Charleston County council members got a chance to check out the progress being made at a former school building downtown.
Housing
A nonprofit called Operation Homefront has doubled its transitional housing, adding rent-free apartments in Howard County for families leaving the military who face financial hardships.
These new homes will only cost $25,000. They’re small homes under construction for families struggling to make ends meet.
The group helps them find housing, gives them household items and essential care products, and moves them into their new homes.
Gov. Maura Healey has activated up to 250 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to provide services at hotels providing emergency shelter services.
Construction crews are continuing to work on the new $21 million facility at the YMCA of Greater Flint.
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As part of one of Springfield’s largest housing development projects, Northwood Christian Church is relocating to a new facility.
The state recently began the initiative in select communities across the state including some in West Michigan.
Sea level rise and lack of living space threaten the rights of Guna Indigenous people living on Panama’s small island of Gardi Sugdub, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The community began planning to relocate to the mainland in 2010, but no one has yet been able to move.Sea level rise and lack of space threaten the rights of people living on the tiny island of Gardi Sugdub and other coastal Indigenous communities in Panama. The community of Gardi Sugdub has planned for their relocation to a safer mainland site for over a decade, but long-promised support from the government has been delayed.Panama should provide immediate support so the Gardi Sugdub community can complete their relocation with dignity and should build on lessons learned to develop a national policy to safeguard human rights in future climate-related relocations.To support our work, please visit: https://hrw.org/donateHuman Rights Watch: https://www.hrw.orgSubscribe for more: https://bit.ly/2OJePrw
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The landlords, homeowners, and housing seekers are all vetted, before Quality Housing Coalition and its partners help match families with those units.