According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 653,104 people were homeless on a single night in January 2023. That means that well over half a million people had no place to sleep at the end ...

This essay is a Cover Story selection, a weekly feature highlighting the top picks from the editors of America Media. I’ve been in the “homelessness business” for 40 years. This includes nine months ...

The No. 7 train was the warmest place for Iden Campbell McCollum to sleep. He took the subway to his job at Burger King, and spent many nights looping its route to Flushing, curled up over heaters ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) has made homelessness one of the defining issues of her administration and a central focus ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Oakland would dramatically change how it treats homeless people when removing encampments under a new policy pitched by District 7 Councilmember Ken Houston this week. Houston’s plan, unveiled on ...

While the chaos in our federal government has rightly absorbed the lion’s share of the media’s attention over the past month, life—and worries about where most of us will do our living—isn’t getting ...

Michael Torres, left, prepares to take his dogs for a walk as Diana Olivo, right, reflects on the challenges of being homeless on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. They and three children have been sharing a ...