homeless people

Charges dropped against Ohio pastor who housed homeless people at his church

4:36pm February 09, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Chris Avell, a pastor from Bryan, Ohio, faced charges after turning his church into a quasi-homeless shelter, partly in response to the city's housing shortage.

Beverly Hills Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, left, Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announce the arrest of a suspect in three recent killings of homeless men, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023, in Los Angeles.

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Authorities identify suspect in killing of 3 homeless men in Los Angeles

3:31am December 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

A Los Angeles man already in custody in connection with another shooting investigation has been identified as the suspect in three recent killings of homeless men, police said Saturday.

Eric Perkins says the kitchen is what sold him on the two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Norfolk, Va., that he found through a shared housing program.

Roommate wanted: Homeless people are pairing up as a way around the housing crisis

6:12am October 20, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

Given record high rents and low vacancy rates, housing providers are offering to match people up as roommates to get them off the streets. But it can be a tough sell for both renters and landlords.

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A demonstrator holds a sign in the Mission in San Francisco on Nov, 16 calling for shelter-in-place hotel rooms to remain available for unhoused residents.

California Struggles To House Thousands Of Homeless Placed In Hotels During Pandemic

8:07am December 10, 2020

by Erin Baldassari

When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.

Buckshot Cunningham lived without housing for years before he moved into a small cottage at Hope Village, a shelter run by the nonprofit Rogue Retreat in southern Oregon.

Law Enforcement Officials Argue Rural Homeless Services Worsen Problem

6:06pm January 21, 2020

by April Ehrlich

Rural homelessness in Oregon isn't as visible as its urban equivalent, but it's a major problem. Even when money is available, local officials say providing resources could make the problem worse.

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Tents housing homeless line a street down the street from LAPD Central Community Police Station in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2019. In this city, homeless encampments are sprouting up in underpasses, along streets and on sidewalks and inside parks.

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How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Across The West Coast

5:00pm December 13, 2019

Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits camping bans in public parks and right of ways.

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Growing up, Liam Foley (left) was in charge of dishes and never cooked. He was still able to help chop the onions, though, at a burrito-making project for the poor in San Francisco.

A Grass-Roots Effort To Feed The Poor Is Growing, Burrito By Burrito

3:27pm June 01, 2018

by Alan Greenblatt

Burrito-making get-togethers are sprouting up around the U.S. to distribute healthy, grab-and-go meals, as well as provide people a fun way to help out and get involved with their communities.

Elizabeth Hadley and Lisa Barbin light candles at the 28th annual Interfaith Homeless Memorial Service to remember homeless people who died in Boston in 2017.

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Cities Across The U.S. Honor 'Homeless Persons' Memorial Day'

8:08pm December 21, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

On Thursday — the longest night of the year — organizations across the country gathered to remember the often-overlooked deaths of people who had no place to go.

City workers wash down streets and sidewalks Monday in an effort to control a hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.

San Diego Washing Streets With Bleach To Combat Hepatitis A Outbreak

6:56pm September 13, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

The disease has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400 in the city, and it is hitting the homeless population the hardest.

Vigil attendees march down 14th Street NW in Washington, D.C., carrying a casket memorializing the homeless who died this year

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Vigils Honor The Homeless Who Died As They Lived: On The Streets

3:40pm December 21, 2016

by Pam Fessler

Every Dec. 21, the longest night of the year, vigils are held in many cities for the homeless who have died there. Life expectancy is at least 12 years shorter than for those who are not homeless.

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