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An estimated 65,611 people in Chicago experienced homelessness in 2020, coalition report says
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development identified 5,390 people experiencing...
One federal definition of ‘homeless’ neglects youth. This state is piloting change.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFederal rules force many families to sleep in cars, shelters or on the street before they can get...
Couch, car or curb: Defining which young person is 'homeless' affects aid state by state
Stateline.org via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 17—The spectrum of youth homelessness is vast. It includes young children sleeping with their mothers in crowded shelters and families living in tent encampments in public parks. There ...
Minister says being smelly shouldn’t be arrestable offence amid backlash over legislation
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA minister has warned people should not arrested just because they smell amid a mounting backlash...
'Survival mode': A look at Peoria's homeless camps and the community effort to help them
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTucked away just off Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, a transient group of 20 to 25 has made an empty...
More L.A. Latinos falling into homelessness, shaking communities in 'a moment of crisis'
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMiguel Meneses sweeps around the van where he lives with his wife, Sandra Torres, in Boyle Heights....
Inside the team supporting thousands of Nashville students experiencing homelessness
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 6 months agoLa'Monia Merritt vividly remembers the first night she spent in her duplex with her two children...
Homeless numbers drop in Collier but there's a downside. What to know
Naples Daily News via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe number of homeless individuals in Collier County has dropped 6% from last year but there are...
Homeless veterans in Minnesota suburbs a more hidden problem
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDerek Holt knows the vexing problem of veteran homelessness inside and out. Holt served in the North Dakota National Guard, where he deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2004 before graduating from ...
‘The police harassed me almost every day’: Woman tells of terrifying torment of sleeping rough
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA former rough sleeper speaks to Maya Oppenheim as leading housing charities raise fears that...