In 2024, the U.S. saw the largest spike in homelessness since the federal government began regularly collecting data in 2007. This wasn’t a fluke. U.S. homelessness has been on a steep and steady ...

Read full article: Central Florida organization helps man overcome homelessness. Hear his story Homeless people with tents in Orlando. Read full article: Competition to collaboration: Central Florida ...

Homelessness is primarily caused by unaffordable housing, not addiction or mental illness, and is exacerbated by a lack of safety nets and the collapse of low-cost rentals.

HELP USA surveyed people experiencing homelessness at The Courtyard, a shelter, outside downtown Las Vegas. In 2023, volunteers asked almost 400 people a series of questions to identify why they were ...

People avoid volunteering at homeless shelters not because they don't care, but because they face real barriers: safety fears ...

TAOS – It’s the middle of a Monday afternoon when Dan Wohl, Taos Men’s Shelter’s case manager, hears a knocking on the shelter’s door. The shelter is typically closed during daylight hours, but ...

Bruce Greene, 54, and Gary Greene, 63, stand in front of their makeshift encampment in Statue Park in Davis Square in Somerville, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Bruce and Gary Greene both grew up in ...

The annual Maricopa County point-in-time homeless count was conducted on Tuesday to gather data on the region's homeless population. Last year's count identified 9,435 homeless individuals in Maricopa ...

To the editor: Threatening people with jail time doesn’t seem to work for any crimes, so I’m curious as to why San José Mayor Matt Mahan thinks the homelessness crisis will be different (“San José ...

A shocking new report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that homelessness has increased dramatically from the start of Joe Biden’s term, yet another sign of the outgoing ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. I’ve been in the “homelessness business” for 40 years. This includes nine months ...