Several cities in the Valley have tried to crack down on the distribution of food to homeless people in city parks. kuarmungadd/Getty Images A federal judge ruled that…
Read more Judge bars Phoenix from enforcing parks ordinance against church groupPeople living at a homeless encampment on 8th and Harrison Streets in Berkeley are wondering what’s next after city officials called off a planned sweep. The city posted…
Read more Berkeley homeless residents remain on edge after delay of planned encampment sweepDENVER — Around 130 people were staying at the Comfort Inn hotel that was turned into a homeless shelter when Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced last September that…
Read more Denver7 follows up ahead of All in Mile High shelter closureUpdated at 2:24 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2025 After the sun set on the last Monday in January, Lakewood housing manager Chris Conner and Westwoods Community Church…
Read more What we saw as we joined city workers counting the people sleeping outsideShirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died, her organization Beauty 2 The Streetz said…
Read more TikTok star known for bringing meals and respect to people on Skid Row dies at 58On a bitter cold Tuesday, Northwell Health‘s Street Medicine team and members of the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless (LICH), headquartered in Amityville, participated in a count…
Read more Cold winter, pending budget cuts raise concerns for LI homelessness | Long Island Business NewsFor more than a decade, the California State Auditor has issued warnings to lawmakers about government waste, fraud, cost overruns, and broken oversight systems across state government. Again…
Read more California lawmakers ignore most state audit warnings, costing billionsSyracuse, New York — Police officers in Syracuse, New York, were surprised in December to find a 55-year-old woman living among the dead at Oakwood Cemetery. The story…
Read more A grief-filled woman spent months sleeping in the cemetery where her husband is buried. ThenOne of the largest emergency shelters in Denver’s system is again offering refuge from the cold this weekend after Mayor Mike Johnston unilaterally opened the site Friday —…
Read more Denver opens cold-weather shelter at former hotel amid squabble between mayor, councilFormer NFL defensive lineman Kevin Johnson died from “blunt head trauma and stab wounds” at a homeless encampment in Los Angeles’ Willowbrook area, according to the medical examiner.…
Read more Former NFL lineman Kevin Johnson found dead at LA homeless encampmentFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Last August, there was a fire in the kitchen at the Fort Collins Rescue Mission and since then, the shelter has been closed. “The…
Read more Fire and closure of Fort Collins Rescue Mission shelter takes toll on resources during the winterSALEM, OR – Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday extended Oregon’s state of emergency on unsheltered homelessness, sharpening the state’s focus on mental health and addiction as ongoing threats to…
Read more Governor Kotek Extends Oregon Homelessness Emergency – KXLDENVER — Homelessness among older adults in the Denver metro area is a lingering problem. For the past few years, the nonprofit Elevated Denver has worked to be…
Read more Elevated Denver uses storytelling to address homelessness among older adultsA few years back, Phillip West lived on the streets of San Antonio, waiting to die. He had once held down a sales job at a nonprofit. He…
Read more He wanted to die on the streets. He’s found new life at Colorado’s newest recovery centerDowntown Cleveland has a new standalone seasonal homeless shelter for the first time in years. That occurred this weekend, when the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH)…
Read more First Seasonal Homeless Shelter in Years Opens in Downtown Cleveland – Cleveland SceneLAKELAND, Fla. — Imagine not knowing where your next meal will come from or where you’ll stay the night. That’s the reality many people that are homeless face. In…
Read more Lakeland nonprofit says it needs support to continue helping homelessLAKELAND, Fla. — Talbot House Ministries may soon need to find a new location for its proposed homeless shelter and social services campus. What You Need To Know Lakeland’s…
Read more Planning board blocks Talbot House plan to relocateWCCO viewers and their donations during the Home for the Holidays campaign has helped the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans raise $1 million. The organization will use the…
Read more With help from WCCO viewers, MACV raises $1 million to fight veteran homelessnessWhen Ashlee Chaidez’s black Lab mix, Duck, charged toward her and rubbed his face — a little more gray than the last time she had seen him —…
Read more Colorado program finds foster care for people’s pets as they recover from addiction, abuse, mental health issuesThe Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn’t quit trying to help service members — even when a veteran gives up on themselves. Army Veteran John Vincent Doran…
Read more After years of homelessness and addiction, one veteran credits MAC-V with turning his life around
