homelessness

Gene Cox speaks with Brenda Konkel, president of Occupy Madison and executive director of Madison Area Care for the Homeless OneHealth. Occupy Madison provides tiny houses for people experiencing homelessness in Madison, Wisconsin.

Tiny homes, big dreams: How some activists are reimagining shelter for the homeless

6:01am February 06, 2022

by Giles Bruce

From hand-built wooden sheds to Conestoga huts to prefab shelters, tiny homes are cropping up to get people off the streets, especially during the cold of winter and amid the pandemic.

Maryanne Lundy, a single mother of three, had to quit her job at a hospital when the pandemic started

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These moms overcame homelessness. But the fight for a better life is far from over

8:00am December 05, 2021

by Camila Beiner

After battling homelessness as single mothers, these four women strive to become advocates for other struggling families and create a better life for their children.

Joshua Ray, a social worker with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, inside one of the apartments of the building tribal leaders bought in Lakeport, Calif., through Homekey.

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California Turned Pandemic Rentals Into Permanent Housing For Homeless People

11:27am July 16, 2021

California leased hotel rooms for unhoused residents during the pandemic to move them out of crowded shelters. Then it bought some of those hotels to create long-term homes for them.

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, wants answers from one of the largest owners of single family rental homes in the U.S. A report from an advocacy group finds that the company has been filing evictions at more than four times the rate in predominantly Black cou

Senator Presses Landlord Over Report It Evicts Black Renters At Higher Rates

5:07pm June 10, 2021

by Chris Arnold

A Senator is asking why a corporate landlord has filed to evict renters in predominantly Black counties at four times the rate as renters in predominantly white counties.

Mehran Mossaddad is a single dad who drives Uber for a living. But when the pandemic hit, he stopped because he couldn't leave his daughter home alone. He fell behind on rent and is facing eviction.

Millions Could Face Eviction With Federal Moratorium Ending And A Logjam In Aid

1:41pm June 10, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Congress approved $47 billion to help struggling renters avoid eviction. But that money still isn't reaching many who need it. And an eviction moratorium from the CDC expires at the end of the month.

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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05: A homeless man sleeps on the sidewalk near the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge on December 05, 2019 in San Francisco, California.

How California Homelessness Became A Crisis

12:30pm June 08, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

Homelessness has gotten out of control in the Golden State. Will California be able to solve it?

A city-sanctioned encampment for homeless people in Los Angeles includes 70 tents and provides bathrooms, showers and 24-hour security.

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High Cost Of Los Angeles Homeless Camp Raises Eyebrows And Questions

4:07pm May 25, 2021

by Anna Scott

Los Angeles has opened a sanctioned tent encampment to help provide services amid an ongoing homelessness crisis. Some are concerned about the high cost of providing a camping spot in a parking lot.

The Texas Supreme Court has allowed an emergency order to expire. Housing groups warn that this could result in thousands of people losing their homes to eviction. Tenants' rights advocates, like those pictured here in Boston, have pushed for stronger pro

Texas Courts Open Eviction Floodgates: 'We Just Stepped Off A Cliff'

5:13pm April 07, 2021

by Chris Arnold

Judges in Texas are being told it's not their job to enforce a CDC order aimed at stopping evictions. Housing groups fear that a wave of unnecessary evictions will leave thousands homeless.

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Homeless individuals sleep near a National Guard truck ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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HUD: Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was 'Devastating,' Even Before The Pandemic

9:23am March 18, 2021

by Pam Fessler

The annual homeless count by the Department of Housing and Urban Development shows an increase in people living outside. The 2020 numbers in the report do not reflect the impact of the pandemic.

Nurse Modesta Littleman vaccinates patient Peter Sulewski in late January, on the first day of vaccinations at a clinic run by Health Care for the Homeless in Baltimore.

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Vaccinating Homeless Patients Against COVID-19: 'All Bets Are Off'

12:44pm February 17, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

A community health center is now immunizing the local homeless population. But vaccination logistics, already complex, are compounded by the additional barriers in communication and transportation.