Tag: homelessness
An unusual ‘village’ aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good
By Jennifer Ludden , Marisa Peñaloza MURRAY, Utah — On a weekday morning, about two dozen formerly homeless men and women file into a small room at The Other Side Village near Salt Lake City. “How have you felt since our last meeting?” asks Melissa Hepworth, a fellow resident here who tells the group that…
Homelessness Minister Rushanara Ali quits over rent hike claims
Rushanara Ali has resigned as homelessness minister, Downing Street has confirmed. The move comes after she was accused of hypocrisy over the way she handled rent increases on a house she owns in east London. There were calls for her to step down from homelessness charities and opposition politicians. In a letter to the prime…