WINNIPEG The first public restrooms in Downtown Winnipeg have opened, giving those experiencing homelessness access to basic human rights and necessities. On Tuesday, the city opened three temporary public restrooms at different locations throughout the Downtown area. The restrooms are a part of the City of Winnipeg s first phase of the Places to Go – Public Restroom Strategy. “The Places to Go Strategy is about profound human dignity and making sure that Winnipeg’s most vulnerable among us have access to basic human rights and necessities, Sherri Rollins, chairperson of the Standing Policy Committee on Protection, Community Services and Parks, said in a news release.
The passage of the
$900 billion stimulus plan over the weekend came after months of stalled negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress. The latest plan carries a cheaper price tag than the
CARES Act stimulus package from last March, with Congresswoman
Maxine Waters expressing apologies to the American public while vowing to continue her hard work in delivering aid and assistance to the people.
TheGrio spoke with the California congresswoman Sunday evening (Dec. 20), shortly after a press call to go over the finer points of a particular portion of the package aimed at an important segment of the population.
Rep. Maxine Waters (above) questions Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar at a hearing before the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis last month in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Micahel A. McCoy – Pool/Getty Images)
Youngstown State University (YSU)âs nursing department is getting a new name â the James and Coralie Centofanti School of Nursing.
âWith this naming, James and Coralie Centofantiâs hard work and generosity will live for generations through the countless students who come to YSU to pursue their dreams of a career in Nursing,â YSU President Jim Tressel said. âThe naming is particularly noteworthy at this moment as we have all come to realize and better appreciate the vital importance and the tremendous dedication of frontline healthcare workers.â
The Centofanti Charitable Foundation has pledged $1 million to support the nursing school and to establish a scholarship for minority nursing students.
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California Struggles To House Thousands Of Homeless Placed In Hotels During Pandemic By Erin Baldassari | KQED
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A demonstrator holds a sign in the Mission in San Francisco on Nov, 16 calling for shelter-in-place hotel rooms to remain available for unhoused residents.
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After three years of bouncing between shelters, relatives couches and a tent she pitched in downtown San Francisco, Gillette Christa, 63,
and her 17-month-old dog, Shepherd, finally got into stable housing. It was like taking a load off, she said. We were able to finally rest.
But now her future is uncertain as she waits to hear where she will go next.