Hefeng Social Work Firm is a non-profit organization providing essential services to street sleepers in Beijing, including homeless petitioners.
Hefeng Social Work Firm is a non-profit organization providing essential services to street sleepers in Beijing, including homeless petitioners.
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Social workers estimate that about 4,000 homeless people camp out on streets, in parks, under bridges in central Beijing.
Social workers estimate that about 4,000 homeless people camp out on streets, in parks, under bridges in central Beijing.
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A social worker from the group has a conversation with a street sleeper in Beijing. According to Hefeng, about one third of street sleepers in Beijing are petitioners from across China.
A social worker from the group has a conversation with a street sleeper in Beijing. According to Hefeng, about one third of street sleepers in Beijing are petitioners from across China.
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In the winter, charities provide warm clothes and quilts to Beijing's homeless people.
In the winter, charities provide warm clothes and quilts to Beijing's homeless people.
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Social workers in Beijing offer food, clean water and clothes to homeless people, helping them to keep basic personal hygiene.
Social workers in Beijing offer food, clean water and clothes to homeless people, helping them to keep basic personal hygiene.
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Several petitioners camp outside China's state petition office on February 11, 2016. A week later, when CNN visited the site, the shelter had disappeared.
Several petitioners camp outside China's state petition office on February 11, 2016. A week later, when CNN visited the site, the shelter had disappeared.
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