How this church will help people addicted to drugs and alcohol
A Wigan church will fulfil long-held ambitions to open a support hub for drug and alcohol addiction in one of
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273,000 now displaced due to flooding in Somalia as more extreme weather looms
More than 273,000 people have been left displaced due to severe flooding across Somalia. Several thousand people in the worst-affected
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Churches urged to provide people with sanctuary as extreme weather bites
As the climate crisis becomes an increasing concern, places of worship need to be ready to provide people with sanctuary during extreme
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Extra winter beds opening for rough sleepers
People sleeping rough in York can safely bed down this winter as extra emergency beds are being offered again, whatever
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Why Did Google Offer Black People $5 to Harvest Their Faces?
For companies creating artificial intelligence, data collection is proving to be among the most ethically-fraught aspects of the entire process.
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California church leaders ‘used homeless as forced labour’
The leaders of a California based-church have been accused of imprisoning homeless people, forcing them to beg all day and
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Meet the homeless New York teen who graduated high school
Life on the street puts unimaginable miseries and limits on the upward mobility of many teenagers in America, but homeless
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137,000 people forced to flee their homes this year in Somalia
Displacement of families is rising with evictions, conflict and drought the top causes. “We are seeing a tragic trend this
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The city with no homeless on its streets
The number of people sleeping rough in the UK has multiplied since 2010. But in Finland’s capital Helsinki rough sleeping
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Library to open on Christmas Day for people on their own
Plymouth’s Central Library is opening on Christmas Day to offer warmth and festive cheer to people who are on their
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Emergency accommodation service issues call for volunteer’s to open their homes this winter
Nightstop is calling on volunteers across the country to take in a young person, so that they don’t sleep on
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Octogenarian Icolyn Smith is walking on air
The 87-year-old received a prestigious Pride of Britain award from the Strictly Come Dancing team at a star-studded ceremony in
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Venezuela crisis: Mothers giving away babies
Oil-rich Venezuela is facing one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, according to the United Nations. Extreme poverty has jumped
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17 Percent Of Black Baby Boomers Are Homeless At Some Point, Study Says
Older African Americans are more likely to be on the streets. Researchers are stressing the need for new solutions to
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Once Homeless, This Black Entrepreneur Now Owns a $20 Million Trucking Company
34-year old Amari Ruff had a rough start growing up. As a teenager, he had to balance studies and work
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