It has vexed San Francisco’s leaders for more than three decades. The last seven mayors — from Dianne Feinstein to London Breed — have all tried to tackle the city’s persistent homelessness, ...

Homelessness remains a serious issue across the United States, but recent data shows that some states carry a disproportionately large share of the burden. According to recent point-in-time counts, a ...

When first used in the United States in the 1870s, the term “homelessness” was meant to describe itinerant “tramps” traversing the country in search of work. The primary emphasis at this time was on ...

When I moved from New York to Miami for my new job in information technology, my future seemed bright. Four months later, the firm downsized and I was let go, setting off a chain of events that left ...

As a teenager in the late 1970s, Steve Richardson was sweeping and stocking shelves at a toy store on the edge of L.A.’s Skid Row when he noticed the first signs of a monumental change in the city.

Nayra, a former business owner who’s now homeless in Chicago, struggled to pay her bills for more than a decade after her husband killed himself. Then, in early 2022, she lost her house to a bank ...