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‘Homeless are under attack': Advocates call on Supreme Court to strike down bans on sleeping outside
Advocates for people experiencing homelessness demonstrated outside the Supreme Court on Monday as justices heard a case about whether cities can ban sleeping in public places. “This is the most important Supreme Court case about homelessness in 40 years,” Jesse Rabinowitz with the National Homelessness Law Center told News4’s Megan McGrath.
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Supreme Court to weigh bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors
Advocates will display blankets and quilts as the Supreme Court considers a case about criminalizing homelessness. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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‘Presence matters': DC opens hub in Chinatown to connect residents to safety resources
The District opened a “Safe Commercial Corridor Hub” on Monday to connect residents to services in real time.
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Hub in Chinatown opens to connect residents to resources
The District opened a “Safe Commercial Corridor Hub” on Monday to connect residents to services in real time. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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Groups provide resources to unhoused in Prince George's County
Multiple organizations in Prince George’s County have come together to help provide food, services and clothing to those in need. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Warming shelters open for DC's most vulnerable residents
William Sands was able to have a safe, warm place to sleep and also received a few essentials, including a fresh hat, gloves and socks.
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DC warming shelters open for most vulnerable residents
As the D.C. area braces for another frigid night, the District has activated its cold weather emergency alert and opened warming centers across the city. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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Fraternity delivers care kits to those in need on rainy night
A fraternity is doing its part to help those braving the elements this winter. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports D.C.’s Kappa Alpha Psi alumni chapter put care packages together Friday night and handed them out to people experiencing homelessness.
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‘Longest night of the year': Homelessness advocates memorialize those who died on DC streets
Carrying a casket representing the nearly 100 people who have died on D.C. streets so far this year, they marched to the Church of the Epiphany, where advocates, D.C. officials and many who are currently living on the streets gathered inside.
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Advocates say 90 people died unhoused in DC this year
Thursday is National Homeless Persons Memorial Day, and it comes as the number of people experiencing homelessness across the nation has increased — and so as the number of those who have died on our streets. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.
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US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007.
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Man charged in series of homeless murders recently received $700K settlement from Calif. city
The man charged Monday with the serial murders of three homeless men around Los Angeles, and the follow-home robbery and murder of an LA County employee in San Dimas, was the recipient of a $700,000 personal injury payment in recent months, court records and city officials confirmed.
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LAPD makes an arrest in killing of 3 homeless people in LA
An arrest has been made in the killing of three homeless men in the last week, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press conference Saturday.
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New DC program connects pregnant women experiencing homelessness to care
The HONEY program will help the women navigate insurance, find transportation to appointments and receive diapers or formula. News4 Community Reporter Molette Green reports.
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DC counts number of youth experiencing homelessness
D.C. has made progress finding permanent housing for families experiencing homelessness, but there’s a huge gap when it comes to single young people. News4’s Mark Segraves examines the problem as the District begins its annual count to find out how many young people in the city don’t have a place to call home.
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At least 73 dead in South Africa building fire
At least 73 people are dead and dozens more injured after a fire ripped through a five-story building in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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‘We want better': DC valedictorian lived in tent under bridge
Michael Jeffery found himself living in a tent in Navy Yard after he lost two jobs and his home. He’s now a high school graduate headed to college.
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High school valedictorian lived in tent under bridge in DC
A D.C. man who lived in a tent for two years recently graduated as valedictorian of a free high school for adults. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Plans to convert Ward 2 building into homeless shelter spark controversy in DC
Neighbors on both sides of the debate had a chance to sound off. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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‘Will I ever be seen?': Fifth-grade DC students write, perform song about homelessness
A group of fifth-grade students at National Presbyterian School in Northwest D.C. wrote and performed an original song about homelessness, inspired by a unique relationship between one of their teachers and a man who experienced homelessness for 20 years. “I wonder if anyone will notice me,” the children sing in a music video they created. “Will I ever be seen?…