As cities across the U.S. fall short of their housing goals, citations and punitive measures targeting homeless people are surging.

Hurricane Helene drove a 33% surge in North Carolina homelessness, and experts warn disaster-driven homelessness is poised to ...

A sweeping change in how and when the count San Francisco's PIT count was conducted has advocates questioning the city's ...

Supreme Court rulings and a Trump EO are reshaping mail-in voting and redistricting in ways that could create new barriers for homeless voters.

Gina Rodarte Quiroz, a homeless outreach worker and lived-experience advocate, was laid off twice due to Trump administration funding cuts and says her near-return to homelessness illustrates exactly ...

Homelessness in Western New York has surged 24% to a record high of 2,188 people with shelters able to house only 1 in 5 ...

From shelter beds and healthcare to public restrooms and affordable housing, the resources available to people experiencing homelessness are failing to keep pace with a crisis that grows larger every ...

Millions of young people, many aging out of foster care, face a uniquely dangerous path to homelessness, shaped by legal barriers, trafficking risks, NIMBY opposition, and a funding system that keeps ...

HUD’s 2025 Point-in-Time count shows homelessness declining for the first time in years. However, rising numbers among chronically homeless individuals, seniors, and single adults make clear the work ...

For the first time since tracking began in 2014, the homeless mortality rate in Los Angeles County dropped by 10%, proof that harm reduction and housing services save lives. However, looming funding ...

California is converting contaminated brownfield sites into affordable housing for people exiting homelessness, with three new Bay Area projects opening this year. However, advocates warn that ...

When a homeless person is in distress, calling 988 instead of 911 connects them with trained crisis counselors who can provide confidential, judgment-free help without the risk of criminalization that ...