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A demonstrator holds a sign in the Mission in San Francisco on Nov, 16 calling for shelter-in-place hotel rooms to remain available for unhoused residents.

California Struggles To House Thousands Of Homeless Placed In Hotels During Pandemic

Dec 10, 2020
When the coronavirus hit, thousands of unsheltered people in the state were moved into hotels under a plan known as "Project Roomkey." Now many are ending up back on the street.
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Tents housing homeless line a street down the street from LAPD Central Community Police Station in downtown Los Angeles on May 30, 2019. In this city, homeless encampments are sprouting up in underpasses, along streets and on sidewalks and inside parks.

How Boise's Fight Over Homelessness Is Rippling Across The West Coast

Dec 13, 2019
Cities in the West that are dealing with an explosion of homelessness are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling that limits camping bans in public parks and right of ways.
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The Salt
You can't judge how hungry people living on the streets might be, says Emily Durenberger, pouring sauce when she's not busy orienting new volunteers. It's important not just to feed but interact with people who are too often ignored, she says.

A Grass-Roots Effort To Feed The Poor Is Growing, Burrito By Burrito

Jun 01, 2018
Burrito-making get-togethers are sprouting up around the U.S. to distribute healthy, grab-and-go meals, as well as provide people a fun way to help out and get involved with their communities.
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The Two-Way
Elizabeth Hadley and Lisa Barbin light candles at the 28th annual Interfaith Homeless Memorial Service to remember homeless people who died in Boston in 2017.

Cities Across The U.S. Honor 'Homeless Persons' Memorial Day'

Dec 21, 2017
On Thursday — the longest night of the year — organizations across the country gathered to remember the often overlooked deaths of people who had no place to go.
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The Two-Way
City workers wash down streets and sidewalks Monday in an effort to control a hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.

San Diego Washing Streets With Bleach To Combat Hepatitis A Outbreak

Sep 13, 2017
The disease has killed at least 15 people and infected nearly 400 in the city, and it is hitting the homeless population the hardest.
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The Two-Way
People in Denver line the sidewalks near the Denver Rescue Mission in October.

Homelessness In The U.S. Was Down Slightly Over The Past Year

Nov 16, 2016
Homelessness fell overall, despite large increases in cities such as Los Angeles and Seattle, according to a new HUD report. There were declines among veterans, families and the chronically homeless.
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Around the Nation
Sylvia Welker feeds the pigeons on Skid Row in Los Angeles. There are currently 47,000 homeless people in and around Los Angeles.

On LA's Skid Row, Homeless Women Seek Shelter From The Streets

Jun 30, 2016
There are now 47,000 homeless people in and around Los Angeles. The number of homeless women living on the streets has increased dramatically, and many are at risk of violence and sexual assault.
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Sparks Bans Camping Along Truckee River

Mar 31, 2016

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada city has banned camping along the Truckee River.

KTVN-TV reports that Sparks City Council on Monday outlawed campsites within 350 feet of the river inside city limits.

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Around the Nation
Irene "Smokie" McGhee, a woman who had been sleeping on the streets in a South Los Angeles neighborhood, listens to music in the doorway of her newly built tiny home last May.

LA Officials Bring The Hammer Down On Tiny Houses For Homeless

Mar 03, 2016
One citizen has taken the Los Angeles homeless crisis into his own hands, building dozens of small shelters and giving them to the homeless. But the city says the structures are unsafe.
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Around the Nation
The homeless line up for lunch and hot drinks at Cheyenne's Depot Plaza in Wyoming.

In Rural America, Homeless Population May Be Bigger Than You Think

Feb 18, 2016
The rural homeless often crash with friends or stay in cheap motels on cold nights due to a lack of shelters. But this means homeless tallies miss them — and the state gets less funding to help them.
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Around the Nation
From Dust Bowl refugees to post World War II travelers, people have long been drawn to Route 66 to make a change. That same story of transformation is still being told in the old 66 Motel.

Building A New Community For The Rural Homeless

Jan 30, 2016
One woman gave up a prosperous career with the goal of helping homeless people rebuild their lives.
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