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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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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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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic income program received up to $1,000 a month. They became more housi…
Allie Kelly,Noah Sheidlower
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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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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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Montreal libraries will soon be able to kick people out for smelling bad. Critics say the rule could target the homeless and the poor.
Critics of the new rules say they could be used to exclude vulnerable people.
Alia Shoaib
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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 Texas group that feeds the homeless has racked up 80 citations from city officials. But they say they're not backing down.
Food Not Bombs Houston has been battling the city over the volunteer group's decision to give out f…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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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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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 was happy in the UK and dead against moving to New York. When my partner was made redundant, it felt like our only option.
A British mom had just found her dream home in England when her husband lost his job. Temporarily r…
Hannah Crown
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New York hides 'its poor, tired, homeless masses' ahead of UN session
City officials have cleared out homeless pavement dwellers from the area around the United Nations …
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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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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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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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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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Maui resident who had just 'minutes to escape' Hawaii's devastating wildfires says that everyone he knows is now homeless: 'In 36 hours our town has been burnt to ashes'
"Every single person that I work with, the people that I see at the bank, the grocery store, everyo…