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Asking a few questions, building solutions: City, police remove trash pile near homeless camp – WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports

Posted on September 4, 2012 by homelessnessinsavannah

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say homeless people who are living under the Truman Parkway have been piling up trash for at least five years — and it started to become a health hazard. While there is no question that this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Advocvacy, homeless, World Homeless Day, inter-faith, Taxpayers, Costs of homelessness, Video, Action, News, End Homelessness, Causes of Homelessness, Vox Patria, Awareness, 0homeless, valueof0, social entreprener, Street Medicine, Street Ministries, End Chronic Homelessness, Ways to Help, Volunteer, Housing First, Panhandling, United Way, Criminalization of Homelessness, social good, Visit Savannah, Tourism Leadership Council, HUGS, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness, Street Outreach, USICH | Tagged advocacy, homelessness, Savannah, Housing First, WTOC-TV, Solution | 2 Comments
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