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Officials now have a much better idea of how many homeless people live in Multnomah County. It’s a lot
The new numbers represent a more solid data system on which to build a more informed response to homelessness, county ...
NYC inks new $250K contract to relocate homeless, migrants out of the Big Apple
Thousands of homeless New Yorkers including migrants are getting a ticket to ride out of the Big Apple. The city Department ...
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LA homeless agency refuses to release records on $800,000 in payouts for wrongful termination claims
The government agency known as LAHSA settled wrongful termination claims with two former executives of the agency last month ...
This county’s residents pay the most per capita for homeless services in the Portland area
The regional homeless services tax that has brought in more than $1 billion since voters first approved it in 2020 could be ...
CEO of embattled homeless authority LAHSA resigns days after LA County votes to create own agency
L.A. County supervisors voted on Tuesday, April 1 to create the county’s own agency for homeless housing and services, which ...
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Solutions to homelessness go beyond affordable housing. Here’s how support services can help people stay housed
Over 700 people in Polk County are waiting for help getting into housing as homeless shelters continue to operate at overflow ...
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Nashville has a housing crisis. Shutting down homeless encampments worsens it. | Opinion
On March 31, dozens of residents at Old Tent City were handed 60-day eviction notices, signed by the Office of Homeless Services (OHS) and Mayor Freddie O’Connell, stoking fear and anxiety. Without ...
LA says homeless involved in one-third of fires, one in nine ambulance calls
One-third of fires responded to by the Los Angeles Fire Department over the last six years involve the homeless, according to ...
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LA homeless services CEO resigns days after County votes to effectively defund agency
LOS ANGELES - Va Lecia Adams Kellum, the CEO of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, announced her resignation on ...
Outrage prompts upcoming town hall as homeless population balloons in South MS
Homeless people forced off the overgrown Broadwater property in Biloxi wonder where they’re supposed to go, while some are ...
Indiana House passes bill to jail homeless persons but Senate dissents
By a 52-40 vote, the Indiana House passed a Senate bill that would empower law enforcement to arrest homeless persons and ...