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2024
January
- January 02, Times of Malta – Times of Malta Journalists Reveal the Story Behind the Story
- January 07, Malta Independent – Rise in Referrals to YMCA Malta in 2023
- January 07, Malta Independent – Six-Person Dwelling Cap Does Not Tackle Root Cause, Could Lead to Rent Hikes – YMCA Malta
- January 07, Times of Malta – Today’s Front Pages – January 7, 2024
- January 19, Lovin Malta – Homelessness Is Not A Hoax: YMCA CEO Debunks Troubling Misconceptions
- January 30, Times of Malta – Editorial: The Deadly Tower of Babel
- January 30, Times of Malta – Close Malta Air Space, Sea to Weapons of War: NGOs, Individuals Urge Government
February
- February 18, Malta Independent – Organisations Call on Government to Stop ‘Collaborating with Actors Who Violate Human Rights’
- February 19, Times of Malta – Watch: ‘Politicians Consider People Who Die in Mediterranean Collateral Damage’
- February 23, Times of Malta – Participation in Red Sea Operation ‘Breaches Constitution’, Activists Say
- February 27, Malta Today – Construction Victims | YMCA P.1 (MT)
March
- March 05, Malta Today – Construction Victims | YMCA P.2 (MT)
- March 12, Malta Today – NGOs Present Counterproposals to Government’s Rent Law Amendments
- March 13, Times of Malta – Watch: ‘I Have No Place to Call Home’: Homeless Woman Opens Up
- March 18, Times of Malta – Ramona, Bucky No Longer Roofless – But a Record Number till Sleep Outside: YMCA
- March 18, Times of Malta – Today’s Front Pages – March 18, 2024
- March 24, Times of Malta – A Country No One Can Afford
- March 25, Malta Today – Homelessness Used to Be Unheard of…Until Now
2023
January
- January 05, Lovin Malta – Search for Homeless Maltese Couple in Birkirkara Underway as YMCA Appeal for Public’s Help Locating Them
- January 28, Lovin Malta – Malta’s Homeless Population Is on the Rise: 107 Individuals Assisted by YMCA in Last Three Years
- January 29, Times of Malta – BNF Supports the Community through Philanthropic Initiatives
February
- February 05, Times of Malta – “Malta’s Murderous Policy”: 47 Organisations Remember Migrants Who Died at Sea
- February 22, Newsbook – Migrant Workers Made to Sleep on Construction Sites, Study Finds
- February 22, Newsbook – Migrant Workers Sleeping on Construction Sites – YMCA (MT)
- February 22, Times of Malta – Construction Worker Homeless After Losing Leg in Cement Mixer Fall
- February 22, Times of Malta – Migrants Are Forced to Sleep on Construction Sites and Asked to Pay Rent
- February 23, Lovin Malta – Migrants In Malta Are Sleeping in Construction Sites and Giving Sexual Favours to Pay Rent
- February 24, Times of Malta – ‘I Sleep in a Tent’: What Happens to the Homeless People Shelters Can’t Handle?
- February 24, The Shift – Illegal Recruiter Sending Migrants to Malta Arrested in the Philippines
- February 25, Times of Malta – Editorial: Stop Ignoring the Ugly Reality
March
- March 06, Times of Malta – We’re Sick and Tired: Activists Stick Signs to Ministry’s Door Ahead of Protest
- March 08, Lovin Malta – 52.9% of Homeless Seeking Accommodation in the Last 10 Years Are Maltese According to New YMCA Study
- March 08, Lovin Malta – Homelessness in Malta Is Alive and Kicking: YMCA Launches New Study with Real Stories
- March 08, Times of Malta – More Children Aged Four and Under Are Becoming Homeless
- March 08, Times of Malta – The People Who Ended Up Homeless, Needing YMCA Help
- March 08, Times of Malta – Activists March Through Valletta Calling for an End to Female Injustice
- March 14, Times of Malta – Editorial: Modern-day Malta Needs a Strategy to Help the Homeless
- March 18, Times of Malta – Most Shelter Seekers Are From Valletta – YMCA
July
- July 04, Newsbook – Pregnant Mother of Two Will Be Kicked Out of Her Home (MT)
- July 05, Newsbook – 20 People Make Use of YMCA Ħamrun Drop-in Centre (MT)
- July 23, Gwida Malta – Singer Ludwig Galea Shows SoliDARjeta’
