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Homelessness can happen to anyone
Adults and Children alike
Regardless of race, religion, or sexual orientation. In the United States, many people wonder how it is still possible that one of the wealthiest countries in the world has so many homeless people.
Our Mission: “Promote health, hope, and dignity for those affected by homelessness through accessible and comprehensive quality care.”
Many of those with that question have decided to do something about it. They work to end homelessness with shelters, permanent housing, healthcare, social services, and advocacy.
Brazilcares Inc. works towards ending homelessness by connecting the homeless with local churches, by building relationships with the homeless living in encampments, better understanding their needs.
Women in Need - Women dealing with homelessness face several issues, including childcare, domestic abuse, mental health, and substance abuse.
Youth programs – This program allows homeless children to feel like other kids and gives them the chance to step away from the streets. We work closely with churches that provide child care, learning programs, food, religious education and after-school one-on-one tutoring.
A homelessness spike in Latin America’s most populated city
Homeless population in city of 12 million grew rapidly during the pandemic, in what activists say is a humanitarian emergency.
Official statistics reveal a dramatic situation in Brazil’s biggest city: according to São Paulo’s city hall, there were people living in tents and wooden shacks in nearly 6,800 different areas last year,
In South America, the people living at risk to be homeless are living in contexts of high poverty,
social exclusion, and vulnerability. There is very little integral social housing policy. Although the pandemic exacerbated the social vulnerability of Brazilian families, Brazil's housing problem is not new
FAQs
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the streets of Sao Paulo have become home to thousands of Brazilians who have lost everything. Homelessness is not new to Brazil's biggest and otherwise most prosperous city. According to government statistics .
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