Tag: vulnerable
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Vulnerable elderly minimise their care visits due to the cost-of-living crisis | UK | News
[ad_1] Pensioners are risking their health as they cut back on the care they pay for because of the cost-of-living crisis, finds a damning report on social care. Councils who cannot meet rising demand for social care and the plight of family carers who are “completely overwhelmed” as they try to plug gaps are other…
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Hundreds of Edmonton’s most vulnerable hosted at Thanksgiving dinners
[ad_1] Article content Two of the city’s leading social service agencies hosted a pair of Thanksgiving meals on Monday for homeless Edmontonians. The Friendship Feast took place in two sittings at Boyle Plaza at 95 Street and 103A Avenue. Article content The first meal, hosted by Boyle Street Community Services, took place from 11 a.m.…
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Bids to stifle freedom of speech in UK uni’s hurt the ‘vulnerable’ | UK | News
[ad_1] Professor Arif Ahmed, director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students (OfS), will give his first major speech at an event at King’s College London on Monday and set out his priorities for the role. His appointment by the Government earlier this year followed the Higher Education (Freedom of…
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U.S. cities vulnerable to wildfire
[ad_1] Hours before devastating fires scorched the historic town of Lahaina on Maui, Kyle Ellison labored to save his rental house in Kula, a rural mountain town 24 miles away, from a different blaze. As high winds whipped burning trees and grass, Ellison and his landlord struggled with plummeting water pressure. Ellison had…
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How a government shutdown would impact safety-net clinics for most vulnerable : Shots
[ad_1] An exam room at North Side Christian Health Center, a safety-net clinic that serves patients in a majority-Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Financial fallout from a federal government shutdown could force the clinic to cut back hours or services such as dental or mental health. Sarah Boden / WESA hide caption toggle caption Sarah Boden…
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Rickie Lambert, conspiracy theories – and why footballers are vulnerable
[ad_1] Just after clocking off time at the edge of Liverpool’s business district on Wednesday afternoon, a small but striking man with a tattoo stretching across his neck joined a crowd of 200 or so protestors outside the city’s most significant civic building. Chris Sky is an optimistic-sounding name. His aviator glasses, gleaming white teeth…
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Creating a heat standard for vulnerable farmworkers could take years : NPR
[ad_1] Farmworkers are particularly vulnerable to the extreme heat that’s affected so many areas of the country including the Midwest. The push for a federal heatprotection policy is slow. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The searing temperatures that have affected so many areas this summer, including the Midwest, are expected to come down in the next few…
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Rural demand vulnerable due to higher food inflation, lower income: Report
[ad_1] The country’s rural demand is vulnerable and could be further impacted by the “dual blows” of lower income and high food inflation due to an erratic monsoon, according to a domestic rating agency. The upcoming festivities may lead to a rise in consumption demand but such an increase will depend on the…
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Bitcoin Price Still Vulnerable Unless It Surges Past $26,500
[ad_1] Bitcoin price is attempting an upside break above the $26,200 resistance. BTC must clear $26,200 and $26,500 to start a decent recovery wave. Bitcoin is still struggling to clear the $26,500 resistance zone. The price is trading above $26,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break above a short-term bearish…
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Energy bills to remain ‘volatile’ for some time, warns Ofgem boss as seven million Brits face paying MORE this winter with most vulnerable put in desperate situation of choosing between ‘heating or living’
[ad_1] Energy bills for Britons will remain ‘volatile for some time to come’, regulator Ofgem warned today as it confirmed the price cap will fall after wholesale costs dropped. The cap will drop from an average of £2,074 per year to £1,923, but campaigners said bills remained unaffordable amid calls for an ‘urgent reboot’ of…