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Why Extreme Cold Exposes the Deadly Gap Between Warming Shelters, Available Beds, and the Reality of Homelessness Experts project this winter to be one of the snowiest in decades. Many studies point to the climate crisis as a key contributor to the inclement weather. Yet, studies show that “states most impacted by the climate crisis […]

Los Angeles May Eliminate Safe Parking Programs, Forcing Working People Living in their Cars Back into Unsafe and Costly Conditions Every weekday morning at 5 a.m., Steven F. pulls out of a parking lot in Reseda and begins the long drive to Marina del Rey, where he works full time as a production assistant for

How Temporary, Relocatable Interim Housing Can Help Cities Reach Functional Zero Unsheltered Faster than Traditional Shelter Models For decades, cities have chased the same goal: build enough permanent housing to solve homelessness. But while that housing is being planned, funded, and constructed, people continue to sleep outside — where their health deteriorates, their trauma deepens,

A Direct Cash Program Kept 94% of Participants Housed and Challenged Long-Held Myths About Youth Homelessness A recently completed pilot program aimed at reducing youth homelessness in Oregon suggests that the state may have cracked the code in helping this underserved population. Point Source Youth, a New York City-based nonprofit, and the Oregon Department of

Local Counts Show One of the Largest Nationwide Declines in Years, but the Federal Report Remains Unreleased The latest numbers, typically compiled into a national report released in December, have not yet been published. Early local data, however, points to a significant decrease in homelessness nationwide in 2024. The data reflects conditions during the final

Permanent Supportive Housing Is Often the Difference Between Safety and Survival—and It’s Now at Risk Ashley never knew a home could mean so much to her. She had plans to move closer to her grandmother before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. After that, her grandmother died from cancer, and those plans changed. Ashley married someone she

The homelessness advocacy sector has a fatal messaging research problem: we keep testing what makes us feel good while the opposition tests what actually wins. What we’re researching: “No matter our race, gender or income, we all need a safe place to sleep.” What the opposition is saying: “Jail is a safer place to sleep

A Bipartisan Funding Deal Protects HUD’s Continuum of Care Grants for Now, After Months of Advocacy and Court Battles Over Proposed Cuts President Donald Trump’s administration appears to have given up its efforts to significantly overhaul funding for homeless services and supportive housing, at least temporarily. But advocates warn that the fight to preserve this

How Charlotte’s Real Estate Professionals Are Funding Homeless Shelters — and What that Says About Our Housing System In Charlotte, North Carolina, a group of real estate industry professionals has pooled together $200,000 over the last 5 years to support the operations of local men’s shelter, Roof Above. And that’s just one of their beneficiaries.

Two Texas Cities Took Radically Different Approaches to Homelessness — and Saw Radically Different Results For three weeks in 2025, the city of Austin spent roughly $830,000 to clear hundreds of homeless encampments and 1.35 million pounds of debris. The cleanup took place from October 21 to November 8, with city staff, nonprofit workers, and