The Trump administration has not yet released the count, which could complicate its plans for tough new policies.

There is no single cause for homelessness in the United States, though it is a bleak circumstance that touches every community within our country. Too often, the definition is reduced to simply living ...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump took executive action on July 24 making it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets. The move, first reported by USA TODAY, also ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires the Long Island Coalition for the Homeless and other organizations across the country to count their unhoused population on one day in ...

Kris Donaldson, a member of the Coalition for the Homeless’ outreach team, speaks to an unhoused man during this year’s annual point-in-time count on Jan. 29, 2025. The homeless population in the ...

Modern society tends to tell us that we need more, more, more all the time. But in reality, humans only need a few basics to be able to survive. And nothing puts that into perspective better than ...

WASHINGTON – After T’Roya Jackson discovered the paint in her apartment gave her daughter lead poisoning, she and her children moved out. They couch-surfed for a while before moving into a homeless ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. LOS ANGELES – United States Attorney Bill Essayli today announced the formation of the Homelessness Fraud and Corruption Task ...

An estimated 22,114 Pre K-12 students were homeless in Indiana during the 2023-24 school year. Indiana public schools saw a 44% increase in homeless students since the 2020-21 school year, mirroring a ...

WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump is set to take executive action that looks to make it easier for cities and states to remove homeless people from the streets, a day after a Stockton encampment was ...

America's homelessness crisis continues to grow despite the billions of dollars spent by federal and state authorities in recent years to address the problem, suggesting, experts say, that its root ...