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Rental Vouchers for L.A.'s Homeless Provide Short-Term Fix For Long-Term Problem

10:19pm April 24, 2019

by Anna Scott

Los Angeles has a large and growing homeless population. A program called rapid rehousing gets people into homes quickly. But it isn't a long-term fix to the region's larger housing crisis.

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A homeless woman packs up her tent last January in Los Angeles. In 2018, LA County has about 53,000 homeless people — more than any other major metropolitan area in the country besides New York City.

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To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Opening Their Doors And Inviting Them To Stay

5:24pm December 13, 2018

by Anna Scott

Until recently, Helen and Bryan Lopez had been homeless in LA County. Then they moved in with the Rapkin family as part of a small program that places homeless youth in people's homes, not shelters.

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Mark D'Amico (left) and Kate McClure (center) speak with Megyn Kelly on Megyn Kelly Today. The couple set up a GoFundMe page for homeless man Johnny Bobbitt, but his lawyer says the money is gone and little of it went to Bobbitt.

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Lawyer For Homeless Man Says $400,000 Raised To Help Him Is Gone

9:02pm September 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Johnny Bobbitt claims he has only received $75,000 of the GoFundMe money raised to get him off the streets. The rest, he argues, has been mismanaged and spent by the couple who pledged to help him.

"McRefugees" sleep at a McDonald's in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong in April 2016.

World News

Hong Kong's 'McRefugees' On The Rise Amid Summer Heat

8:30am August 07, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Hundreds in the Chinese territory regularly sleep in 24-hour air conditioned McDonald's restaurants, but a new survey shows the trend is increasing and is not limited to the homeless.

Jesse Henderson (left), an Army veteran, walks Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles looking for homeless veterans. His job is to try and connect them with support resources, including transitional housing, offered by the nonprofit U.S.Vets.

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Fewer Homeless Veterans On LA's Streets

7:42am July 16, 2018

by Gloria Hillard

The city's most recent homeless count showed that the veteran homeless population had declined 18 percent. But some advocates caution that veteran homelessness is an ever-changing dynamic.

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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.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority found the homeless population ballooned to 57,794 in 2017. A new pilot program seeks to pay homeowners to create housing for those in need.

LA County To Pay Homeowners To Create Housing For The Homeless

10:55pm April 13, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

More than 500 property owners applied to receive generous loans to build new units or legalize existing dwellings for the the homeless.

With Thousands Of Homeless Students, This District Put Help Right In Its Schools

9:48am February 02, 2018

by Bill Zeeble

The Dallas school district estimates it has 3,600 homeless students and help for them is now nearby. Nearly every high school has a resource center for students with food, clothes and counseling.

Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle arrive at an AIDS Day charity event on Dec. 1. Their spring wedding plans have sparked controversy over the homeless in Windsor.

World News

Prime Minister Theresa May Weighs In On Removing Homeless From Windsor

6:26pm January 04, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

A call to clear the homeless from streets surrounding Windsor Castle ahead of Prince Harry's royal wedding has sparked national debate.

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.