With the Click of a Button, Britain’s Homeless Crowdfund Their Way to Work

With the Click of a Button, Britain’s Homeless Crowdfund Their Way to Work
A homeless man grasps the hand of a volunteer who was handing out donated clothing, in central London on Dec. 13, 2012. Reuters/Chris Helgren
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LONDON—When Hana fled to Britain with her son from East Africa, she was grateful to have found safety from persecution and a roof over her head in her sister’s tiny London apartment.

It should have been a stop-gap, but a year on, the four still live together in cramped conditions, with Hana sharing a bed with her young son, and her sister doing the same with her toddler.