Nov 28 Crackdowns on homeless encampments fuel debate over effective solutions By Claire Rush, Janie Har, Michael Casey, Associated Press Tent encampments have long been a fixture of West Coast cities, but are now spreading across the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 20 Why this widespread form of homelessness is often overlooked and unsupported By Hannah Grabenstein Millions of people experience homelessness by living "doubled-up." Here's why they're often ineligible for assistance. Continue reading
Jul 28 Unhoused people in Phoenix struggle to stay safe from record high temperatures By Thomas Machowicz, Anita Snow, Associated Press Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood counts on his neighbors in a sprawling downtown tent city to stay safe as temperatures soared over 110 degrees Fahrenheit every day this month. Continue reading
Jul 14 ‘We’re barely making it.’ Why more New Orleans families are without stable housing By Roby Chavez The most recent Point-in-Time count shows the New Orleans area is losing ground quickly on homelessness. Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:21 Who’s most likely to become unhoused in California? New study provides insights By Claire Mufson, Satvi Sunkara Across the country, many Americans are staying indoors with air conditioning on to avoid the summer’s heat and humidity. But that’s not an option for thousands of Californians who are unsheltered and living outside. Dr. Margot Kushel, head of UCSF’s… Continue watching
Jun 16 ‘The country is entirely unprepared.’ As more unhoused people age, where will they die? By Hannah Grabenstein Sufficient end-of-life care in the United States is a growing problem, especially for unhoused adults. Continue reading
May 30 NYC enacts ‘Homeless Bill of Rights,’ but doubts arise over key provisions By Associated Press Among the rights included in the list is the right to sleep outside and a restatement of the city's longstanding right to shelter — which could be in jeopardy if a judge grants the mayor's request to set aside the… Continue reading
Apr 20 Advocates push back against new Missouri law that criminalizes sleeping outdoors By Gabrielle Hays Missouri passed a law last year that made it a misdemeanor for an individual to sleep or camp out on land owned by the state. But advocates say the state government has not responded holistically to homelessness. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 7:34 D.C. phases out its COVID-era hotel housing program for homeless people By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings, Layla Quran, Henry Brannan At the start of the pandemic, we were all urged to stay at home and avoid crowds. But for homeless people, packed shelters made COVID transmission nearly unavoidable. Many cities used federal money to house people in vacant hotels to… Continue watching
Mar 03 More seniors are becoming homeless, and experts say the trend is likely to worsen By Hannah Grabenstein Since 1990, the percentage of unhoused people who are older than 50 has risen from 11 percent to nearly 50 percent. Researchers say it will only get worse. Continue reading