US EditionCities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
- Tent encampments are spreading across the U.S., causing concern over dangerous and unsanitary living conditions.
- Attempts to clear encampments have increased in cities nationwide, but there has been little reduction in the number of tents.
- Homeless people and advocates argue that the sweeps are cruel and ineffective, while some officials believe it is necessary to address the crisis.
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Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer - West Hawaii Today
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t be the last.
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t be the last.
Cities Crack Down on Homeless Encampments. Advocates Say That’s Not the Answer
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others.
Cities are cracking down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
Despite tens of millions of dollars spent in recent years, there appears to be little reduction in the number of tents propped up on sidewalks, in parks and by freeway off-ramps.
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates, however, say that’s not the answer - Austin Daily Herald
PORTLAND, Ore. — Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t be the last. Contractors from the city of Portland had arrived to break down the stretch of tents and tarps on a side street behind a busy intersection. People had an hour to vacate the en…
Cities crack down on homeless encampments. Advocates say that’s not the answer
Tossing tent poles, blankets and a duffel bag into a shopping cart and three wagons, Will Taylor spent a summer morning helping friends tear down what had been their home and that of about a dozen others. It wasn’t the first time and wouldn’t be the last.Seguir leyendo
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