May 15—HENDERSON — On Tuesday, the city, county and state wrapped up operations at the temporary shelter set up at the former Eaton-Johnson Middle School for the 150-some folks displaced by the closure of 121 Motel. The move was in full swing by around noon. Of the 40 families that entered the shelter last Tuesday, […]
A husky that’s been through a traumatic time hasn’t lost her sweet nature at one Pennsylvania shelter, and she is on the hunt for a new, loving family to shower her with nothing but affection. When Dakota was brought into the Pennsylvania SPCA in early March, both of her eyes were protruding and she was […]
A “gentle” three-legged dog was left at a Florida shelter — and still needs a home. “She longs for the comfort of a loving home where she can find solace and companionship once again,” the Halifax Humane Society wrote May 8 on Facebook. “(Mikayla) may have lost a leg, but she hasn’t lost her zest […]
‘Unexpected influx’: Norfolk officials share concerns about turning former state prison into shelter Town officials will meet in the coming days to discuss the impacts to the community of the state using the former Bay State Correctional Center as an emergency shelter amid a migrant crisis. “We’ve got a lot of work to do, we’ve […]
A former Massachusetts prison is the newest location for an emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness. The former site of the Bay State Correctional Center in Norfolk will be transformed into a welcoming space to accommodate slightly under 150 families. Governor Maura Healey’s Office tells Boston 25 News the facility is in great shape and […]
“It’s spiraling out of control, again.” Tunica Humane Society Puppies A Mississippi animal shelter is “drowning” in puppies. Like countless other shelters across the South, Tunica Humane Society normally operates at full capacity. So when it started “raining puppies” in rural northern Mississippi this week, director Sandy Williams couldn’t help but cry. “I probably got […]
May 10—ROCHESTER — Added support is being sought to maintain shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness in Rochester. “There will be, I hope, a community-wide effort to provide funding and support for filling that gap and ensuring we have a place for every single person to put their head at night here in Rochester,” Mayor […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – As the City of Albuquerque works to revitalize its Westside Emergency Housing Center, it’s also on the hunt for someone to run the place after the current operator announced it won’t renew its contract. The WEHC is in the process of a refresh. “The first dorm refresh is completed this week. The […]
It’s tradition for police dogs to enjoy a dignified retirement, but that didn’t happen in the case of a K-9 deputy left homeless at a county-run shelter in southeast Georgia, investigators say. The dog’s handler is suspected of leaving her there, according to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office in Hinesville, Georgia. An investigation is underway […]
May 8—The City of Niagara Falls is in the process of establishing a new shelter for stray dogs at Hyde Park. Mayor Robert Restaino, whose administration is actively pursuing the project amid criticism from some who say it’s a flawed idea, defended the plan in an interview with the newspaper last week as the best […]
WEST LAFAYETTE − The Village of West Lafayette hosted a ribbon-cutting recently for improvements at Waterworks Park. It has been home to Ridgewood recreation ball diamonds for years, but many new features have been added over the last several months. A Neighborhood Revitalization Grant of $750,000 from the Ohio Department of Development paid for additions of […]
A pandemic program created to shelter California’s vulnerable homeless population during COVID-19 helped thousands of people stabilize and transition into housing, a new independent study has found. There’s just one problem: the program was expensive and the federal government is backing out of reimbursing local governments hundreds of millions of dollars for it. The program […]