying to carefully, almost apologetically, explain…