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A booming Montana city's struggle with homelessness is a warning — and a model — for the West
A surge in housing costs has made Missoula, Montana, increasingly unaffordable. But the city is cha…
Eliza Relman
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New Zealand charity distributes meth "candies" worth Rs 50k to homeless by mistake
Auckland’s City Mission accidentally distributed meth-laced candies in food parcels meant for the h…
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Newest 'Queer Eye' Fab Five member Jeremiah Brent went from being homeless to a successful interior designer
Interior designer Jeremiah Brent will make his debut on "Queer Eye" when the show returns for seaso…
Olivia Singh
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We're Californians who moved to Texas after experiencing homelessness. We've been here less than a year and can't wait to go home.
Dannielle Price and Eiman Monam moved from Riverside, California, to Tyler, Texas, earlier this yea…
Erin Snodgrass
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Homeless people are being sent out of Scotland's capital to make room for Swifties
Homeless people in Edinburgh are being relocated to other cities to make room for Taylor Swift fans…
Joshua Zitser
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I became homeless at 17 after I came out. At 40, I'm now stronger for having survived.
After coming out at 17, the author became homeless. They survived thanks to their queer friends. Th…
Sassafras Lowrey
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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results w…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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Governors DeSantis and Newsom agree on something: They don't want the homeless sleeping in public
It's a rare moment of agreement for two governors who find themselves on opposite ends of the count…
Katie Balevic
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A homeless advocate of 40 years says finding homes for unhoused New Yorkers with vouchers has never been so hard
Marc Greenberg, the executive director of the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & Housing, says h…
Eliza Relman
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I grew up homeless and was a millionaire by 35. I'm teaching my kids to budget so they always have stability.
Stephanie Mearse was homeless as a child and was a millionaire by 35. She teaches her kids about mo…
Kelly Burch
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California plans to build 1,200 tiny homes for the homeless. Here's what they look like.
California has one of the most severe homeless problems in the country. There are over 180,000 home…
Katie Balevic
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A 9-year-old boy mistook a millionaire for a homeless man and gave him his last dollar, report says
The businessman, 42-year-old Matt Busbice, was so touched by the boy's offer that he rewarded him w…
Rebecca Rommen
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Republicans vote unanimously to ban basic income programs in a state with one of the highest homelessness rates
Arizona's GOP state House voted unanimously for a bill banning basic-income programs. Arizona has o…
Katie Balevic,Kenneth Niemeyer
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Washington state spent over $700,000 on giant boulders to deter homeless encampments
Before installing the boulders, Washington state officials said they focused on sheltering homeless…
Katie Balevic
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As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets
New York, Philadelphia Seattle and Chicago are increasing access to affordable housing and non-poli…
Allie Kelly,Eliza Relman
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A homeless Iowa mom of 2 is struggling to find a landlord who will accept her housing voucher before it expires. The state is making it harder by allowing landlords to discriminate against her.
Iowa law allows landlords to reject voucher holders just because they use a voucher. This kind of h…
Eliza Relman
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I volunteered to help New York City track its homeless population. Here's what I learned.
New York City sent 1,500 volunteers to all five boroughs to collect data on its homeless population…
Katie Balevic
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Florida anger management therapist accused of murdering a homeless man after a dispute, say police
A Florida anger management therapist is charged with first-degree murder of a homeless man after an…
Rebecca Rommen
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Oregon is giving homeless young people $1,000 a month to get back on their feet. Here's how it's going.
The Oregon basic income program is one of dozens nationwide aimed at reducing poverty and homeless.
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Homelessness among American veterans increased this year by its largest margin since the US started tracking
On a single day in January this year, over 650,000 people were homeless, according to a newly relea…