: having no home or permanent place of residence
homelessness
noun
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How Detroit helps its homeless population is getting an overhaul over the next five years as the city looks to boost services, increase the number of available emergency shelter beds and better provide support.
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Other eligible children come from low-income families, the foster care system and homeless populations.
—John Frank, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Several riders witnessed that moment, but perhaps no one was more touched by it than passenger Sarah Seldon, who had been homeless before and knew how meaningful a simple kindness can be.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Police later found a man wounded in a homeless encampment.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024
Other eligible children come from low-income families, the foster care system and homeless populations.
—John Frank, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
Several riders witnessed that moment, but perhaps no one was more touched by it than passenger Sarah Seldon, who had been homeless before and knew how meaningful a simple kindness can be.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024
Police later found a man wounded in a homeless encampment.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeless. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024.
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