WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—Two psychologists have found a homeless man accused of fatally stabbing a Florida teenager competent to stand trial. Their findings were announced Wednesday by Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Charles Burton, who oversees the court’s mental health division. He said a hearing will be scheduled in the next several weeks so the…
‘Someone Raised This Young Man Right’: NFL Hopeful Seen Giving New Nike Gear to Homeless Woman
A promising NFL hopeful last month was caught on camera donating some of his new Nike gear to a homeless woman on a street corner, garnering him favorable attention from sports fans and Twitter users on social media. In the footage, quarterback Malik Willis, 22, of Lynchburg, Virginia’s Liberty Flames college football club, demonstrated that a…
Policemen See Homeless Man With No Shoes on Cold Night, Buy Him $80 Pair With Their Own Money
At the start of the new year, on a cold winter night in Phoenix, two local police officers checked in on a homeless man sitting outside a PNC Bank. Officers Benjamin Carro and Michael Hubbs noticed that the man had neither shoes nor socks on. He did not hesitate to tell them how miserably cold…
Man Dressed Up as a Waiter To Serve Homeless People a Proper Meal
That’s how you do it – always treat each person with dignity and respect.
New York City Planning to Remove Homeless Encampments From Streets
NEW YORK—New York officials are planning to remove makeshift shelters set up by homeless people on city streets, mirroring similar efforts in other liberal metropolises that had previously tolerated the encampments. Mayor Eric Adams disclosed the initiative in an interview with The New York Times on Friday, but provided few details. It comes a month…
‘I Made This Pact to Change My Life’: Homeless Valedictorian Shares Journey Out of Poverty
After losing his mother to leukemia, a Kentucky native and his family lost their home and struggled with homelessness for a period of time until they were taken in by the boy’s grandmother in Florida. Experiencing a glimpse of light, the boy made a pact: to change his life for the better. Through hard work…
17 of 183 People Removed from Echo Park Lake in Long-Term Housing: Report
March 24, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Only 17 out of 183 homeless people who were removed from an Echo Park Lake encampment last March have been placed in long-term housing, according to a report published Wednesday by the University of California (UC)–Los Angeles Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy. The report, titled “(Dis)Placement: The Fight for Housing and Community after…
Suspect Arrested for 16 Armed Robberies in LA County
March 19, 2022
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GLENDALE, Calif.—A 36-year-old homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of committing two armed robberies in Glendale, authorities said Saturday, March 19, adding that the suspect is also linked to 14 additional robberies over a two-month period throughout Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Valley. On Jan. 7, officers responded to a business in the…
LA County Supports Newsom’s CARE Court Plan to Force Addicted, Mentally Ill Into Treatment
March 19, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is throwing its support behind Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Court proposal unveiled earlier this month, which aims to force some individuals suffering from substance abuse, mental illnesses, and homelessness into treatment and housing through a court-ordered mandate. The county board passed a…
Los Angeles to Remove Encampment, Fence Off Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo
March 17, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles began removing an encampment on March 17 from a Little Tokyo plaza before closing and fencing it off to the public—drawing protests from local homeless advocacy groups, but also an impassioned defense from City Councilman Kevin de León. De León, who represents the plaza area, said Toriumi Plaza, located…
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