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According to officials, Disney trips intended for homeless students went to the children of NYC school employees

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According to officials, Disney trips intended for homeless students went to the children of NYC school employees

NEW YORK — Six New York City public school employees took their children or grandchildren on trips to Disney World, New Orleans and other locations using tickets intended for homeless students, investigators said in a recently released report. The trips, intended to enrich students living in shelters and other transitional housing, also included field trips […]

The DOE crew’s heartless plan with the homeless children is all too common corruption

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The DOE crew’s heartless plan with the homeless children is all too common corruption

In an act of cartoonish villainy, six Department of Education employees stole valuable seats from homeless children to take their own children and grandchildren on multi-day, taxpayer-funded trips, including to Disney World, according to the city’s special investigator for schools. The ringleader of the affair appears to be Linda M. Wilson, a supervisor of DOE’s […]

Proposal to use tiny houses in San Jose for prison diversion program sparks outrage

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Proposal to use tiny houses in San Jose for prison diversion program sparks outrage

Some residents in southern San Jose are outraged by the proposal to use an existing homeless facility as an alternative housing for prison inmates. Residents said the way the plan was presented to the community was unhelpful. It started a few weeks ago when Issa Ajlouny received an invitation from the county to attend an […]

Quincy Wollaston T Station: Many migrants sleep there

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Quincy Wollaston T Station: Many migrants sleep there

Immigrant families sleep in front of the Wollaston MBTA station in Quincy Dozens of immigrant families, many with young children and infants, slept on the ground outside Wollaston T-Station on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Boston Immigrant Justice Accompaniment Network has been helping Haitian families find housing since August 6. According to an internal email, […]

Quincy Wollaston T Station: Many migrants sleep there

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Quincy Wollaston T Station: Many migrants sleep there

Immigrant families sleep in front of the Wollaston MBTA station in Quincy Dozens of immigrant families, many with young children and infants, slept on the ground outside Wollaston T-Station on Monday, August 26, 2024. The Boston Immigrant Justice Accompaniment Network has been helping Haitian families find housing since August 6. According to an internal email, […]

An Anchorage program has housed more than 150 people from shelters and camps

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An Anchorage program has housed more than 150 people from shelters and camps

Patricia Kohler recently moved into her own apartment in Mountain View with support from the Next Step program. Photographed Monday, August 19, 2024. (Bill Roth / ADN) A new housing program in Anchorage moved 150 people from the city’s homeless shelters into apartments between December and May. In recent weeks, another 27 people have been […]

These childhood best friends try to survive together in Denver after their lives fall apart

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These childhood best friends try to survive together in Denver after their lives fall apart

Michael Webb and James Peters, best friends since third grade, sit on their e-bikes and lean against the brick wall of an empty store. They stare angrily at the King Soopers on Capitol Hill, where they say they were simply kicked out by the employees. “I’m too depressed to talk,” says Peters. The whole ordeal […]

A look at how federal plans could make housing costs more affordable • Idaho Capital Sun

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A look at how federal plans could make housing costs more affordable • Idaho Capital Sun

As renters and prospective homeowners struggle with high housing costs, the Biden administration has announced measures to counteract this strain on household budgets. This includes $100 million in funding for a program to encourage the construction of affordable housing and simplify loan application processes to speed up the construction of more housing. Some of these […]

“Sphynx Inx” is about to open as tattoo artist continues his journey

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“Sphynx Inx” is about to open as tattoo artist continues his journey

TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — 24-year-old tattoo artist Rain Buckley has opened her own tattoo studio, Sphynx Inx, but it hasn’t been easy. When Buckley was a teenager, she came into contact with methamphetamine. “I got really deep into it,” Buckley said. “I have a long genetic predisposition to addiction and alcoholism, so it was really […]