The last PIT Count, conducted in January 2024, estimated 6,615 unhoused people in Sacramento County. Compared to 2022, overall homelessness had dropped by 29%, and the number of people living outdoors ...

For five days last summer, Finish Line Christian Center Pastor Shannon Williams lived on the streets of Lenoir. Williams was with another member of the church, Jon Beard. He had a cot and a backpack, ...

In a recent article by Salon, the potential bipartisan effort to criminalize homelessness has been brought to light. As professionals committed to positive societal change, it is crucial for us to ...

Miles Templeman, who was formerly unhoused, shows off his room key during a "Welcome Home" celebration in February 2024 at the Dalton apartment complex for people who transitioned from encampments to ...

TRENTON — After spending the night sleeping in a cardboard box on the lawn at Edgewood High School, some students will wake up Wednesday morning and go home to a hot breakfast. But they all will know ...

Homelessness is up for the seventh year in a row, according to the latest federal homelessness data, with a total increase of 12 percent from 2022 to 2023. That is a situation that no one in this ...

Volunteers from San Diego County in Vista interact with those living on the streets. Photo credit: County News Center San Diego County’s annual Point-in-Time Count serves as a snapshot of people ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In Franklin County, volunteers were up early Thursday to better understand a growing crisis in our community. They participated in the point-in-time count, a nationwide event ...

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Homelessness, like most crises, is a complex problem that requires a multifaceted approach to spur a viable solution for New York City’s roughly 62,000 homeless New Yorkers – a census that includes ...

The game musical chairs leans too hard into a cutthroat, Hobbesian state of nature to be a good model for understanding the world. But musical chairs can help understand some issues around ...