Supreme Court allows punishment for homeless sleeping : NPR
WEBJun 28, 2024 · In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places.
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year : NPR
WEBDec 15, 2023 · The report, released today by the department of Housing and Urban development, found more than 650,000 people were living in shelters or outside in tents or cars. That's up a whopping 12% from...
US homelessness hits highest level as rents have soared - CNN
WEBDec 16, 2023 · Washington, DC CNN — As housing in the US has become increasingly unaffordable over the past few years, the number of people experiencing homelessness surged to its highest level on record this...
4 reasons why homelessness keeps going up : NPR
WEBJul 12, 2023 · 1. More people than ever are being housed — but an even higher number are falling into homelessness. About a third of the U.S. homeless population is in California, and the state faces mounting...
America’s Homelessness Crisis Is Getting Worse - The New York Times
WEBJuly 15, 2022. America’s homelessness problem has the makings of an acute crisis. Shelters across the U.S. are reporting a surge in people looking for help, with wait lists doubling or tripling...
Chronic homelessness is at an all-time high. Here’s why it ... - PBS
WEBDec 22, 2023 · The federal government defines chronic homelessness as living in “a place not meant for human habitation” or a shelter for more than a year with a range of conditions, including a physical,...
US homelessness hits its highest reported level | AP News
WEBDec 15, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, federal officials said Friday.
U.S. homelessness up 12 percent to highest reported level as ... - PBS
WEBDec 15, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States experienced a dramatic 12 percent increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach...
NYC Confronts Homelessness Crisis as Shelters are Overwhelmed
WEBAug 1, 2023 · For over a year, record numbers of asylum seekers have arrived in New York from across the globe, nearly doubling the city’s homeless population in one huge spasm: More than 100,000 people now...
The Shelters Keeping People Out of Shelters - The New York Times
WEBMarch 7, 2024. Every day, people go to homeless shelters as a place of last resort. But some shelters, like the Marshall House in Hartford, Conn., are trying to help by turning people away....
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