Homelessness
A Homeless Woman’s Tent Was Set on Fire With Her Kids Inside. The Children Died.
“They doused my children in petrol and set them on fire. Why are they doing this to the poor?”
Cities Keep Trying to Stop Churches From Helping the Homeless
To fight back, churches are arguing that feeding and housing the homeless falls under their First Amendment rights.
Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People
"Poor hygiene (use street as a restroom)," "reduction of property values," and "degradation of a city’s culture" are listed as problems of homelessness.
Anarchists are Building DIY Heaters to Keep Unhoused People Warm
Open-source blueprints are inspiring activists to distribute tent-safe heaters that can be built for as little as $7.
‘Shameful’: Homeless Encampment Torn Down as LA Preps for Super Bowl
Roughly 60 unhoused folks will have to find a new place to live.
Drunk Drivers, Dogs and a ‘Sleep Mafia’: The Battle for Bedspace in Delhi’s Streets
“Some even end up eating the rats scurrying around when they disturb their sleep or when they are hungry.”
Texas Cop Caught on Video Repeatedly Punching Homeless Woman on the Ground
The woman had been sleeping outside a strip mall in Austin when a security guard called the cops, according to a lawsuit.
Why Football Teams Are Playing in Their Away Kits This Boxing Day
Shelter's #NoHomeKit campaign is using football to draw attention to the housing emergency.
New York City’s Billionaires’ Row Just Got Its Very Own Homeless Shelter
A shelter for 80 homeless men opened in the former Park Savoy Hotel on New York City's Billionaires’ Row last week.
The Woman Fighting for Care Leavers' Right to Housing
If you've been raised in the care system, it can be almost impossible to find a guarantor for a rental property. Mary-anne Hodd is changing that.
An Oregon City Is Limiting How Often a Church Feeds the Homeless
But a local reverend isn’t planning to follow the new rules. “We’re not going to stop feeding,” he said.
DC Bulldozed a Homeless Person’s Tent While They Were Still Inside
The person “could be heard screaming,” local news site WTOP reported.