For years, workers and advocates at some area homeless shelters have said that the county has been too harsh with its sanctions, stripping housing, utility, and emergency food benefits from public-assistance recipients. The county can sanction recipients for any number of reasons. Sometimes it’s because they don’t meet work requirements or because they fail drug […]
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Urban Action 6/20
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Doctors, Cuba, and the poor Cuba and the Latin American School of Medicine will be the focus of the Rochester Committee on Latin America’s meeting on Tuesday, June 26. The program will include […]
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Homeless encampment gets a reprieve
At least for now, Rochester police will not be removing people from a homeless encampment along South Avenue, according to advocates for the homeless. The encampment is at the edge of property owned by Spectrum, and police officials have informed Spectrum that it needs to seek a court order to essentially evict the residents, says […]
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Homeless camp could be shut down
The remaining residents of a homeless encampment face an April 16 deadline, set by property owners, to move out.
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Urban Action 1/24
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Fighting for health care Rochester for New York Health will hold an organizing meeting on Wednesday, January 31. The meeting will focus on building a local movement that supports universal health care and […]
