homelessness

JustCARE outreach worker Kendra Tate (left) helps Starr Draper complete paperwork necessary for her to move from a homeless encampment into a temporary home.

National

One camp at a time, a Seattle group is transforming its approach to homelessness

1:52pm April 11, 2023

by Katia Riddle

During the pandemic, a nonprofit in Seattle took a different approach to solving homelessness: helping whole encampments of unhoused people themselves make a plan to get housing.

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In Rancho Cordova, Calif., Diana and Lorrin Burdick host an informal support group lunch at their house for parents of children struggling with severe mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

5:00am March 29, 2023

by Eric Westervelt

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

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Housing

Emergency shelter pilot project in Greensboro will start to be dismantled next week

5:01pm March 13, 2023

by David Ford

With overnight temperatures in the Triad expected to remain near freezing this week, Greensboro’s Doorway Project — pallet homes for the city’s unsheltered population — wil

Housing

Greensboro approves $6.6M plan to reduce homelessness

4:17pm March 08, 2023

by April Laissle

The City of Greensboro approved a plan to allocate millions of dollars to ad

Health & Safety

Greensboro opens new Safe Parking site for those experiencing homelessness

4:22pm January 06, 2023

by Bethany Chafin

The City of Greensboro has opened a new space to assist those experiencing homelessness.

David Hernandez, 62, crawls into his bed made with cardboard boxes in Los Angeles last week. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared a state of emergency to grapple with the city's homeless crisis.

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'It is the obvious thing.' The White House tries a new tack to combat homelessness

6:28am December 19, 2022

by Jennifer Ludden

The Biden administration says to end the homelessness crisis, more must be done to keep people from losing housing in the first place. But identifying and reaching those most at risk is a challenge.

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New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during her inaugural address, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022.

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The Los Angeles mayor says the city will move unhoused people indoors

4:36am December 19, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city will start moving unhoused people to hotels and motels. Meanwhile, she signed an executive order to hasten the process of building affordable housing.

New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during her inaugural address on Sunday.

Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor as the city grapples with homelessness

6:36am December 12, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Karen Bass previously represented Los Angeles as the District 37 U.S. House representative. She defeated opponent Rick Caruso in November to become the first woman mayor of the city.

After moving out of his Columbia Falls, Mont., home, which he can no longer afford, Kim Hilton plans to live in his truck with his dog, Amora, while he waits for a spot at an assisted living facility to open up.

More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike

7:01am November 10, 2022

by Aaron Bolton

In Montana and across the nation, homeless shelters report the worrisome trend that seniors are a growing proportion of their residents.

New NC funding will help expand affordable housing for those with specific needs

10:50am July 08, 2022

by Neal Charnoff

The North Carolina State Housing Finance Agency has approved $4.3 million in funding for properties geared toward those with special housing nee

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