California Wildfires Are Harming the State’s Most Vulnerable Populations
As Southern California's firestorm continues to grow and air quality plummets, what happens to one of the largest unsheltered homeless populations in the nation?
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How San Diego Is Trying to Use a Hepatitis A Outbreak to Solve Its Housing Crisis
To battle an outbreak, officials in San Diego have had to rethink the way they provide housing for the homeless.
No, We Should Not Involuntarily Commit the Homeless During Hurricanes
Only a broken system locks up homeless people to keep them safe.
American Cities Need New Social Welfare Systems to Support Their Citizens
In an age of employment uncertainty and a growing income gap, urban America needs to find new ways to infuse equity into the equation.
L.A. Is Testing a New, Communal Approach to Fighting Homelessness
Residents can get up to $75,000 to build a "granny flat"—if they open it up to a homeless family.
Driven Out
All along the California coastline, city officials are playing a cat-and-mouse game with RV dwellers, crafting legislation that effectively forces them out of town—and continues the eternal quest for a parking place to call home.
The College Students Who Are Starving in Silence
Colleges are beginning to address food insecurity on campus, but byzantine government regulations and impossible criteria are making it difficult for hungry students to get ahead.
The Number of Homeless People in Hawaii Is Decreasing
The state's homeless population is falling thanks to Housing First strategies, but low-cost apartments can only go so far.
How One Small Town Is Turning a Corner on a Big Homeless Crisis
The homeless population in the city of Santa Barbara, California, has fallen every year since 2011.
Can Mobile Apps Help the Homeless?
Can newly developed mobile applications help the homeless, when access to technology is unreliable at best?