Homelessness
Sean Astin meets Tylor Chase as Hollywood support continues
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Sean Astin, the Screen Actors Guild president and 'Lord of the Rings' star, met with former 'Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide' actor Tylor Chase on Christmas Day to encourage him amid his homelessness and alleged meth addiction in Riverside, California. This follows earlier efforts by co-star Daniel Curtis Lee and 'The Mighty Ducks' actor Shaun Weiss, though Chase has declined treatment so far.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that 16 homeless individuals died outdoors during an 11-day stretch of sub-freezing temperatures. Preliminary findings indicate hypothermia contributed to 13 of the deaths, with three attributed to overdoses. The incident occurs one month into Mamdani's term, following his pledge to end the removal of homeless encampments.
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As a cold spell grips Hong Kong, scores of homeless residents are choosing to endure the chill rather than take refuge in government shelters, which they say feel like prison. The Post visited Tung Chau Street Park in Sham Shui Po on Tuesday night and found around 70 people staying there in about seven clusters. The Hong Kong Observatory warned temperatures would drop to as low as 11 degrees Celsius.
A federal judge in Rhode Island has temporarily halted the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed changes to its $4 billion homelessness programs. The ruling prevents what critics called a disruptive shift that could push thousands back onto the streets during winter. States, cities, and nonprofits argued the overhaul was unlawful and harmful.
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Homeless Helena Öman in Luleå has been severely affected by being erased from the population register, losing access to municipal support. Social committee chair Bodil Wennerbrandt Sevastik responds to SVT's investigation, acknowledging issues with the system. She pledges to review the matter if more people are impacted.