Last year, volunteers conducting the count recorded 9,435 people experiencing homelessness, down from 9,642 in 2023.

Housing Forward, Dallas’ lead homelessness response agency, is seeking $5.6 million in city dollars to bolster the Street to Home initiative — a program city officials say can cut unsheltered homelessness in half by 2026.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development characterizes households as “cost-burdened” when they spend more than 30% of their income on rent, mortgage payments, and other housing costs. Households spending more than 50% of their income on housing costs are considered “severely cost-burdened.”

Samantha Stangl texted her on Jan. 11, as the cold front was moving in, seeking help. Stangl is executive director of House Everyone STL, a nonprofit working to connect businesses and civic organizations to groups that help the homeless population.

A house that will accommodate young people at risk of homelessness has been opened after a £1.3m renovation. Hewmar House in Gloucester will provide rooms for eight adults aged between 18 and 25 from February. The residents will be supported to develop essential life skills such as cooking and be given access to mental health support.

Local advocates are intensifying efforts to support the rising number of homeless individuals in Phenix City and Columbus.

Miracle Hill Ministries is a non-profit organization in upstate South Carolina that provides services to homeless adults such as food, shelter, clothing, addiction recovery, personal development, and counseling. Their mission is to “exist so that homeless children and adults receive food and shelter with compassion.”

Homelessness in New York has dramatically worsened between 2022 to 2024. Asylum seekers are the main cause of the issue, accounting for 88% of the homeless.

Homelessness among children in Los Angeles County rose between 2023 and 2024, a concerning issue that's only become more pressing -- devastating wildfires which have worsened LA's housing crisis even further by displacing thousands in the region.

One-room houses line the grass and gravel roads of Promise Pointe, intertwining between various community buildings marked by small street signs.

Maricopa County hosted its annual Point In Time homelessness count to gather information on the homeless population in the Valley.

Today marked the annual Point in Time Count, a federally mandated survey to assess the number of people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County.