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The Mecklenburg County Health Department has given homeless residents and property owners 72 hours to shut down tent encampments near uptown Charlotte, for health reasons.
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Some landlords are evicting tenants despite an order from the CDC aimed at stemming the spread of COVID-19 by preventing evictions. That has led to calls to strengthen protections.
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During its weekly press conference Wednesday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department fielded multiple questions on how the police are interacting with people living in homelessness.
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At a town hall meeting on homelessness Thursday night, Mecklenburg County put the homeless population at more than 3,000. That doesn’t include those living in hotels or with other people.
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Homeless residents, advocates and family members joined an online vigil Thursday night for the more than 40 homeless or formerly homeless Charlotteans who died over the past year. Speakers called homelessness a tragedy and called for more effort to house the homeless population.
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Mecklenburg County and social service agencies are trying to make sure they're ready to house the region's growing number of homeless residents when cold weather arrives this winter. They face extra challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with some programs canceled and shelters operating at reduced capacity. But thanks to changes during the pandemic, there may actually be more beds this year.
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Roof Above says its Room in the Inn seasonal housing program for homeless residents will not operate this winter because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the agency says it is taking steps to increase capacity as cold weather arrives.
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People living in tents on a vacant lot off 12th Street just northeast of uptown cleared out ahead of a 5 p.m. Friday deadline to leave the property. But…
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say despite health concerns with the coronavirus pandemic, they have an obligation to help property owners remove homeless…
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People living on the street is nothing new in Charlotte. But the coronavirus pandemic has brought encampments into the open, including onto vacant lots…