Word: homelessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...take 10 to 15 continuous years of economic expansion to absorb them. We've never had a period of sustained economic growth that has lasted that long. This means that if we want to prevent a large number of mothers and children who are now on welfare from becoming homeless once they reach the time limit we're going to have to create public-service jobs...
Toomey said it is more acceptable for homeless people to scavenge through waste bins during the daylight hours, and he said he is not sure whether the ban will affect daytime pickers...
...Oberstein said foraging for recyclables is an essential means of support for many homeless people...
...Toomey said Cambridge already provides more services for the homeless than any other community in Massachusetts...
...offer more shelters than any other comparable city in the state. A lot of the people in the homeless shelters aren't even from Cambridge," he said...