- July 24, Newsbook – 37-year-old Mother Flees Home with Children (MT)
- July 28, Times of Malta – Corradino Collapse: Injured Worker’s Eyes Were ‘Caked in Concrete’
- July 30, Newsbook – €194,000 Raised in YMCA Marathon (MT)
September
- September 09, Times of Malta – The People Collecting Bottles Just to Survive
- September 15, Newsbook – Have You Ever Bought from the YMCA Charity Shop? (MT)
- September 22, Net News Malta – Ħamrun Ħanin Organises Large Food Donation for YMCA Drop-in Centre (MT)
- September 22, Lovin Malta – Ħamrun Ħanin: Food Drive Delivers Much-Needed Necessities to New YMCA Drop-in Centre
- September 22, Times of Malta, Sport – Ħamrun Ħanin Coordinates Food Relief to Newly-opened YMCA Drop-in Centre
- September 27, Lovin Malta – The Real Faces of Malta’s Homelessness as Never Seen Before in New Eye-Opening YMCA Walk-Through Exhibition
October
- October 02, Times of Malta – What’s On in Malta and Gozo This Week: October 2 to 8, 2023
- October 02, Gazzetta di Malta – What’s On in Malta and Gozo This Week: October 2 to 8, 2023 (IT)
- October 06, Times of Malta – The ‘Hidden Reality’ of Homelessness in Malta
- October 08, Malta Independent – Multi-venue Exhibition Portraying the Face of Homelessness
- October 18, YMCA Europe – YMCA Malta Presents Ego Sum: Redefining Homelessness
- October 18, Times of Malta – Homelessness Worries Are On the Rise, Calls to Helpline Suggest
- October 24, Times of Malta – What’s On In Malta and Gozo This Week: October 22 to 29, 2023
- October 31, Times of Malta – What’s On In Malta and Gozo This Week: October 30 to November 5, 2023
November
- November 06, Newsbook – Majority Living in Homeless Shelters Are Maltese (MT)
- November 06, Newsbook – Majority of Women, Children in Homeless Shelters Are Maltese
- November 06, Times of Malta – Youths Invited to Explore Faith and Sexual Desire
- November 21, Net News – 100,000 At Risk of Poverty, A Country in Precarious Situation (MT)
- November 25, Times of Malta – Eleven Organisations Welcome Talk of Banning Cigarettes for Future Generations
2022
January
- January 09, Times of Malta – School Community Sponsors Christmas Gifts for 80 Children in YMCA’s Care
- January 10, Lovin Malta – Psychotherapist Mariella Dimech Named First-Ever Executive Chairperson of Malta’s Cannabis Authority
- January 22, Malta Independent – ‘Society’s Inaction towards Gender Inequality Renders Malta Unjust, Unsafe for Women’ – Activists
- January 22, Illum – ‘I Got Tired of Holding the Keys in My Hand at Night…Calling the Police in Vain’ (MT)
- January 22, Times of Malta – ‘Sick and Tired’: Protesters Demand Justice for Female Victims of Violence
- January 22, Lovin Malta – ‘We Are Sick and Tired’: Protestors Take to the Streets to Send Message about Lack of Awareness on Femicide
April
May
- May 03, Newsbook – Want to Take Part in a Treasure Hunt for a Chance to Win Great Prizes? (MT)
- May 03, Times of Malta – The Homeless Conundrum: You Need a Fixed Address to Apply for Social Housing
- May 08, Lovin Malta – Watch: Some Maltese People Don’t Have an ID Card and Couldn’t Even Apply for Booster, Friar Recounts
- May 09, Times of Malta – Welbee’s Sponsors YMCA Malta Fundraising Event
June
- June 05, Lovin Malta – Live From the Metaverse, One Maltese Band Will Pioneer the Performing Arts through Uncharted Territory
- June 11, The Shift – Man Raises Thousands to Help Homeless Man in Malta Get Back on His Feet
- June 12, Malta Independent – ‘Many More People Need Help, but Feel Humiliated to Come Forward’ – Soup Kitchen Friar
August
- August 01, Illum – ‘We Are Seeing an Increase in People in Poverty and Homelessness’ (MT)
- August 02, Net News – ‘There Is an Increase in People over 60 Without a Roof over Their Head’ – YMCA (MT)
- August 02, Illum – ‘Sometimes With Sacrifice, I Had to Sleep Without Eating’ (MT)
- August 08, Malta Today – Will ‘Shostakovich’s Nightmare’ Finally Come True?
