They also want to see increased access to specialised homeless health and addiction treatment services, including the 100-bed homeless health and addiction facility at Usher’s Island and the ...

Wilson said the 200 overnight winter shelter beds are only the start of his yearlong plan to house every unhoused homeless person in Portland. But it's a start the folks at The Salvation Army say ...

This story originally appeared in The Philadelphia Tribune. Volunteers are needed for the city’s Office of Homeless Services’ annual count and survey of Philadelphians who are currently experiencing ...

It doesn’t take much to imagine the trial of being homeless, living outside in the snow and sub-freezing ... Among preparations: 100 extra low-barrier beds are being set up at area shelters, raising ...

A city council has brought in emergency measures to support rough sleepers due to the cold weather. Peterborough City Council said temporary accommodation would be offered to "verified" rough ...

Ahead of winter shelters opening across Portland, city and county leaders announced Thursday that the Salvation Army will run the shelters and will offer 200 overnight beds. TikTok Officially Goes ...

The shelters will add to the Joint Office of Homeless Services’ roster of nearly 3,000 shelter beds along with hundreds of other severe weather shelter beds offered when the weather hits certain ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Salvation Army will operate 200 new, overnight winter weather shelter beds in Portland. Mayor Keith Wilson and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced the ...

The thought that wooden cutting boards hold bacteria longer may not be true—in fact, the plastic cutting board in your kitchen could be doing more harm than good, an expert told Newsweek.

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