• LA, NYC mayors announce new programs to tackle rising number of homelessness

    LA, NYC mayors announce new programs to tackle rising number of homelessness

    Nov 18, 2015 11:21 PM EST

    ... pay about 30 percent of their income or monthly support in return. The mayor reassures that between private funding and budgets already allocated to tackling homelessness, the plan is largely already paid for. These plans come in response to a mounting homelessness problem in New York City and Los Angeles ...

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    Homelessness among school children on the rise

    Sep 22, 2014 09:34 PM EST

    WASHINGTON — The number of homeless school children is rising in U.S. schools. Education Department statistics released Monday say 1.3 million homeless children were enrolled in U.S. schools in the 2012-2013 school year — an 8 percent increase from the previous school year.

  • Twitter Chat: Should homelessness be a crime?

    Twitter Chat: Should homelessness be a crime?

    Jul 24, 2014 09:50 PM EST

    ... cost cities more than providing shelter. It also states that “criminal convictions -- even for minor crimes -- can create barriers to obtaining critical public benefits ... making homelessness more difficult to escape.” Are laws against loitering, sitting and sleeping in public ethical? What can U.S. cities do to end chronic homelessness ...

  • More cities across the U.S. consider homelessness a crime

    More cities across the U.S. consider homelessness a crime

    Jul 19, 2014 06:41 PM EST

    ... prevent people from living on the streets. "The federal government should play a leadership role in combating the criminalization of homelessness by local governments and promote constructive alternatives," the report said. Editor's note: The lead of this piece was updated to more accurately reflect the current state of homelessness.

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    Denver's Elaborate Plan to End Homelessness Sees Big Successes

    Dec 22, 2010 11:34 PM EST

    ... happening in this community that we need to do. AMBER CALLENDER: What are your questions about it?We probably have all levels of knowledge around homelessness and poverty. TOM BEARDEN: Benero and Callender have hosted leaders from several other cities who want to duplicate the program, which has been called ...

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    San Francisco Program Combats Homelessness with Innovation

    Apr 08, 2005 04:00 AM EST

    ... Francisco as a laboratory where new ideas are starting to pay off. PHILIP MANGANO: San Francisco has the potential of being the tipping point of homelessness in our country. When people see a change on the streets of San Francisco, they'll understand that change on homelessness is possible anywhere ...

  • WATCH: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's 2026 State of the State address

    WATCH: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's 2026 State of the State address

    Jan 15, 2026 04:35 PM EST

    ... that corridor during rush hours,” Kemp said. He also pledged more money for local road improvements and $50 million for a new program to reduce homelessness in Atlanta and other urban areas through social services. Kemp teased a new workforce readiness program, as well, that will be introduced this legislative ...

  • WATCH: California Gov. Newsom delivers his final State of the State address to lawmakers

    WATCH: California Gov. Newsom delivers his final State of the State address to lawmakers

    Jan 08, 2026 09:45 PM EST

    ... California.” Newsom touts the state’s work on key issues Newsom spent part of the speech highlighting progress on several policy fronts. He said unsheltered homelessness dropped 9% last year, though his office did not immediately provide data supporting the decline. He praised the state’s cleanup work after the ...

  • WATCH: Prosecutors charging Nick Reiner with first-degree murder for parents' killing

    WATCH: Prosecutors charging Nick Reiner with first-degree murder for parents' killing

    Dec 16, 2025 09:37 PM EST

    ... Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues.” He had spoken publicly of his struggles with addiction, cycling in and out of treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness in between through his teen years. Rob and Nick Reiner explored — and seemed to improve — their relationship through the making of the 2016 film ...

  • Prosecutors weigh charges against Rob and Michele Singer Reiner's son over killings that stunned Hollywood

    Prosecutors weigh charges against Rob and Michele Singer Reiner's son over killings that stunned Hollywood

    Dec 16, 2025 05:54 PM EST

    ... Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues." He had spoken publicly of his struggles with addiction, cycling in and out of treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness in between through his teen years. Rob and Nick Reiner explored — and seemed to improve — their relationship through the making of the 2016 film ...