homelessness

The pandemic closed many public spaces like libraries where homeless people could wash their hands, a way to stay safe and reduce the spread of germs. So Love Beyond Walls began distributing portable sinks across 56 cities and 3 countries. Hear from Terence Lester, the group’s founder.

In California, the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission is partnering with the city of Los Angeles to open tiny homes to people struggling with homelessness. Founder and CEO Ken Craft joined NBCLX to explain how tiny homes help restore dignity, safety and a sense of autonomy to its residents.

Determined to make the city more accommodating to homeless people, thieves are stealing armrests off benches at Central Square MBTA station in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then gloating about it online. The issue has drawn public criticism and sparked debate. Transit police released four surveillance photos of people who are wanted for questioning in connection with the thefts, which happened overnight on…

An L.A. program called Step Up on Second is driven by the philosophy that stable housing is the first step to changing the lives of people struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness. The program, which was supported by Kobe Bryant before his death, operates a motel-turned-shelter that offers full studio apartments to the people it serves. Among those helped...

Getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of all Americans is hard enough. But vaccinating homeless communities poses additional challenges that are even trickier to overcome. They include getting homeless people to mass vaccination sites or bringing the vaccines to the streets, as well as overcoming their mistrust of health officials. Ben Oreskes, a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, joined...

Homelessness is a crisis among young people in the LGBTQ community. The problem is even more pronounced among transgender people — about a third living in the U.S. become homeless at some point in their lives. Casa de Zulma is the first publicly-funded home for trans people trying to get out of homelessness. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories...

In this week’s segment, Latoyia learns about Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation’s multi-million dollar commitment to organizations helping people overcome hunger and homelessness. Boston’s Pine Street Inn and Chelsea’s La Colaborativa are among the recipients of grants being given out by the bank.

Scott Sowle and Daniel Buenaventura may have little in common at first glance. Sowle is an advocate for people experiencing homelessness and Buenaventura is a college student studying nursing. But the two men are linked by a chance encounter and a common thread that runs through their lives. Both have turned their greatest grief and hardship into inspiration to spend...

Homelessness is poised to surge in the coming weeks and months as Americans face continued economic turbulence and a pandemic-inspired eviction moratorium expires later this month. But vital housing assistance may not be fully available to families that don’t meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of “homeless.”

A pilot program in central Vermont is looking at whether tiny homes can have a big impact on access to safe, permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness or those at risk. “For people who haven’t had their own place permanently, to be able to live in such amazing units — it’s quite incredible,” said Penny Martin of Washington County...

A group of college students has come together to help the less fortunate.

Local experts say evictions are at an all-time high amid the pandemic.

Taylor Swift, Cher, Billie Eilish, LL Cool J and Dolly Parton are adding their voices to Cyndi Lauper’s annual concert to combat youth homelessness, an issue its organizer says has only gotten worse during the pandemic

As the country heads into winter and it becomes more difficult for people experiencing homelessness to safely remain outdoors, shelters face a major challenge preparing for the increased demand the drop in temperatures will bring while observing restrictions to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, NBC News reports. Homeless shelters have had to adapt this year, with most reducing the number of people allowed...

Before the pandemic, an annual charity event on L.A.’s Skid Row founded by “Jane the Virgin” actor Justin Baldoni gave people affected by homelessness an opportunity to enjoy some essential services and small luxuries that many of us take for granted. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories takes us to the Carnival of Love.

A homeless encampment outside of a Manchester, New Hampshire, courthouse was cleared Friday, state officials said, with tickets issued to people who refused to go. The encampment had grown for months at the Hillsborough County Courthouse and persisted, with assistance from the community, when an eviction notice was issued by New Hampshire Monday that said there’s no camping on...

The coronavirus pandemic is intensifying an already alarming problem with homelessness in the City of Manchester. Since the pandemic started, there’s been homeless encampment growing outside a courthouse in Manchester, New Hampshire. Earlier this month, state officials issued an eviction notice, saying there’s no camping on state property, but that deadline has come and gone. “It’s been hard since there...

A homeless encampment has been growing outside the courthouse in Manchester, New Hampshire, since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and it remains despite an eviction order.

Olympian gold medal-winning gymnast, and local favorite Aly Raisman is partnering with York Athletics and a local non-profit to launch Fight For Home to provide free footwear for the homeless in Boston.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a law that makes it illegal for people to ask for money on public roads Monday.