As food aid groups try to outbid others; Connecticut seeks a solution
The Connecticut agriculture commissioner is considering buying food in bulk to provide to organizations that feed needy people, which have seen huge upticks in demand coupled with challenges in getting supplies, he said Monday.
Homeless in NYC: Tougher than ever amid coronavirus pandemic
For those living in close quarters in city-run shelters, there’s fear of exposure to COVID-19.
Gov. Cuomo directs MTA to clean subway cars every 24 hours
The governor has ordered the MTA to clean all subway cars every night, as the system’s homeless population has soared in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
NYC trying to get homeless people out of the subway system
New York City officials are creating more so-called Safe haven beds in an effort to get homeless people out of the subway system during the coronavirus pandemic.
LA City councilman proposes using federal stimulus funds to buy distressed properties for homeless housing
Landlords in Venice are calling Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin “exploitative” and “predatory” after Bonin pitched a proposal to use federal stimulus money to buy up distressed properties that go “belly up” and turn them around into housing for the homeless.
Homeless shelter staffer dies of COVID-19, first known case on Skid Row
Los Angeles County health officials made the somber announcement on Thursday that a staffer at a homeless shelter had died of the coronavirus.
Pandemic poses a big threat to homeless New Yorkers
Advocates for the homeless and elected officials called on Mayor Bill de Blasio to house homeless New Yorkers in 30,000 vacant hotel rooms.
'I can do it.' Couple braves pandemic to help homeless in NYC
Along the lonesome sidewalks, homeless New Yorkers remain, unprotected from the elements and a disease that passes swiftly between people often without any sign or symptom.
60,000 homeless could get infected with coronavirus, Gov. Newsom says
As worries about the spread of the coronavirus confine millions of Californians to their homes, concern is growing about those who have no homes in which to shelter. Gov. Gavin Newsom estimates up to 60,000 homeless could end up infected.
Kids make meals and care kits for homeless New Yorkers
The city's homeless community is especially at risk of catching and spreading the coronavirus because they often don't have places to wash their hands and may live in close quarters.
Tiny House Movement: Angelenos find unique solution as housing crisis continues
As the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area continues to experience a housing crisis, some Angelenos are finding a unique solution and one that is small, really small.
Homeless at 'double risk' of getting and spreading coronavirus
Health officials have not yet reported coronavirus outbreaks among homeless populations, but tuberculosis and other diseases have swept through them in the past, underscoring their vulnerability.
San Jose's first tiny home community for the homeless opens
It's been years in the making and now San Jose's first tiny home community officially opened on Thursday, complete with security and resident services.
NYPD hires nurses to help cops with homeless problem
Cops are teaming with nurses to help the homeless in New York.
Central Phoenix witnessing serious homeless problem, leaving residents and business owners frustrated
People are normally aware of the homeless crisis in a number of West Coast cities, but homelessness is also a problem in the Valley.
Homeless outreach program in Penn Station temporarily shuttered
The office of the nonprofit Bowery Residents Committee has been temporarily closed after an audit by the State Comptroller found that the BRC was not doing the outreach it was hired to do.
4 people found dead at Delaware homeless camp
Police in Delaware were investigating the deaths of four people found inside a tent at a homeless camp.
Officials consider next steps after large homeless camp fire in NE Austin
A fire broke out at a large homeless camp below the eastbound frontage road of Anderson Lane, between IH-35 and Cameron Road Monday morning.
Homeless community at East Austin camp creates committee 'for the homeless, run by the homeless'
The once mostly empty lot off U.S. 183 and Montopolis in East Austin has become home to more than 100 people without another place to go.
Police probing deaths of infant twins from Queens shelter
Two infants were found unresponsive at a homeless shelter in Queens on Friday.