Homelessness
How Fentanyl Is Making Canadian Homeless Camps More Visible and Deadly
It’s been a cold, dark winter in British Columbia.
I Lived in Every Hostel in London
I was a well-educated, middle class young man with a good job. And then, overnight, I found myself homeless.
Homeless Dog Owners Talk About What Their Dogs Mean to Them
"I got her from a friend. I saw her, and I said, 'That doggie is going to be mine.'"
Formerly Homeless People Talk About the Obstacles They Overcame to Get Housing
Throughout the course of last year, the number of rough sleepers in England increased by a third. Here's how five former homeless people got off the streets for good.
The Architects Working to Solve the World’s Homelessness Problem
Stratis Skopelitis, Maria Christoulia and Alexandros Valsamidis have designed a house costs 50 percent less to build than the average home.
The Challenges of Running a Queer Homeless Shelter in Jamaica
The homeless LGBTQ youth population of Jamaica have been "traumatized, re-traumatized, and traumatized ten times on top of that."
Three Teens Have Been Arrested After a Mass Shooting in a Seattle Homeless Camp
Suspects in the attack that killed two and injured three at a park called 'The Jungle' last week are 13, 16, and 17 years old.
A Life in Boxes: What it's Like Being Homeless for Ten Years
When I lost my home, I turned to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. But I slipped through the cracks of the bureaucracy.
The Skid Row Arts Festival Was Full of Beautiful Weirdos with Lots to Say
Performing at the Skid Row Arts Festival is about defiantly expressing your existence in a world that preferred you didn't exist at all.
High-End Dumpster Diving on the Upper West Side
Freeganism isn't just for poor people or anti-capitalists. People who want the finer things in life (for free) will also dig through the trash for them.
Los Angeles Will Declare a State of Emergency to Deal With Its Homelessness Problem
As of now, though, it's unclear where the $100 million will come from or how it will be used.
Crust Punk Porn Is as Grimy as You Think It Is
We chatted with the Philadelphia couple behind Fringe Fuckers, who are making real porn for real punks.