This year, two bills moving through the state reveal the competing visions shaping California’s response to one of its greatest humanitarian failures. One asks how we stop people from losing housing ...

Staff from homelessness response agencies participate in a training offered by Opening Doors Fairfield County in Bridgeport in April, 2025 Credit: Operning Doors Homelessness is often the result of a ...

A House subcommittee is expected to release next week its 2027 housing funding bill, giving Congress an opportunity to ...

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On July 24, the Trump administration quietly set in motion a policy shift that could push nearly 170,000 Americans out of their homes this winter. Most readers probably have not heard of Executive ...

Tlaib's resolution would grant homeless Americans over a dozen new protections, including rights to camp, panhandle and ...

The federal government’s annual “point-in-time” homelessness count is used to determine funding and gauge progress in getting ...

A man walks at the homeless encampment located along Coleman Avenue between West Hedding Street and Asbury Street in San Jose on June 22, 2021. Maybe the way out of California’s homelessness crisis is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness said costs could be halved by placing more homeless people in ...

Homelessness is a growing issue in Australia. Data released last week by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare show 350 requests for support go unmet every day due to a lack of resources.