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(TNND) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a model ordinance for cities and counties to crack down on homeless encampments while announcing $3.3 billion in grants for facilities that can treat ...

The state’s proposal for a 1,300-bed Salt Lake City shelter reflects a national movement to reverse longstanding housing and mental health treatment policies.

In his ball cap and Astros pullover, Mayor John Whitmire wasn’t headed for the opera as he shuffled toward Houston’s downtown Theater District one Saturday night in April. He’d come to observe another ...

The latest Point in Time (PIT) count of homeless people and families on Oahu came to 4,539, just 52 more than in 2024, but ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane is introducing new coordinated street outreach efforts in hopes of strengthening its response to homelessness. The city says it will launch this new coordinated ...