For five days last summer, Finish Line Christian Center Pastor Shannon Williams lived on the streets of Lenoir. Williams was with another member of the church, Jon Beard. He had a cot and a backpack, ...

Miles Templeman, who was formerly unhoused, shows off his room key during a "Welcome Home" celebration in February 2024 at the Dalton apartment complex for people who transitioned from encampments to ...

In a recent article by Salon, the potential bipartisan effort to criminalize homelessness has been brought to light. As professionals committed to positive societal change, it is crucial for us to ...

TRENTON — After spending the night sleeping in a cardboard box on the lawn at Edgewood High School, some students will wake up Wednesday morning and go home to a hot breakfast. But they all will know ...

Homelessness is up for the seventh year in a row, according to the latest federal homelessness data, with a total increase of 12 percent from 2022 to 2023. That is a situation that no one in this ...

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Volunteers from San Diego County in Vista interact with those living on the streets. Photo credit: County News Center San Diego County’s annual Point-in-Time Count serves as a snapshot of people ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In Franklin County, volunteers were up early Thursday to better understand a growing crisis in our community. They participated in the point-in-time count, a nationwide event ...

Homelessness, like most crises, is a complex problem that requires a multifaceted approach to spur a viable solution for New York City’s roughly 62,000 homeless New Yorkers – a census that includes ...

A public forum on combating homelessness will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. June 12 at Donner Center, 739 22nd St. in Columbus. United Way of Bartholomew County and the city of Columbus are hosting the ...

The game musical chairs leans too hard into a cutthroat, Hobbesian state of nature to be a good model for understanding the world. But musical chairs can help understand some issues around ...