Homelessness

Ann Oliva of the National Alliance to End Homelessness says Gov. Gavin Newsom's policy of clearing encampments could make things worse.

The justices will debate if enforcing a public camping ban in Grants Pass, Oregon, violated the Eighth Amendment.

Higher interest rates and insurance costs make building low-income and supportive housing more costly —  especially in California, home to 28% of the U.S. homeless population.

When service providers lease buildings, it can speed up the availability of housing that comes with social services.

A growing number of new facilities around the country are designed to give people experiencing homelessness a place to recover after they’ve been discharged from the hospital.

Housing vouchers can change recipients' lives but often come after years of waiting.

The pandemic response program provided billions of dollars that were meant to help get unhoused people into permanent housing.

If the city lacks enough homeless housing, the proposal would allow a homeless person to sue. But short-term shelter must be accepted.

A Bay Area nonprofit has helped nearly 400 people move from the program into stable housing.

COVID has resulted in a wave of federal money directed at helping the roughly 580,000 people without stable shelter.