: having no home or permanent place of residence
homelessness
noun
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But Candice Marley, founder of a nonprofit called All Souls, still receives dozens of outreaches per week from social service agencies looking to help homeless migrants.
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Bianca Vazquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
This school year, in an effort to condense shelters and save money, city and state officials are continuing to push children out, which worries immigrant and homeless advocates — and is crippling for families who have kids in school and are about to lose their homes.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
Many people assumed the person was homeless or mentally ill.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
After a video of a homeless musician playing guitar outside a McDonald’s drive-thru in England went viral on TikTok, a community came together to help raise money for him and his girlfriend.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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Bianca Vazquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
This school year, in an effort to condense shelters and save money, city and state officials are continuing to push children out, which worries immigrant and homeless advocates — and is crippling for families who have kids in school and are about to lose their homes.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
Many people assumed the person was homeless or mentally ill.
—David Begnaud, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2024
After a video of a homeless musician playing guitar outside a McDonald’s drive-thru in England went viral on TikTok, a community came together to help raise money for him and his girlfriend.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Homeless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homeless. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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