This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) Protesting against war Peace Action and Education, Workers World, and the House of Mercy will hold a protest and march on Friday, April 13, on the theme “End US Wars at Home and […]
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Homeless shelters are already crunched
Year after year, homeless shelters in Rochester face a dilemma. On many days, they see more people who need shelter than they can accommodate. That leaves them with two choices: turn the people away or methodically search for available beds in other shelters. Typically, they do the latter, and usually to little success. Normally, this […]
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County, shelters struggle with Cuomo’s homeless order
The unusually mild winter has allowed Monroe County, meaning both the community and the government, to dodge a serious, ongoing problem regarding a hard-to-serve segment of the area’s homeless population. When the temperature drops below a certain point, homeless people need to get indoors to stay safe; the National Coalition for the Homeless says that […]
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Two new options for Rochester’s homeless
A winter shelter has been found, and House of Mercy has a new, larger building.
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For the homeless, no shelter from the storm
I parked in the Civic Center garage every day for the better part of 30 years. I became accustomed to the homeless men and women who spent nights and frigid days in its darkest and dankest corners and stairwells. They were sleeping or sleeping one off, often resting their heads on plastic bags that contained […]
