Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Broward County commissioners at a November meeting kept reeling off many proposals to address homelessness, and up came yet one ...

I know a 44-year-old woman who is a loving mother. Despite years on the street, addicted, exploited and sick, she learned how to live a healthy life with supportive friends and a full-time job. While ...

When the homeless population began to spike in the United States some 20 years ago, scores of caring people stepped up to open some of the first shelters, soup kitchens, and other charity programs to ...

LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS — A fire behind a local restaurant has its owner asking the city for help. The owner of Piazzano’s, a pizzeria in Lansing, says a nearby homeless encampment has caused repeated ...

Once homeless herself, U.S. Army veteran Valerie James started VAST to help homeless and incarcerated vets find the support ...

Michelle Hofmann is an Emmy Award winning KRIS 6 News Anchor and Reporter who is passionate about advocating for the communities she serves. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As Veterans Day approaches, local ...

This story is part of a collaborative initiative of independent local news outlets working towards a more informed and engaged Central Florida. It was originally published by the Winter Park Voice.

As the Trump administration continues to slash staff and funding at federal agencies, it would be easy to overlook the $5 million from the tiny U.S. Family and Youth Services Bureau that 11 Oregon ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Imagine a safe, cool place to sleep when you have nowhere else to go. That’s the idea behind ’407 Connect,’ a new program in Orlando that transforms old city buses into comfortable ...

Homelessness is a challenge that exists in every community, and it affects people from all walks of life. Seeing it on the streets, in parks, and sometimes right outside residential neighborhoods, ...

Construction is underway on a new housing complex in San Bernardino aimed at providing homes for homeless veterans across the Inland Empire. The nonprofit U.S.VETS broke ground Wednesday on a 30-unit ...