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Laws That Target Survival Are Fueling Mass Incarceration and Worsening the Housing Crisis Instead of Solving It “They came in, woke us up, and locked us up. I did 30 days in jail… for being homeless,” explained one struggling mom in a heart wrenching interview. For the saddened mother, that 30-day stint in jail meant […]

Greater Change Proves That Small, Low-Barrier Cash Gifts Can Prevent Evictions, Keep Families Housed, and Restore Dignity Greater Change, a charitable organization in the UK, is helping people exit and avoid entering homelessness with simple, low strings attached, cash donations. The charity says it has paid out a total of £699,000 so far this year

From Hobo Code to Hollywood, Unhoused Voices Have Shaped Culture, Language, Art, and Advocacy in Profound Ways Richard Rosario has an uncommon perspective on the world. He knows firsthand the strength it takes to survive homelessness. As a youth, he was shuffled through the foster care system and prematurely criminalized. The vicious cycle led him

New Ordinance Punishes Unhoused Residents with Fines and Jail, As the Bay Area Faces a Shortage of 700,000 Affordable Homes In mid-summer 2025, at a time when many are heading to beaches and soaking up the California sun, Bay Area homeless encampment resident Janeen Milliken is fighting back tears and loading the last of her

Scott Turner’s Op-Ed Ignores Facts, Attacks Housing First, and Misrepresents Root Causes President Donald Trump’s administration has promised to shift the paradigm about homelessness in America. In doing so, it has continuously spread falsehoods that make it more difficult for people who are homeless to get the help they deserve. A recent op-ed penned by

National Alliance to End Homelessness and Partners Accuse HUD of Illegally Tying Funding to Ideology Instead of Community Need A group of advocates sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday, alleging that the agency is attempting to weaponize federal funding for homelessness assistance programs to advance the Trump administration’s ideological goals. The

‘911 Is for Emergencies Only,’ Local Police Remind Residents Police in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, are urging the public to refrain from calling 911 to report people camping on municipal land. They have frequently received calls regarding persons camped out on the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) property on Grand Avenue. It’s gotten to the point where they’ve

20-Year Study Proves Anti-Camping Bans and Quality-of-Life Ordinances Waste Money and Fail to Reduce Homelessness When homelessness spills out onto street corners in the form of encampments, the visible aspect of this makes the general housed public uncomfortable. Political leaders often resort to sweeps or encampment clearings as a temporary measure to alleviate the concern.

Social Media Creators Are Turning Poverty into Profit, Putting Vulnerable Women and Girls at Greater Risk of Violence, Trafficking, and Harassment “Buddy, she’s bipolar; she’s a drug addict.” “She did it to herself.” “I can fix her.” These are real comments on a YouTube video that exploits a 16-year-old unhoused girl for clicks. Many include

With Chronic Homelessness Projected to Double by 2029, Zero KC Is Combining Low-Barrier Shelter, Outreach, and Permanent Housing to Reach Stability As of May 2025, Kansas City had the highest rate of chronic rough sleepers in the country. Their homeless population is set to double by 2029. Rough sleepers in Kansas City live in some