Half of homeless shelter residents are foreigners
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When 120 migrants were evicted from a Qormi cow shed, at least a quarter of them ended up on the streets. The case threw fresh light on the social reality that is driving desperate people to sleep in fields, on beaches, in cars or stables. At least half ofHalf of homeless shelter residents are foreigners
When 120 migrants were evicted from a Qormi cow shed, at least a quarter of them ended up on the streets. The case threw fresh light on the social reality that is driving desperate people to sleep in fields, on beaches, in cars or stables. At least half of the people seeking shelter from homelessness are foreign, recent data from two main charities shows. According to YMCA Malta, which runs a shelter for homeless people, a third of its foreign clients were EU citizens, while nearly half were migrants. Meanwhile a third of the men at the Dar Papa Franġisku shelter, run by Caritas, are European and another third are African, with ages varying between 25 and 55. Additionally, while 70 per cent of the women and children hosted at its sister shelter Dar Maria Dolores are Maltese, the rest are mostly European. The Sunday Times of Malta sought comments from the two NGOs after 120 migrants were evicted from a Qormi cow shed and at least a quarter of them ended up on the streets. Some found shelter with friends, but others begged the man running the bed-rental business at the farm to be allowed back. A daily concern “When we are full up, we refer clients to the national agency Appoġġ,... Read more