As we celebrate the New Year, someone sleeps on cardboard, covered with a blanket so thin it curls up against the wall. While we're celebrating Christmas, someone is hungry and can't get to the doctor because they don't have a document. He is sick and lost, he didn't get support when he needed it, and he doesn't have it today. The system turns a blind eye to people in a situation of homelessness. And how are they doing these days?
The last population census in 2022 does not provide information on how many people are homeless in Serbia, and according to the one from 2011, there were more than 17.800. An inadequate list of such cases does not reflect the reality or scale of the problem, claim members of the Network of Organizations for the Fight against Homelessness
The law stipulates that every person must have a place of residence, as well as that centers for social work have the obligation to give consent for registration of place of residence to persons in a situation of homelessness. Without it, people can't get documents, can't get proper medical care, can't find work. But, as the interlocutors of "Vremen" say, in most cases, obtaining the consent of the center for social work is not so easy. On the contrary
The city of Grants Pass, Oregon is enforcing ordinances that prohibit the use of blankets, pillows, and even cardboard boxes while sleeping on city property.
Homeless people in Novi Sad are often the targets of attacks by groups of young men. Citizens report the matter to the police, but nothing happens. And homeless people have already been killed there
