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By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL - Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent encampments have risen along the American River and highway…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $7.9 million for seven West Virginia programs to address homelessness, health care services and medical research.The awards include $5.8 million to West…

By JESSE BEDAYN - Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — As Charlie Gilmore collected his belongings Friday to leave the Denver hotel that had been a home to him and 137 other previously…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County increased again but at a much slower pace than in previous years, according to…

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton(THE CONVERSATION) In January 2021, local authorities arrested a…

By HOLLY MEYER - Associated Press Churches across the U.S. are tackling the big question of how to address homelessness in their communities with a small solution: tiny homes.On vacant plots near their…

By ANITA SNOW - Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Hundreds of blue, green and grey tents are pitched under the sun’s searing rays in downtown Phoenix, a jumble of flimsy canvas and plastic along dusty…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge this week gave final approval to a lawsuit settlement that commits the city of Los Angeles to sheltering or housing thousands of homeless residents within five years.In approving the deal…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn't imagine enduring it without her dog…

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Being homeless in Los Angeles and struggling with addiction is hard enough, but Rachel Niebur couldn't imagine enduring it without her dog…