The Hub, consolidated homeless center, opens in Montgomery
The city of Montgomery and Montgomery County are opening a new consolidated center to help the homeless, called The Hub.
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Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the high court reversed a ruling by a San Francisco-based appeals court that found outdoor sleeping bans amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
New shelter for the homeless open in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Homelessness is a growing problem in cities across the country. Now there’s a new homeless shelter in Selma — to try and help address the issue there. Members of the city’s faith-based community — are now helping to provide food and shelter — to the city’s homeless population. The Dr. Winston A. Williams Shelter for…
WAKA Golf Tournament Raises Money to Help the Homeless
All of us at WAKA 8 would like to thank those who took part in our annual “Drive Out Homelessness” golf tournament, which raises money to fight homelessness in our area.
Programs Offer Help for the Homeless
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Homelessness is a nationwide problem — that continues to grow. But there are organizations — that are stepping up to deal with the problem — and provide help — for the homeless. This time last year — Latoya Heard of Selma was homeless. The single mother and her five small children had nowhere to go…
Alabama News Network Golf Tournament to Benefit Friendship Mission and the Fight Against Homelessness
Alabama News Network is doing its part to fight homelessness in our area. We are hosting the Drive Out Homelessness Golf Tournament on Thursday, March 11, to benefit Friendship Mission. While many of us have been focused on the pandemic, homelessness has been around for much longer than COVID. Tara Davis, the executive directors of Friendship Mission, explains the problem…
