US homelessness hits highest level as rents have soared - CNN
Dec 16, 2023 · The number of people experiencing homelessness in the United States increased by 12% in 2023 from the year before, or roughly 70,650 more people without a home, according to a report from the ...
Supreme Court allows punishment for homeless sleeping : NPR
Jun 28, 2024 · In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places.
Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year : NPR
Dec 15, 2023 · Homelessness in America spiked last year, reaching a record high, according to an annual count that provides a snapshot of one night in January. The report, released today by the department of ...
Chronic homelessness is at an all-time high. Here’s why it ... - PBS
Dec 22, 2023 · Key findings from the 2023 point-in-time count: About 20 in every 10,000 Americans experienced homelessness during the count. Black people, who comprise 13 percent of the total U.S. population,...
US homelessness hits its highest reported level | AP News
Dec 15, 2023 · The United States has experienced a 12% increase in homelessness, to its highest reported level. Federal officials Friday said soaring rents and a winding down of coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans.
4 reasons why homelessness keeps going up : NPR
Jul 12, 2023 · 1. More people than ever are being housed — but an even higher number are falling into homelessness. About a third of the U.S. homeless population is in California, and the state faces mounting...
Why it’s so hard to end homelessness in America
Jan 24, 2024 · Scholars, healthcare workers, and homeless advocates agree that two major contributing factors are poverty and a lack of affordable housing, both stubbornly intractable societal challenges. But they add that hard-to-treat psychiatric issues and substance-use disorders also often underlie chronic homelessness.
Homelessness hits its highest reported level as rents soar ... - NBC News
Dec 15, 2023 · The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans ...
America’s Homelessness Crisis Is Getting Worse - The New York Times
Jul 15, 2022 · America’s homelessness problem has the makings of an acute crisis. Shelters across the U.S. are reporting a surge in people looking for help, with wait lists doubling or tripling in recent months.
Seniors homelessness rises in SLO County. What’s the cause?
2 days ago · Though the 2024 count used slightly different age ranges when categorizing homelessness — 45-54, 55-64 and 65 or over — people 55 and over made up around a third of San Luis Obispo County’s ...