Police nab suspected serial killer of Barcelona homeless
Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra regional police force say they have arrested a many they believe to be a serial killer responsible for the…
Catalonia’s Mossos d’Esquadra regional police force say they have arrested a many they believe to be a serial killer responsible for the…
Regional and local governments across Spain are rushing to get homeless people off the streets and into shelters to minimize the spread…
The coalition government has placed 2nd Vice President and Minister for Social Affairs Pablo Iglesias in charge of coordinating efforts by the…
The Veterinary Hospital of the University of León and the Spanish Red Cross of León have announced they will open two legal…
Hundreds of volunteers slept out in the cold on Saturday night in Madrid as part of the global “World’s Big Sleep Out”,…
► Relief agency’s campaign wants public to look homelessness full in the face ► Agency estimates 40,000 homeless in Spain, with evictions…
A group of about 30 homeless people have camped out in front of the government’s Ministry of Health in Madrid since 16th…
In the run-up to the nationwide Dia de las Personas Sin Hogar (Homeless Persons’ Day) on Sunday 25th November, four Spanish non-governmental…
► Spain has more than 31,000 homeless, 8,000 permanently living on streets ► Actor Richard Gere urged Spain’s Senate on Wednesday to…
• PSOE says 2017 budget lacks funds to implement plan to combat homelessness • Rajoy govt agreed to national strategy in 2015,…
• Nearly half of all homeless experience aggression while living on city’s streets • Nearly 70 pct have health problems, two-thirds admit…
• NGOs say some 40,000 people living on streets across Spain exposed to cold • Energy poverty, social exclusion from affordable housing…
• Normal restaurant by day, serves 100 Madrid homeless in two shifts each night • ‘Social restaurants’ concept to open in Toledo, Ciudad…
• City will spend 15 million euros over next 3 years to combat homelessness • Nearly 950 homeless sleep on Barcelona streets…
• Campaign launched in advance of Sunday’s national ‘Day of the Homeless’ • NGOs stress causes of homelessness, need to treat homeless…
• Catholic relief agency video stresses human dignity of Spain’s homeless • With ‘more than 40,000 on the streets, we’re not respecting…
• American actor, partner Alejandra Silva at signing of accord with Valencia gov’t • RAIS Fundación to work with Valencia to shelter…
• Nearly 9 in 10 homeless in Barcelona are men, 2/3 from other countries • One quarter of all individuals interviewed living…
• Activist blames PP for social-spending cuts that have left thousands homeless • Removed from front of party offices by police, Lagarder…
• One in 10 homeless surveyed have been on streets for 10 years or more • More than one in three people…
• ‘Cooperación Internacional’ NGO has homeless tell their stories to students • Programme makes youth aware that homelessness could happen to anyone…
• Arrels foundation helped more than 600 homeless find shelter during 2015 • Barcelona-based Fundación Arrels has launched a mobile app for…
• Fundación Arrels assisted 1,700 homeless last year, up from 1,600 in 2014 • The number of homeless people in Spain’s second-largest…
• Actor releases YouTube video message on behalf of Spain’s RAIS foundation • Asks whoever elected Dec. 20th not to forget Spain’s…
• 1,200 interviewees said to receive on average just 375 euros per month • Six out of 10 homeless said they rely…
• Cáritas, other organizations draw attention to homelessness across Spain • Groups demand basic rights, assistance on eve of national ‘Day of…
• Santa Cruz mayor announces cooperation with NGOs to combat homelessness • Groups to work with city to deliver food, shelter, healthcare,…
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► Final deal cuts direct grants to 72.7bn, ups loans to 67.3bn with EU oversight ► Spain agrees not to repeal Rajoy-era…
Spain’s coalition government has told the national association of municipalities and provinces that local town councils across Spain will be allowed to…
The Spanish section of global rights campaigner Amnesty International has issued a damning report on the gutting of Spain’s public healthcare system…