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First session on homelessness plan scheduled

First session on homelessness plan scheduled

Tinée Furbert, the Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors, front left, with members of the Path to End Homelessness advisory panel (Photograph supplied) Public forums will spotlight homelessness in Bermuda in the coming weeks. Tinée Furbert, the Minister of...

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Draft blueprint addressing homelessness released

Draft blueprint addressing homelessness released

Treating housing as a human right is among proposals now up for public consultation, with a final plan on ending homelessness in Bermuda to be published in April. The draft plan, available online at the Government’s website, includes proposals used by more than 40...

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Prevention is better than cure

Prevention is better than cure

A shift from the crisis-oriented response to one based on prevention is at the heart of the Plan to End Homelessness (File photograph by Akil Simmons) “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Benjamin Franklin was talking about fire risks when he uttered...

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Failure to act on homelessness costs us dear

Failure to act on homelessness costs us dear

Success in ending homelessness depends heavily on community-wide support, co-operation and collaboration (File photograph by Akil Simmons) For many years, we in Bermuda have chosen to accept homelessness in our community. Perhaps we have not prioritised ending...

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