Funding for municipalities to combat homelessness will continue in the budget agreement between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators, money that cities and counties had hoped would be part of a final deal — and that had been a sticking point between the governor and lawmakers as they worked to address California’s estimated $45 billion […]
Funding for municipalities to combat homelessness will continue in the budget agreement between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators, money that cities and counties had hoped would be part of a final deal — and that had been a sticking point between the governor and lawmakers as they worked to address California’s estimated $45 billion […]
The Denver Basic Income Project helped participants secure housing and full-time jobs. The pilot program provided direct cash payments to over 800 Coloradans experiencing homelessness. Results showed 45% of participants secured housing, while $589,214 was saved in public service costs. Jarun Laws lived in his car in a restaurant parking lot near downtown Denver. He […]
Jun. 16—Reaching out to students homeless and/or in transition between permanent residence is a labor of love for Cleburne ISD Outreach Coordinator Debbie Reynolds. At times, it’s also a point of contention. “We have school districts, and this is very frustrating for me, but there are districts in Texas who report zero homeless,” Reynolds said. […]
Nearly 19,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Chicago in January, more than three times as many as last year, as the city struggled to manage the thousands of newly arrived migrants in its shelter system. An annual city survey released Friday — a snapshot of estimated homelessness in Chicago on a single night — found […]
When you hear the word “homeless” you may think about drug-addicted, mentally ill people sleeping on park benches or panhandling for money. But that class of desperate people now mostly consists of families pushed out of their homes by the economy, according to the head of a local agency that helps them. Lake County commissioners […]
Jun. 7—BEMIDJI — An increased effort to make homelessness rare, brief and non-reoccurring for youth in Minnesota is underway thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The exciting news of the secured funds was delivered on Thursday at the Northwest Minnesota Foundation in Bemidji to a room of community leaders […]
Sacramento has roughly 3,000 fewer homeless people on its streets and in its shelters than it did two years ago, a new report has found. There are now an estimated 6,615 homeless people living in Sacramento, a steep 29% decrease from the 9,278 people volunteers counted during the preceding survey in 2022. Elected officials are […]
As Wichita struggles to address a growing homeless population with uncertain funding, crucial details surrounding a future city-operated homeless shelter or resource center remain unresolved. Among several homelessness-related initiatives promoted by the city is a multiagency campus and center, often referred to as the MAC – a one-stop resource center that would house supportive low-income […]
A year after Gov. Kevin Stitt dissolved a statewide council on ending homelessness, providers have launched an independent group to collect data and coordinate services in Oklahoma. The Interagency Council on Homelessness of Oklahoma launched this month and will fill the hole left by the former Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness, which was created by […]
On a frigid day in January, Amy Frey is perusing a massive warehouse near 37th North and Hydraulic for furniture options to complete her new apartment. “Do I get to pick out a bed?” she asks a volunteer at His Helping Hands, the nonprofit she’s working with to pick up household items for free. One […]
Hennepin County has the largest homelessness prevention and housing stability effort in Minnesota, working to shelter thousands of people each year and hopefully get them into permanent housing. The county has nearly 200 people working on homelessness and housing stability and will spend nearly $200 million in local, state and federal dollars in 2024. A […]