Dec 13 Interactive map: Number of U.S. cities criminalizing homelessness surges By Andrew Mach Across the country, advocates say the number of cities with municipal bans on camping or sleeping outside has increased 50 percent since 2011. Here is an interactive map showing which cities have implemented the bans. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 1:25 Residents react as their tent city is dismantled; 'I just want to survive' By PBS News Hour Homelessness is a nationwide concern, but is especially prevalent in Washington D.C. Last week, near the affluent neighborhood of Georgetown, city officials dismantled a tent city that had sprouted up under a freeway underpass. NewsHour looks at some of those… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 7:34 Albuquerque mayor: Here's a crazy idea, let's give homeless people jobs By PBS News Hour There are more than 1,400 homeless people in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Now though, the state is working to get those people off the streets, by giving them jobs and living areas. Special Correspondent Kathleen McCleery reports on the city’s efforts. Continue watching
Nov 18 LA, NYC mayors announce new programs to tackle rising number of homelessness By Yena Oh On Tuesday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced new programs to tackle homelessness in their respective cities. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 1:25 Photographer uses camera to reconnect with homeless father By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, what happened when a photographer who documents the lives of Hawaii's homeless learned that her own father was living on the streets of Honolulu. Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 6:59 Street Sense gives homeless creative tools to build careers and help others By PBS News Hour Street Sense publishes the only newspaper by and for the homeless in Washington, D.C. The organization has long trained participants in journalism and writing, and now it's expanding to offer more education in the arts and digital media, like photography… Continue watching
Mar 02 Fatal shooting of homeless man by LAPD puts department under scrutiny By Colleen Shalby A homeless man on Los Angeles’s Skid Row was killed Sunday after an LAPD police officer shot him. A graphic video surfaced on witness Anthony Blackburn’s Facebook page shortly after the shooting death. Continue reading
Jan 30 How do you count a city's homeless population? You walk the streets By Colleen Shalby Nearly 300 volunteers have until 2 a.m. to find and survey every homeless person they can find on the streets of Washington, D.C. It’s part of Department of Housing and Urban Development's annual point-in-time count of the homeless. Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 3:44 How do you count the homeless population in one night? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 7:10 Library social worker helps homeless seeking quiet refuge By PBS News Hour Meet the nation's first full-time library social worker. Instead of trying to keep homeless residents from taking shelter in the urban haven of public libraries, San Francisco has adopted a new approach: employing a trained professional to address the needs… Continue watching