Brooklyn Center liquor store employee offers homeless patron shoes off their feet
One employee at Brooklyn Center took the adage to heart when they were spotted giving a patron the shoes off their feet, according to a post on the store’s social media accounts.
Mayor Bass' state of emergency declaration approved by LA City Council
The City Council voted to ratify a state of emergency on homelessness Tuesday, confirming Karen Bass' first official act as mayor of Los Angeles.
LA Mayor Karen Bass declares state of emergency on homelessness during first day in office
During her first day in office, LA Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on the city's homeless crisis.
Homeless encampments moved out ahead of Bass' mayoral inauguration
Sanitation workers were seen removing homeless encampments on Spring and 1st streets.
LA votes to expand USC program helping unhoused residents
The LA City Council voted to provide $1 million in funding for the program, which began in November 2021 as the first full-time, city-funded street medicine team in Los Angeles.
LA city councilman says 'kids are afraid to walk to school' due to needles, human waste, psychotic behavior
Council member Joe Buscaino appeared on the Dr. Phil show last week to defend the council's recent vote to ban homeless encampments near schools.
Fentanyl’s impact visible on Los Angeles streets
Nearly 2,000 homeless people died in the city from April 2020 to March 2021, a 56% increase from the previous year, according to a report released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Hope and homes for foster youth
In seven years, A Sense of Home has created roughly 800 homes for former foster youth in the Los Angeles region.
Homeless women in San Jose return thousands in cash to rightful owner
A group of homeless people in an encampment in San Jose jumped into action to help a neighbor named George who lost almost everything in a recent fire.
Woman homeless for 6 years gets one just in time for the holidays thanks to local nonprofit
A woman without a home for the past six years is in for quite a surprise as she gets one just in time for the holidays.
Karen Bass says her top priorities in LA are homeless crisis, public safety, affordability
Mayor-elect Karen Bass announced that "work has already begun" in her push to address the homeless crisis in Los Angeles.
California Gov. Newsom set to release $1B for homelessness
Newsom agreed to release $1 billion in state homelessness funding he testily put on pause earlier this month, but only if local governments agree to step up the aggressiveness of their plans going forward to reduce the number of unhoused people in the state.
LA's Project Roomkey program has housed more than 4,800 people, officials say
Project Roomkey, a housing program in Los Angeles, was created during the pandemic to provided permanent housing to those experiencing homelessness.
$15M grant to house 500 women, their families on Skid Row
The state of California is providing $15 million in funding to support 500 unhoused women living on Skid Row.
‘Make Camo Your Cause’ campaign works to end veteran homelessness — how you can help
U.S.VETS is bringing visibility to veteran homelessness through its ‘Make Camo Your Cause’ campaign. Here’s how you can help.