homelessness

Advocates in the fight against homelessness jumped into action in March when they realized how COVID-19 could easily spread through Connecticut’s homeless shelters.   Now the temporary housing for those facing housing insecurity is set to expire at the end of this month, leaving advocates concerned.   Kelly Fitzgerald, director of the Coordinated Access Network for the United Way of Greater...

The temporary housing for those facing housing insecurity is set to expire at the end of this month, leaving advocates concerned.

A Hartford police officer who has made it his mission to help the city’s homeless during his career, is going the extra mile to make sure they are cared for during the coronavirus pandemic.

During this pandemic, with social distancing guidelines in place it’s been harder than ever for the homeless to find shelter and get much-needed resources. But there is a police officer in Hartford who has been helping the homeless in Hartford for years. “Instead of them coming to me, I got to them and I try to boost their morale….every...

The Waterbury Hospitality Center has collected approximately a year’s worth of donations following a damaging fire. The center is still in need of furniture for visitors.

At City College of San Francisco, a dozen or so students have formed a community, living off the grid in solar-powered camper vans at the edge of campus, building and maintaining their tiny homes together. Faced with some of the highest rent in the world, some say it’s a financial decision to emerge from school with a small savings, rather...

In the shadow of Los Angeles’ world-famous Hollywood sign sits the newest LA landmark: piles of uncollected, rat-infested garbage, much of it piling up near homeless encampments. Even though Mayor Eric Garcetti pledged an additional $6 million per year last June to improve trash pick-up around encampments in Hollywood and across the entire city, the problem in some areas appears…

The federal government is reporting a 2.7% increase in the nation’s homeless population driven by a spike in California, according to an annual count that took place in January 2019.

A man was found dead outside Los Angeles City Hall early Wednesday, likely the 963rd homeless person to die on the streets of LA County in 2019, officials said. “It really hits home when one of those human beings passes away in front of our workplace,” LA City Attorney Mike Feuer told reporters. Feuer was about to discuss his concerns…

On any given day, there are roughly 3,300 people experiencing homelessness in our state.  It’s a number that experts say is underestimated, and a problem that may be hard to see if you live outside the city. NBC Connecticut found three people who know the struggle of rural homelessness intimately well. These are their stories. Homelessness Angela May became...

NBC Connecticut found three people who know the struggle of rural homelessness intimately well. These are their stories.

On any given day, there are roughly 3,300 people experiencing homelessness in our state. It’s a number that experts say is underestimated, and a problem that may be hard to see if you live outside the city.

The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on the streets. The justices on Monday did not comment as they left in place a ruling that struck down a Boise, Idaho, ordinance. The ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals applies across several Western states...

The drop in temperature this weekend didn’t stop 25 brave people from sleeping out in the cold in South Windsor all night on Saturday night to raise awareness about homelessness.

Angela Sanchez went from poverty to professional, and now, the formerly homeless teenager is writing children’s books designed to break down the stigma of homelessness.

Data from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness shows nearly 50% of people in homeless shelters in Connecticut over the past three years were also incarcerated at some point.

Every year in Connecticut, job loss, financial troubles health problems or a devastating life event quietly leave hundreds of families with nowhere to go.

A new federal report says Connecticut experienced a 17.4 percent increase in homelessness one night in January compared to the previous year.