houseless encampment

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This Missouri collective builds ‘parallel systems’ to support unhoused neighbors through mutual aid and anarchist principles

CoMo Mobile Aid Collective provides food, access to doctors appointments and medication, and other services to locals experiencing homelessness

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11 Min
By: Hope Davis

Miami housing advocates protest homeless encampment arrests and deportations

Organizers held a “Homeless Solidarity Sleepover” on Aug. 3 at a public park in Miami Beach to challenge city laws that criminalize homelessness. Members of the Miami Coalition to Advance Racial Equity (MCARE) and the National Coalition for the Homeless held the sleepover at Lummus Park, directly across from the

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Supreme Court rules that bans on public encampments are permissible and do not violate Eighth Amendment protections

The Supreme Court on Friday, June 28, ruled on what many consider to be one of the most significant cases involving the rights of those experiencing homelessness in recent decades. In City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that cities have the right

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4 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

New Florida bill could force houseless people into encampments

A Florida bill that would ban houseless people from sleeping in public places and force them into encampments is progressing through the House and Senate after receiving vocal support from Gov. Ron DeSantis. Senate Bill 1530 and House Bill 1365 would prohibit city and county governments from allowing houseless people

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Oakland houseless encampment residents say they were displaced without an alternative living space

The city told the unhoused community they would be left alone if they went to Wood Street

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Oakland’s ‘Cob on Wood’ still at risk of further evictions

The City of Oakland has yet to follow through on their promise to build alternative shelter for residents of Oakland’s largest houseless encampment

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

What will it take to meet the challenge of houselessness in Los Angeles?

A racist housing crisis has fueled houselessness in LA, but steps like Measure ULA and listening to houseless people’s needs may help

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8 Min
By: Frances Nguyen

California Department of Transportation evicts part of the largest encampment in Oakland 

Home to nearly 200 people, Oakland’s Wood Street encampment and its community space are in danger after federal judge ruled to evict unhoused residents

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5 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Advocates say encampment sweeps are not a solution to houselessness

The solution to houselessness requires a systemic and community-wide approach

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6 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

City of Miami commissioners almost moved houseless people to a historic Black beach

After backlash, Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo said they would hold off on the plan for at least six months

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Where will houseless people go if cities keep banning encampments?

Houseless encampments are being banned across the country with limited alternatives available.

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3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

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