Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year : NPR
Dec 15, 2023 · The report, released today by the department of Housing and Urban development, found more than 650,000 people were living in shelters or outside in tents or cars. That's up a whopping 12% from...
Supreme Court allows punishment for homeless sleeping : NPR
Jun 28, 2024 · In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places.
California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The problem …
Jul 12, 2023 · A new study found most homeless people in California last had a home in California, dispelling the myth that people come to the state specifically for homeless help.
4 reasons why homelessness keeps going up : NPR
Jul 12, 2023 · 1. More people than ever are being housed — but an even higher number are falling into homelessness. About a third of the U.S. homeless population is in California, and the state faces mounting...
Cold weather shelters look toward winter, push CT lawmakers for …
12 hours ago · In recent years, during the winter months, COVID relief dollars have funded nearly all of the state’s homeless services. The money, from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), will cover the costs of emergency warming shelters this winter, but expire in September, according to Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness Chief Executive Officer, Sarah Fox.
America’s Homelessness Crisis Is Getting Worse - The New York Times
July 15, 2022. America’s homelessness problem has the makings of an acute crisis. Shelters across the U.S. are reporting a surge in people looking for help, with wait lists doubling or tripling...
Opinion | Voices from Inside America’s Homelessness Crisis - The …
Feb 21, 2024 · A Life Without A. Voices from the tents, shelters, cars, motels and couches of America. A record number of people across the country are experiencing homelessness: the federal government’s annual...
Homeless shelters | AP News
Jun 29, 2021 · Homeless shelters begin to see value in making room for pets. May 1, 2022. US court order to house LA Skid Row homeless overturned. September 23, 2021. GOP’s Faulconer: Boost shelters for homeless Californians. June 29, 2021. More News. $5M in American Rescue Plan funds to help shelters in winter.
The Shelters Keeping People Out of Shelters - The New York Times
March 7, 2024. Every day, people go to homeless shelters as a place of last resort. But some shelters, like the Marshall House in Hartford, Conn., are trying to help by turning people away....
New homeless shelters could get easier to open in St. Louis
6 days ago · The Rev. Larry Rice speaks following a press conference, along with other homeless advocates and people, a day after the homeless encampment was cleared on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, outside St ...