Homelessness
NIMBYs Want to Save This Parking Lot From Becoming Affordable Housing
One resident told a reporter the parking lot is "the heart of the community."
He Built Homes for the Homeless. So the City Sued Him
Toronto carpenter Khaleel Seivwright has been building ‘tiny shelters’ for the city’s many homeless people. The city says they are dangerous. He says the city is doing nothing to help the unhoused.
The UK Tried to Help Homeless People During the Pandemic. Then Deaths Rose By a Third.
The Museum of Homelessness recorded almost 1,000 homelessness deaths in 2020, despite schemes like the “Everyone In” project.
Homeless Black Man Fatally Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy After Jaywalking
Newly released video and audio show for the first time what started a police encounter that rocked the city of San Clemente.
Footage Shows Cops Forcing Homeless People Into -30 C Weather
In Edmonton, police made unhoused people leave a transit station and go out into extreme weather. Meanwhile in Vancouver, a cop is under fire for tweeting about extinguishing a fire that was helping people stay warm.
The CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Was Supposed to Protect Renters. They’re Still Winding Up Homeless.
“I didn’t even know that they were even able to do this at this time, during the pandemic,” said Saniece Hunter, who's been sleeping on a futon at her hair salon.
Look at This Viral Photo of 200 People Queueing at a Food Bank in Heavy Snow
Hundreds braved freezing conditions to queue for food parcels in Glasgow. “Times are hard,” the food bank told VICE World News.
A Homeless Man's Lonely Death in a Portable Toilet Shows Horror of a Pandemic Winter
COVID-19 has taken away shelter and safety from many homeless people. Outreach workers are worried more deaths are inevitable unless something changes.
COVID Has Been 'Hurricane Katrina' for the Homeless on Skid Row
We spoke to Los Angeles activist Pete White about homelessness, the pandemic, and defunding the police.
Rough Sleepers Moved From Hotels to ‘Shocking’ Accommodation During Lockdown
A UK scheme placing homeless people in hotels during the first lockdown was a success, a report from King’s College London says, but what followed was dirty accommodation with rats and bed bugs.
These Volunteers Are Doing More To Help the Homeless Than Local Governments
As COVID-19 exacerbates the homelessness crisis facing many cities, volunteers are stepping up to help—and being met with pushback from officials.
In the Richest Borough of One of the World’s Richest Cities, at Least 1 in 30 People Are Homeless
Damning figures from housing charity Shelter show there are a quarter of a million people living in temporary accommodation across England, including in some of London's wealthiest boroughs.