'I’m not sure where we go from here': pandemic fuels rise in US homelessness

Deep job losses and benefits lags have meant an increase in homeless Americans, and shelters have struggled to keep up

Rick Temple and his 15-year-old son were living in a room in his work office in Bakersfield, California, before the coronavirus hit in March last year, where Temple, 51, worked as an independent contractor as a dispatcher for freight cargo. But he quickly lost his job and the room, and has relied on unemployment benefits ever since.

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