BRISTOL, Tenn. — The deadline is fast approaching for anyone wishing to assemble and contribute Christmas care packages for area homeless veterans. This year marks the 10th annual drive to aid the Tri-Cities homeless population who served in the U.S. mi... read more
Scott Greenstone Seattle Times staff reporter Brad Ramey is a Shoreline Community College student originally from Alaska who stays most nights at ROOTS Young Adult Shelter. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times) By Homeless youth are often kicked out o... read more
File photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG Tents, bikes, luggage are piled up on the Plaza of the Flags as people sleep in their sleeping bags and tents early one morning at the Santa Ana Civic Center. By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | opinion@scng.... read more
In Hollywood, 75% of the homeless population were under the age of 21 in 2014. Joshua Thaisen/ZUMA Nearly 4.2 million kids and young adults without a parent or guardian are homeless across the United States over the course of a year. A new study from... read more
Homeless youth in Texas are inadequately supported due to a spotty system of programs and resources, according to a new report released Wednesday. BY ALEX ARRIAGA NOV. 15, 2017 12 AM Gage Kemp spent four years homeless when he was a teen. He now is an adv... read more
Jody Mathews, who is homeless, feeds her two dogs next to her tent where she stays along Las Vegas Boulevard near Foremaster Lane in Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Bridget Bennett Las Vegas Review-Journal @BridgetKBennett The first night living on lo... read more
WONDER WORDS For homeless youth, turning 21 may not be a joyous occasion. When a young person turns 21, they are immediately ineligible for youth shelter services in New York City. Unfortunately, this means that if they are in youth shelter on their 21st ... read more
Photo: Lori Van Buren, Albany Times Union ALBANY – Fear of near-freezing temperatures in the coming evenings prompted officials in Albany is issue a “Code Blue” warning for the homeless. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, homeless... read more
Ted S. Warren | AP A homeless crisis of unprecedented proportions is rocking the West Coast, with rising rents as the main culprit. Official counts taken earlier this year in California, Oregon and Washington show 168,000 homeless people in the three stat... read more
The latest homeless count showed a 64 percent increase in the number of 18- to 24-year-olds on the streets over last year. Authorities are better at counting them but the problem is also getting worse. Anna Scott/KCRW Dressed in jeans and carrying ... read more