December
- December 15, Times of Malta – What’s on in Malta and Gozo – December 15
- December 19, Newsbook – Wardens ‘Beat Homeless Woman Sheltering in Abandoned House‘
- December 19, Lovin Malta – Watch: Local Wardens Beat Up Homeless Domestic Violence Victim Caught Squatting, YMCA CEO Alleges
- December 23, Times of Malta – Nestlé Malta Surpasses Expectations through Its Charitable Scheme
- December 25, Newsbook – 400 Sought YMCA’s Help over Homelessness This Year
2021
February
- February 09, Times of Malta – Pharma.mt Donates Medical Products to Local Charities
- February 10, Newsbook – Moving Ads Pays It Forward by Donating to YMCA Malta
- February 12, Newsbook – Recognition Awards by YMCA Malta
- February 14, Times of Malta – Moving Ads Pays It Forward by Donating to YMCA Malta
- February 22, Newsbook – Watch: YMCA Malta Launches Twelve Appeal Campaign
- February 22, Newsbook – Watch: €1 Per Month for YMCA Platform for Young People (MT)
- February 24, Newsbook – ‘I Am Whole and Complete: I Accept and Love Myself the Way I Am”
April
- April 06, Times of Malta – YMCA Gets €1.5 million in Government Assistance
- April 06, Crane Currency – Crane Currency Malta supports NGO YMCA Malta
- April 07, YMCA Europe – Good News from YMCA Malta
- April 08, Newsbook – Watch: My Life Is a Choice – What Is Alex and Anna’s story? (MT)
- April 10, Times of Malta – 92 NGOs and 90 Band Clubs Say New Fundraising Laws Will Strangle Sector
- April 11, One Malta – The YMCA Helped Her Get on Her Feet and Live Independently (MT)
- April 18, Times of Malta – Homelessness and Mental Health
- April 26, Newsbook – Watch: Woman Lives in Fear of Becoming Homeless (MT)
May
- May 16, Times of Malta – President’s Engagements – May 16, 2021
- May 18, Newsbook – ‘I Was Forced into Prostitution When I Was Only 12’
- May 27, TVM News – Woman Describes How the YMCA Gave Refuge to Her and Her Husband
- May 27, Gwida – ‘Who Knows How Much I Cried When I Saw My Clothes Hanging in the Wardrobe’ – 47-Year-Old Man Became Homeless (MT)
- May 29, One Malta – His Mother Forced Him into Prostitution at 12 (MT)
- May 30, TVM News – YMCA Marathon: Amount Raised So Far Exceeds €140,000
- May 30, Gwida – Marathon in Aid of Those Who Don’t Have a Roof over Their Heads Organised by YMCA (MT)
- May 30, Lovin Malta – WATCH: Malta’s Secret Homelessness Problem – Over 1,500 Sought Refuge at YMCA Shelter in Two Years
- May 30, Times of Malta – ‘We’ve Had Families Sleeping in Garages, Cars and Caves’
- May 31, Lovin Malta – Over €225,000 Raised to Fight Homelessness in YMCA Malta’s First-Ever Marathon
2020
July
- July 05, Time of Malta – Celebrating BigMat’s Fifth Anniversary in Malta
- July 11, Newsbook – ‘My Father’s Voice Tells Me That He Wishes I Had Never Been Born Is Still Tumbling in My Head’ (MT)
- July 14, Newsbook – YMCA’s Response Line – Smiling at the Future Is Enough!
- July 24, Newsbook – Love Is Breaking the Silence
- July 30, Newsbook – Loneliness Is a Universal Experience
October
- October 08, Malta Independent – Homelessness: YMCA Received 520 Cases Since January; 106 Were Supported and Taken In
- October 13, Times of Malta – Social Work Service Is Struggling to Keep Up with the Demand
- October 13, Newsbook – Never Let the Past Rob You of the Present, Believe in What You Are and Move On (MT)
- October 23, Malta Independent – Budget Has ‘Strong Social Foundation’, but ‘Unclear Roadmap’ Past March – Caritas
2019
February
- February 01, Valletta Contemporary – YMCA Workshops
- February 09, Newsbook – WATCH: ‘Homeless Persons Are on the Increase’- YMCA
- February 09, Times of Malta – Number of Homeless People Who Work Is Rising
- February 10, Newsbook – WATCH: Mental Health Affects a Person’s Life (MT)
- February 11, Times of Malta – Homeless Shelter Says ‘No’ Five Times Every Day
March
- March 10, Lovin Malta – A Bunch of Maltese Developers Have Just Spent the Past 48 Hours Trying to Find a Way to ‘Hack Poverty’
- March 17, Times of Malta – YMCA Homeless Shelter Supported by Freeport
- March 31, Malta Independent – Homelessness: Prime Minister – ‘If Your Kids Were in This Situation, Would You Look the Other Way?’
November
- November 16, Times of Malta – Victims of Domestic Abuse Speak of ‘Apathetic Approach’ by Police
- November 21, Times of Malta – Report Links Domestic Violence to Homelessness
- November 24, Malta Independent – Sea of Madness
- November 24, Antide Foundation – Ensure Victims’ Safety, Hold Perpetrators Accountable – Joint Statement by 36 Organisations
2002 – 2018
July
- July 16, 2017, Malta Independent – ‘Homelessness Is Still a Stigma, a Hidden Social Issue on Which We Are Not Focussing Enough’
- July 17, 2018, Newsbook – Compensation for Victims of Child Abuse in Australia
- July 23, 2006, Malta Independent – Sir Bob Geldof Travels on Air Malta
- July 23, 2011, Malta Independent – ‘Homeless Personalities’
- July 28, 2006, Malta Independent – Vodafone Takes Handset Recycling Campaign to Beer Festival
December
- December 01, 2018, TVM News – Nurse at San Vincenz de Paule Wins the Award ‘Ħaddiem tas-Sena’
- December 03, 2007, Miller Malta – Agenda Grand Book Sale in Aid of YMCA
- December 04, 2011, Times of Malta – Art Installation in Aid of YMCA
- December 07, 2017, Lovin Malta – Maltese Chef Prepares Heartwarming Three-Course Feast for Homeless Residents of YMCA
- December 11, 2016, TVM News – Two Women Get Away from Domestic Violence, Set up Home Together
- December 24, 2008, Malta Independent – Vodafone Drops Christmas Cards and Instead Makes Charitable Donation