The number for January 2024 is 18.1% higher than in 2023, when officials counted about 650,000 people living in homeless shelters, parks, and streets. In 2022, the population of people ...

The Los Angeles Times recently made a valiant attempt to explain how homelessness became a seemingly intractable crisis in L.A. County.

Homeless people shouldn't have to spend weeks collecting proof of their Social Security numbers and poverty before they can move into apartments. News. Home Page ; California; Election 2024; ...

She also spends time finding homeless people to help, including on the region’s light-rail system. She met 36-year-old Nick Kiecker, who was homeless and said he struggled with substances, ...

A Southern California mayor said he wants to eliminate his city's homeless population by "giving them all the fentanyl they want," as he now faces a recall effort.

By one estimate, only 10 percent of homeless citizens end up casting votes. There are many steps states can take to lower barriers to participation. Homeless People Have the Right to Vote — but ...

Wes Flowers is a homeless Navy veteran who lives in Mobile and has been homeless for most of his life. Flowers told News 5 although he’s educated and has a master’s degree, some people often ...

Atlanta officials broke ground Friday on additional housing constructed for homeless people, part of a wider $212 million initiative Atlanta is racing to complete before hosti. Log In.

Florida criminalized homeless people sleeping in parks. They got creative. | Opinion A Florida law that took effect in October makes it a crime to sleep in public parks, the grounds of public ...

Officials believe it’s the most accurate count of homeless people that the county has ever had. According to that count, there were 15,245 homeless people in Multnomah County as of March 2025.