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
BY ADRIENE HILL IN NEWS ON AUGUST 27, 2018 12:07 PM By some estimates, California is short more than a million rental units that are affordable and available to extremely low-income residents. (Photo by Adriene Hill/California Dream) On any given night in... read more
CALEIGH WELLS Doniesha Thomas sits on the stoop of her first apartment. It took her about two years after aging out of California’s extended foster care program at 21 to find stable housing. LOS ANGELES — Doniesha Thomas is in her bedroom, crouching o... read more
By Lara Farrar The Sentinel-Record This article was published August 5, 2018 at 4:01 a.m. EDITOR’S NOTE: Homelessness is on the rise in Hot Springs. In the final installment of its three-part weekly series, The Sentinel-Record relates the individual... read more
