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
A woman unpacks her belongings for the night while settling in on her sleeping mat Thursday at the Springs Rescue Mission. The nonprofit added space for 100 people at it’s campus at 5 W. Las Vegas St. as a stop gap measure until it opens a larger, m... read more
A sign sits beside a tent at a makeshift shelter for evacuees of the Camp Fire. By Tamar Lapin The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history could likely aggravate the state’s already dire homelessness crisis, officials warn. The Cam... read more
By Matthew Desmond Sept. 11, 2018 Vanessa Solivan and her three children fled their last place in June 2015, after a young man was shot and killed around the corner. They found a floor to sleep on in Vanessa’s parents’ home on North Clinton Avenue in... read more
