When such a large share of the population lives in such destitute circumstances, illegal construction — even with its inherent risks — becomes a welcome alternative for millions of people.
The destitute live in the Shiite flats, on the west side of town.
She organized a dress exhibit at the Columbian World Exposition in Chicago in 1893 and, in her 80s, returned to Washington to live in the National Home for Destitute Colored Women and Children — which had been established in part by the Contraband Relief Association that Keckley founded to help freed slaves.
The most destitute people live in clusters of improvised tents made of plastic sheets and discarded bamboo and often erected on private land near markets, railroad tracks and the city's rivers.
At home, Mr. Riner seems more at ease tending to his other flock: a motley crew of the formerly destitute who live in Christ Is King Baptist Church, where he is the pastor.
The majority of destitute asylum seekers live in similar conditions, sharing rooms with other asylum seekers who are still receiving state support – housing and a basic weekly allowance – as their first asylum claim goes through.
Bee suggests one solution for people wishing to help would be for a group of friends, or a community or religious group, to band together and buy a house in their community, which they make available for destitute people to live in.
Destitute families still live in the old music school building.
It is better to live in a land where no one is destitute, homeless, or deprived of basic medical care.
I live in Des Moines but I am not homeless or destitute or without a job.
