Local agencies across the United States are increasingly clearing out homeless encampments, often discarding the personal belongings of those living in them. In Tucson, a portion of the city's largest homeless camp has received a clear-out notice. Albuquerque has been found to violate city policy by discarding the property of thousands of homeless people, including medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos, and the ashes of loved ones. This practice has been reported to harm the mental health of the homeless and make it harder for them to find housing and jobs. In Washington, D.C., the National Park Service and police cleared multiple homeless encampments in the Foggy Bottom area, affecting about 70 people, citing dangers such as fires, assaults, and rodent problems. King County is taking steps to contain a homeless camp that has been encroaching on activities at a courthouse in Burien.
King County is taking steps to contain a homeless camp that for the past month has been encroaching on activities at a courthouse in Burien: https://t.co/UEH38Ur87U
The National Park Service and D.C. police cleared out multiple homeless encampments in the Foggy Bottom area, affecting about 70 people. District officials cited dangers including fires, assaults and rodent problems. https://t.co/kK651nrz1e
In violation of city policy, Albuquerque is throwing away the property of homeless people, including: —dentures —medication —cellphones —survival gear —family photos —birth certificates —the ashes of loved ones @nicolesantacruz @propublica @NMInDepth https://t.co/EesxVtU4GC
ProPublica distributed notecards to homeless people in Albuquerque and asked them about objects they had lost when their encampments were hauled away. Here's what they said. https://t.co/mLDx1CghE4 @nicolesantacruz https://t.co/Pk3bcRKttI
Albuquerque has violated city policy by discarding the property of thousands of homeless people, who say the practice harms their mental health and makes it harder to find housing and jobs and to access services. https://t.co/8yqvdKLWG6
New: Albuquerque Is Throwing Out the Belongings of Homeless People, Violating City Policy https://t.co/kqUQ1dbfdF
New: We're investigating what happens when local agencies remove homeless encampments and take belongings from the people living in them -- an increasingly common practice across the country. https://t.co/Q9ft6XRipv
New: The city has violated a court order and its own policies by discarding the personal property of thousands of homeless people, who have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes of loved ones. https://t.co/8yqvdKLWG6
Portion of Tucson's biggest homeless camp gets clear-out notice https://t.co/7YH9KujVXy