Las Vegas City Hall located at 495 S. Main St. in downtown Las Vegas. (Las Vegas Review-Journal) The Las Vegas City Council on Monday approved a $616 million general fund spending plan for the coming fiscal year that accomplishes two key goals: It funds d... read more
Melver Lovette Robinson, a San Francisco native, retired in 2015 after working in hospitality, food services and for the Army for decades. She loved being around people and worked at the United Council of Human Services for 17 years — most recently, coo... read more
Los Angeles officials are bracing for the release of a report that’s likely to show little or no progress in reining in homelessness, despite the $619 million they spent last year to grapple with the crisis. The gloomy prognosis on one of Southern Calif... read more
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter speaks with volunteers and county officials during the biennial Point in Time homeless headcount on Jan. 23, 2019. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, after years of rapid growth in Orange County homeless deaths, issue... read more
A new bill in California’s legislature is considering allowing pets in more homeless shelters By CALMATTERS | PUBLISHED: March 5, 2019 at 12:45 am | UPDATED: March 5, 2019 at 8:50 am By Elizabeth Castillo When police officers found Julie Hemingway b... read more
A homeless man rests on top of a subway vent grate as tourist walk past, in Washington, DC on Jan. 5, 2018.(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Washington state Sen. Curtis King (R-Takima) recently proposed not allowing homeless shelters, or even ... read more
California’s housing crisis is due in large part to a lack of supply, particularly when it comes to affordable housing, and it is hitting low-income individuals the hardest. By Michelle Inez Simon California’s housing crisis has left hundreds of t... read more
Several homeless men sit in Central Park in downtown Turlock. At the end of this month Turlock area cold-weather homeless shelters will close but homeless have options for possible housing through the Stanislaus County Homeless Prevention and Rapid Rehous... read more
As a polar vortex brings subzero temperatures across the U.S. Midwest this week, communities are looking for ways to support one of the most vulnerable groups: people who are homeless. The National Weather Service has warned of “DANGEROUSLY low” wind... read more
By: Jeremy Pierre MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Several homeless shelters in Memphis confirmed to FOX13 today that the cold weather is keeping their facilities packed. Dr. Peter Gathje from Manna House told FOX13 it’s a matter of life and death for the ... read more
