What should be done about homelessness?
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The government has revealed there is a record 100,000 homeless families in Britain. What should be done to help?
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Group demonstrates possible solutions, but lawmakers also need to act.
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By Susan E. White, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 3--VIRGINIA BEACH -- Virginia Beach may never eliminate homelessness, but city leaders say a proposed 10-year plan could help residents find affordable housing and prevent others from losing their homes.
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Changes set to take effect Oct. 1 in how the government decides the amount of help poor people get to pay the rent could force some families into more expensive or substandard housing, lawmakers and advocacy groups contend.
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LONDON, Oct 23 (IPS) - Addressing people's rights to the places they  inhabit is one of the new challenges of growing urbanisation,  both in developed and developing countries.
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By Herman Wang, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 8--Members of a committee studying Mayor Ron Littlefield's proposed  homeless services center said they want more definitive answers on what the  facility will contain.
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I recently moved from a small apartment in Oakland to a new house in Sacramento. The cat and I are adjusting quite well, thank you, though for about one month, I was without a kitchen. Or a water heater. Or downstairs flooring. It may not have been the best-laid renovation plan.
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Any effort to battle the AIDS  epidemic must focus on changing the fate of women by educating  them, helping them own property and giving them the power to  stand up to men, experts said on Wednesday.
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But no one is sure what is the best response, short of helping people to avoid foreclosure.
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MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan -- After a powerful earthquake struck Pakistan and India a year ago, one of the biggest fears was for the more than 3 million newly homeless facing the onset of the Himalayan winter.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: That members have not delivered on Gleneagles is not in doubt. But Make Poverty History made aid delivery seem too simple.
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HOW to deal with paedophiles is one of the most difficult issues confronting any society.   The protection of children must be one of the priorities of any government.
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After reading about laws around the country banning panhandling, I think it is a wonderful idea for our state.  It would be great to make it retroactive to when Dave Checketts came begging.  Jeff Ayers  Kaysville  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).
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By Christina M. Woods, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Feb. 26--Wichita and Sedgwick County agencies that provide housing and services to the homeless have received more than $1.8 million in federal grants.   The U.S.
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Britain has almost half a million homeless people, two non-governmental organisations said, describing the official number of 100,000 given by the government as the tip of the iceberg.
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BERLIN, Oct 4 (IPS) - Imagine the world's poorest trading their way  out of poverty. A grand vision indeed, but how to turn it into  reality?
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced a long-term plan to battle homelessness Sunday, saying the problem affected one in 200 Australians and was getting worse.